Christian Bermúdez

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Bermúdez and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.

Christian Bermúdez

Personal information
Full name	Christian de Jesús Linnane Bermúdez Gutiérrez
Date of birth	(1987-04-26) 26 April 1987
Place of birth	Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Midfielder, Forward
Club information
Current club	América
Number	18
Youth career
2002–2005	Atlante
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2011	Atlante	179	(29)
2011–	América	43	(6)
National team‡
2007	Mexico U-20	5	(1)
2008–	Mexico	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2011

Christian de Jesús Linnane Bermúdez Gutiérrez (born 26 April 1987 in Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico), commonly known as "El Hobbit", is a Mexican footballer who plays as a midfielder for América of the Liga MX. He made his debut with the national team on 16 April 2008 vs China PR national football team in Seattle, Washington, playing three minutes.

Club career

Bermúdez is a very skillful midfielder, who since 2006 plays for Atlante. He can play as a forward and a midfielder. He is known as The Hobbit because of his short stature.

On 26 November 2011 Bermúdez was transferred to Club América, announcing it on the official Twitter of the team.

International career

During the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Bermúdez, and four other members of the Mexican National Team, tested positive for the banned substance of Clenbuterol and were withdrawn from the team's tournament squad. However, all players were exonerated as FIFA determined that the accused had accidentally ingested the banned substance through contaminated meat that had been served during a pre-tournament training camp.

However, World Anti-Doping Agency appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to request a ban. But on 12 October 2011 WADA withdrew this request after the full file was available for them.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 July 2007	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada	New Zealand	2–1	2–1	2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

International Caps

As of 4 September 2011

International appearances
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1.	16 April 2008	Qwest Field, Seattle, United States	China PR	1–0	Friendly
2.	1 June 2011	Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, United States	New Zealand	3–0	Friendly
3.	10 August 2011	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States	United States	1–1	Friendly
4.	4 September 2011	Estadi Cornellà-El Prat, Barcelona, Spain	Chile	1–0	Friendly

External links

• Transfermarkt profile
• Christian Bermúdez – FIFA competition record
• Christian Bermúdez stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)