Fernando Arce

Fernando Arce

Personal information
Full name	Fernando Enrique Arce Ruiz
Date of birth	April 24, 1980 (1980-04-24)
Place of birth	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Right Wing Midfielder Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Tijuana
Number	8
Youth career
	América
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2001	Irapuato	21	(2)
2002–2003	Veracruz	60	(8)
2003–2004	Atlante	40	(7)
2004–2007	Morelia	123	(24)
2008–2011	Santos Laguna	127	(14)
2011–	Tijuana	20	(1)
National team‡
1997	Mexico U-17	3	(1)
2003–	Mexico	42	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 16, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 16, 2011

Fernando Enrique Arce Ruiz (born April 24, 1980 in Tijuana, Baja California) is a Mexican international football midfielder. He currently plays for Xolos de Tijuana in Mexico.

Club career

Arce came out of Club América's youth prospects, but never debuted there. Arce debuted for Irapuato in a game against Toluca on October 28, 2000. Arce played the last eleven minutes and helped preserve the 3-2 win over the Choriceros. After being relegated to the bench for most of his first year at Irapuato, Arce's breakout season in 2001 in which he scored two goals and had five assists helped garner attention from other teams. Prior to the Verano (summer) 2002 season, Arce was transferred to Veracruz, where he remained until the following year. At Veracruz, he scored 8 goals while also dishing out 4 assists, asserting himself as one of the top scoring midfielders in the league. He was part of a Veracruz team that reached the league playoff semifinals in his last season at the club.

Despite his success at Veracruz, the team decided let him go, and Fernando was transferred to Atlante before the Apertura 2003 season. In his lone year with the Potros, he scored seven goals and had seven assists, while playing in 40 games - all but one in which he played in its entirety. After the Clausura 2004 season in which he helped Atlante reach the quarterfinals, Arce was once again transferred, this time to Morelia.

At Morelia, Arce has consolidated himself as a team leader, helping the team reach the semifinals during the Clausura 2005 season, while anchoring the midfield with three goals and two assists.

Before the Clausura 2008, Arce moved to Santos Laguna

International career

Arce has also made numerous appearances for the Mexican national football team, under the tutelage of former head coach Ricardo LaVolpe, Hugo Sánchez and former head coach Sven-Göran Eriksson. Against Peru on June 8, 2008, Arce scored two goals, his first multiscoring game with the national team. Against Belize on June 21, 2008 he again multi scored with the national team

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	February 28, 2007	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States	Venezuela	2–0	3–1	Friendly
2.	July 8, 2007	Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín, Venezuela	Paraguay	4–0	6–0	2007 Copa América
3.	June 8, 2008	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	Peru	1–0	4–0	Friendly
4.	June 8, 2008	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	Peru	4–0	4–0	Friendly
5.	June 21, 2008	Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico	Belize	4–0	7–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	June 21, 2008	Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico	Belize	5–0	7–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	September 6, 2008	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Jamaica	2–0	3–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club:

Santos Laguna

• Primera División de México - Torneo Clausura 2008

External links

• Fernando Arce stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
• Career stats - National Football Teams