José Maria Cárdenas López (born 2 April 1985) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
![]() Cárdenas playing for América | |||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name | José Maria Cárdenas López | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1985-04-02) 2 April 1985 (age 37) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Zacatecas, Mexico | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2005–2008 | Atlante | 70 | (5) | ||||||||||
2008–2009 | Pachuca | 39 | (5) | ||||||||||
2009–2012 | Santos Laguna | 79 | (2) | ||||||||||
2012–2014 | América | 37 | (0) | ||||||||||
2013 | → Morelia (loan) | 35 | (2) | ||||||||||
2014 | → León (loan) | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||
2014–2015 | León | 31 | (2) | ||||||||||
2015–2016 | Tijuana | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||
2016–2017 | Dorados | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||
Total | 348 | (20) | |||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
2009–2013 | Mexico | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Cárdenas received his first call-up to the Mexico national team in a friendly against Bolivia, scoring his first goal as well in a 5–1 victory. He was also called up to play the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament with Mexico.
He made his Primera División debut with Atlante on August 24, 2005 in a 2–2 draw against San Luis during the 2005 Apertura tournament. During that season, he only amassed 9 league matches, scoring no goals. During the 2006 Clausura, José María played in all 17 league matches, helping Atlante reach the play-offs. Although part of the team, Cárdenas was not able to play a part in Atlante's 2007 Apertura championship campaign, winning in the final against UNAM.[1] His last season with the Cancún-based club was the 2008 Clausura, playing only one match. In total, Cárdenas played 70 matches for Atlante, and scored 5 goals.
He made his debut with the senior national team on March 11, 2009 in a friendly against Bolivia and scored in his debut.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | March 11, 2009 | Commerce City, Colorado, United States | ![]() | 5–1 | Win | Friendly |
As of July 20, 2013
International appearances | |||||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | ||||
1. | March 11, 2009 | Commerce City, Colorado, United States | ![]() | 5–1 | Friendly | ||||
2. | June 28, 2009 | Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States | ![]() | 0–0 | Friendly | ||||
3. | February 9, 2011 | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States | ![]() | 2–0 | Friendly | ||||
4. | July 20, 2013 | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
América
Morelia
León
Mexico
Mexico squad – 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners (5th title) | ||
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Mexico squad – 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-finalists | ||
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