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==Controversy== | |||
A friendly match was held between Colombia and South Korea in Seoul on November 10, 2017 in preparation for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. At the 17th minute in the second half with Colombia down 2-0 against Korea, Colombian player James Rodriguez attempted to pick up Korean player Jin-Su Kim from the ground after Kim was fouled. Korean captain Sung-Yueng Ki lightly shoved Rodriguez causing Rodriguez to completely flop and fall to the ground. Edwin Cardona was caught up in the ensuing scuffle and was caught on camera making a racist gesture toward the Korean players.<ref>https://www.si.com/soccer/2017/11/10/colombia-south-korea-soccer-edwin-cardona-slant-eyes-racist-gesure</ref> Although the incident went unnoticed by the match referee, the racist incident sparked outrage and calls for heavy FIFA punishment for the C.F. Monterrey player.<ref>http://www.goal.com/en-tza/news/colombia-star-cardona-causes-outrage-in-south-korea-after/1vvm4fvblt5ef1cd05qvoibhh1</ref><ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5070629/Colombia-s-Edwin-Cardona-alleged-racism-South-Korea.html</ref><ref>https://nesn.com/2017/11/colombia-soccer-player-makes-racist-gesture-to-korean-opponents/</ref> | |||
===Individual=== | ===Individual=== |
Revision as of 00:38, 11 November 2017
File:Edwin Cardona.jpegCardona in July 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Boca Juniors | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2009 | Atlético Nacional | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2014 | Atlético Nacional | 75 | (19) |
2012 | → Santa Fe (loan) | 34 | (4) |
2013 | → Junior (loan) | 37 | (7) |
2015– | Monterrey | 80 | (31) |
2017– | → Boca Juniors (loan) | 7 | (2) |
International career | |||
2009–2011 | Colombia U20 | 16 | (8) |
2014– | Colombia | 27 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2017 |
Edwin Andrés Cardona Bedoya (Template:IPA-es; born 8 December 1992) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Boca Juniors on loan from C.F. Monterrey, and for the Colombian national team.
Club career
Colombia
Cardona made his professional debut in 2009 with Atlético Nacional. His performances led him to getting called up for the Colombian under-20 team.
He won an Apertura with Nacional in 2011 before being loaned to fellow Colombian Side Santa Fe.
International career
Cardona represented his country at the 2009 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Chile, where he became the top scorer with 7 goals in 7 matches, including a hat-trick in a 3–0 win against Ecuador. In doing so, he tremendously helped his country qualify for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup due to take place in Nigeria from 24 October – 15 November. Cardona was selected to play for his country in the 2011 Toulon Tournament in France. He scored 3 goals in the Championships including two goals against Ivory Coast and a goal against Mexico in the semi-final. Colombia went on to win the final in a penalty shoot-out against the host nation France.
On 3 October 2014, Cardona was called up to the Colombian senior team, for the first time, by manager Jose Nestor Pekerman for the team's friendlies against El Salvador and Canada. As a starter, he made his senior debut against El Salvador.
He was called up again for Colombia's national team on 3 November 2014, this time for friendlies against the United States and Slovenia. He assisted Teófilo Gutiérrez in the 86th minute winning goal for an eventual 2–1 victory over the U.S. Cardona would score his first goal for the national team against Kuwait in a 3–1 victory. Cardona scored his first goal during an official competition with the Colombian senior team during the CONMEBOL qualifiers for the Russia 2018 Worldcup match against Peru which was won by Colombia 2–0.
International goals
Scores and results lists Colombia's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Final | Competition |
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1. | 30 March 2015 | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Kuwait | Friendly | ||
2. | 8 October 2015 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia | Peru | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
3. | 24 March 2016 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | Bolivia | |||
4. | 6 October 2016 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Paraguay | |||
5. | 7 June 2017 | Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain | Spain | Friendly |
Career statistics
Club
- As of 15 Marzo 2017
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Colombia | League | Cup | South America | Total | ||||||
2009 | Atlético Nacional | Categoría Primera A | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
2010 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
2011 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | ||
2012 | Santa Fe | 34 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 | |
2013 | Junior | 37 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 7 | |
2014 | Atlético Nacional | 32 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 59 | 17 | |
Mexico | League | Cup | North America | Total | ||||||
2014–15 | Monterrey | Liga MX | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 |
2015–16 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 19 | ||
2016–17 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 11 | ||
Total | 74 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 91 | 39 | ||
Career total | 221 | 55 | 43 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 286 | 78 |
- Notes
- Includes Copa Colombia and Superliga Colombiana.
International
- As of 28 March 2017
Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Colombia | |||
2014 | 2 | 0 | |
2015 | 10 | 2 | |
2016 | 12 | 2 | |
2017 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 27 | 5 |
Honours
Club
Atlético Nacional
- Categoría Primera A (2): 2011-I, 2014-I
Independiente Santa Fe
Country
Colombia U-20
Colombia
- Copa América: Third place 2016
Controversy
A friendly match was held between Colombia and South Korea in Seoul on November 10, 2017 in preparation for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. At the 17th minute in the second half with Colombia down 2-0 against Korea, Colombian player James Rodriguez attempted to pick up Korean player Jin-Su Kim from the ground after Kim was fouled. Korean captain Sung-Yueng Ki lightly shoved Rodriguez causing Rodriguez to completely flop and fall to the ground. Edwin Cardona was caught up in the ensuing scuffle and was caught on camera making a racist gesture toward the Korean players. Although the incident went unnoticed by the match referee, the racist incident sparked outrage and calls for heavy FIFA punishment for the C.F. Monterrey player.
Individual
- South American Under-17 Football Championship top scorer: 2009
- Star XI of the Americas (1): 2014
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
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- http://elcomercio.pe/deporte-total/seleccion/peru-vs-colombia-chocan-eliminatorias-rusia-2018-noticia-1846420
- "Edwin Cardona International Statistics"., Int.soccerway.com Retrieved on 31 March 2015
- Edwin Cardona at Soccerway
- Edwin Cardona at National-Football-Teams.com
- https://www.si.com/soccer/2017/11/10/colombia-south-korea-soccer-edwin-cardona-slant-eyes-racist-gesure
- http://www.goal.com/en-tza/news/colombia-star-cardona-causes-outrage-in-south-korea-after/1vvm4fvblt5ef1cd05qvoibhh1
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5070629/Colombia-s-Edwin-Cardona-alleged-racism-South-Korea.html
- https://nesn.com/2017/11/colombia-soccer-player-makes-racist-gesture-to-korean-opponents/
External links
- Edwin Cardona at Soccerway
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Colombian footballers
- Atlético Nacional footballers
- Independiente Santa Fe footballers
- Junior F.C. footballers
- C.F. Monterrey players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Liga MX players
- Colombia youth international footballers
- Colombia international footballers
- Colombian expatriates in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Colombian expatriate footballers
- Association football midfielders
- 2015 Copa América players
- Copa América Centenario players
- Footballers from Medellín