Name Edwin Cardona Playing position Role Football player | Number 10 Height 1.83 m 2006–2009 Atletico Nacional Weight 81 kg | |
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Full name Edwin Andres Cardona Bedoya Date of birth (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 23) Current teams Colombia national football team (Midfielder), C.F. Monterrey (#10 / Midfielder, Forward) Children Ana Maria Cardona Castano, Maria Angel Cardona Castano Siblings Mateo Cardona Bedoya, Yeraldine Cardona Bedoya Similar People Alexander Mejia, Teofilo Gutierrez, Dorlan Pabon, Stefan Medina, Santiago Arias Profiles | ||
Place of birth Medellin, Colombia | ||
James Rodriguez Diving | Edwin Cardona does "slanted eyes" gesture against South Korea [at 0:49]
Edwin Andrés Cardona Bedoya ([ˈeðwiŋ karˈðona]; born 8 December 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Boca Juniors, and for Colombia.
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- Colombia
- International career
- International goals
- Club
- International
- Country
- Individual
- References
An attacking midfielder, Cardona is known for his powerful shot, vision and for being an accurate set-piece taker.
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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.
Club
As of 15 Marzo 2017International
As of 28 March 2017Club
Atlético Nacional
Independiente Santa Fe
Country
Colombia U-20
Colombia