Fernando Cárdenas (Colombian footballer)

Fernando Antonio Cárdenas Arredondo (born 30 April 1988) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Independiente Santa Fe.

Fernando Cárdenas
Personal information
Full name Fernando Antonio Cárdenas Arredondo
Date of birth (1988-04-30) 30 April 1988
Place of birth Cartago, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Santa Fe
Number 30
Youth career
Deportivo Pereira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Deportivo Pereira 39 (5)
2010Once Caldas (loan) 16 (0)
2010Deportes Tolima (loan) 20 (2)
2011 América de Cali 12 (1)
2012 New England Revolution 27 (2)
2013– Santa Fe 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2013

Career

Cárdenas began his youth career with Deportivo Pereira and made his first team debut with the club in 2008. After two seasons with Deportivo, he was sent on loan to Once Caldas and played for the club in the 2010 Copa Libertadores.[1] After his stay with Once Caldas he was sent on loan to Deportes Tolima for the second half of the 2010 season.[2] In 2011, he returned to Deportivo Pereira where his form in the first half of the campaign led to interest from top Colombian side América de Cali. The diminutive left-footed attacker than signed with América for the 2011 Finalización.[3]

On 9 January 2012, it was announced that Cárdenas and former América teammate John Jairo Lozano would be joining New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.[4]

Teams

Club Country Year
Deportivo Pereira  Colombia 2008–2009
Once Caldas  Colombia 2010
Deportes Tolima  Colombia 2010
Deportivo Pereira  Colombia 2011
América de Cali  Colombia 2011
New England Revolution  United States 2012
Independiente Santa Fe  Colombia 2013

References

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