Fernando Beltrán

Fernando Beltrán Cruz (born 8 May 1998), also known as Nene, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Guadalajara.

For the Mexican boxer, see Fernando Beltrán Jr.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Beltrán and the second or maternal family name is Cruz.
Fernando Beltrán
Personal information
Full name Fernando Beltrán Cruz[1]
Date of birth (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998[2]
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Guadalajara
Number 20
Youth career
2012–2014 Atlante
2014–2017 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Guadalajara 160 (10)
2021 → Tapatío (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2019–2021 Mexico U23 11 (0)
2020– Mexico 10 (0)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023

Club career

Beltrán first joined Atlante's youth academy in 2012 taking part in U-15 and third division squad and then briefly joined Santos Laguna's Escuela de Alto Rendimiento in 2014. He was scouted and joined Guadalajara's youth academy in 2014, managing to go through U-17 and U-20 youth system.[3]

Beltrán debuted with the first-team under Matías Almeyda against Tigres UANL in the 2017 Campeón de Campeones on 16 July 2017 which ended in a 1–0 loss.[4] Six days later, he made his league debut against Toluca in a 0–0 draw.[5] On 25 January 2020, he would score his first league goal for Guadalajara against Toluca in a 2–2 draw.[6]

In October 2020, he renewed his contract with Guadalajara, remaining with the club through 2024.[7]

International career

Youth

In May 2019, Beltrán was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the under-22 squad in that year's Toulon Tournament,[8] where Mexico would place third in the competition.[9]

Beltrán was called up to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal with the Olympic team.[10]

Senior

In September 2020, Beltrán received his first senior national team call up by Gerardo Martino for a training camp.[11] At the end of the month, he made his debut with the national team in a friendly match against Guatemala, coming on as a substitute during the second half for a 3–0 victory.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 October 2023[13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guadalajara 2016–17 Liga MX ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2017–18 8041——121
2018–19 19070——260
2019–20 18240——222
2020–21 340———340
2021–22 302———302
2022–23 383———383
2023–24 133––2[lower-alpha 2]0153
Total 16010151003017811
Tapatío (loan) 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX 10———10
Career total 16110151003017911
  1. Appearance in Campeón de Campeones
  2. Appearances in Leagues Cup

International
As of match played 23 March 2023[14]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 202010
202130
202250
202310
Total100

Honours

Guadalajara

Mexico U23

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018™ List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  2. "Fernando Beltrán Cruz". Ligamx.net. Liga MX. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. "Cantera Chivas". chivasdecorazon (in Spanish). Chivas passion. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  4. MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net.
  5. "Fernando Beltran is Liga MX's best player at the moment".
  6. "Fernando Beltrán marca su primer gol en la Liga MX".
  7. "Fernando Beltrán renueva contrato con Chivas hasta 2024". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 13 October 2020.
  8. "Convocatoria Final de la SNM Sub 22 Para el Torneo Maurice Revello" (in Spanish). Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. 23 May 2019.
  9. "Con Jurado como figura en los penales, México se quedó con el Tercer Lugar en Toulon". MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish). 15 June 2019.
  10. "Revelan lista oficial de la Selección Sub-23 que acudirá a Tokio 2020".
  11. "Las nuevas caras que tendrá el Tri en la nueva convocatoria". AS. 16 September 2020.
  12. Marshall, Tom (30 September 2020). "Mexico beats Guatemala in first match of 2020 at empty Estadio Azteca". ESPN.
  13. Fernando Beltrán at Soccerway
  14. Fernando Beltrán at National-Football-Teams.com
  15. "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  16. "Mexico win Olympic bronze medal after beating hosts Japan at Tokyo 2020". Goal. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  17. "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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