Fernando Beltrán
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Beltrán Cruz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guadalajara | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Atlante | ||
| 2014–2017 | Guadalajara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Guadalajara | 66 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Mexico U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020– | Mexico | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 October 2020 | |||
Fernando Beltrán Cruz (born 8 May 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Guadalajara.
Club career
Beltrán first joined Atlante's youth academy in 2012 taking part in U-15 and third division squad and then briefly joined Santos Laguna's Escuela de Alto Rendimiento in 2014. He was scouted and joined Guadalajara's youth academy in 2014, managing to go through U-17 and U-20 youth system.[3]
Beltrán debuted with the first-team under Matías Almeyda against Tigres UANL in the 2017 Campeón de Campeones on 16 July 2017 which ended in a 1–0 loss.[4] Six days later, he made his league debut against Toluca in a 0–0 draw.[5] On 25 January 2020, he would score his first league goal for Guadalajara against Toluca in a 2–2 draw.[6]
In October 2020, he renewed his contract with Guadalajara, remaining with the club through 2024.[7]
International career
Mexico U-23
In May 2019, he was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the Mexico under-23 national team in that year's Toulon Tournament.[8] Mexico would place third in the competition.[9]
Mexico national team
In September 2020, Beltrán received his first Mexico national team call up by Gerardo Martino for a training camp.[10] At the end of the month, he made his debut with the national team in a friendly match against Guatemala, coming on as a substitute during the second half for a 3–0 victory.[11]
Honours
Club
- Guadalajara
References
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018™ List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ^ a b "Fernando Beltrán Cruz". Ligamx.net. Liga MX. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Cantera Chivas". chivasdecorazon (in Spanish). Chivas passion. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net.
- ^ "Fernando Beltran is Liga MX's best player at the moment".
- ^ "Fernando Beltrán marca su primer gol en la Liga MX".
- ^ "Fernando Beltrán renueva contrato con Chivas hasta 2024". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Convocatoria Final de la SNM Sub 22 Para el Torneo Maurice Revello" (in Spanish). Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Con Jurado como figura en los penales, México se quedó con el Tercer Lugar en Toulon". MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish). 15 June 2019.
- ^ "Las nuevas caras que tendrá el Tri en la nueva convocatoria". AS. 16 September 2020.
- ^ Marshall, Tom (30 September 2020). "Mexico beats Guatemala in first match of 2020 at empty Estadio Azteca". ESPN.
- ^ "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
External links
- Fernando Beltrán at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Fernando Beltrán at Flashscore
- Fernando Beltrán at Soccerway