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Carlos Salcedo
Personal information
Full name Carlos Joel Salcedo Hernández
Date of birth (1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back / Right-Back
Team information
Current team
Fiorentina
Number 18
Youth career
2007–2008 Guadalajara
2008–2012 UANL
2012–2013 Real Salt Lake
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Real Salt Lake 25 (1)
2015–2016 Guadalajara 55 (1)
2016–ACF Fiorentina (loan) 9 (0)
International career
2014 Mexico U-21 5 (1)
2015 Mexico U-22 4 (0)
2016 Mexico U-23 3 (1)
2015– Mexico 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 May 2016

Carlos Joel Salcedo Hernández (born 29 September 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian club Fiorentina, on loan from Guadalajara, and the Mexico national team.

Club career

Real Salt Lake

Having previously played at C.D. Guadalajara's and Tigres UANL's youth academy teams, Salcedo joined the Real Salt Lake academy in January 2012. In August of the same year he began training with the first team squad full-time.[1] Salcedo signed a home grown player contract with Salt Lake in January 2013, having met the minimum requirement to be defined as "home grown" of one years academy training. On 4 May 2013, he made his debut for Real Salt Lake as a substitute in a MLS game against the Vancouver Whitecaps.[2] In the second half of the 2013 season he was a regular starter for Salt Lake starting 12 games by season's end.

Guadalajara

On 6 January 2015, C.D. Guadalajara officially announced the signing of Salcedo.[3] Salcedo made his debut for the club in a 2–1 win at home against Pumas UNAM in which he played the first 60 minutes.[4] On 1 March 2015, Salcedo scored his first goal in a 3–0 win at home against Monterrey in which he played the full 90 minutes.

Fiorentina (loan)

On 21 August 2016, Italian club Fiorentina announced they had acquired Salcedo on loan, with the option to purchase the player at the end of the deal.[5]

Salcedo made his debut with Fiorentina on 15 September against PAOK in their 0–0 draw in the Europa League.[6] He made his Serie A debut ten days later against Milan in a 0-0 draw.

International career

Mexico U-22

On 18 September 2015 Carlos Salcedo was selected by coach Raul Gutierrez to play in the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

National squad

On 15 April 2015 he made his debut for Mexico in a friendly game against the United States men's national soccer team. He is also one of the players that will be representing Mexico in Copa America 2016.[7][8] On 16 June 2015 he made his competitive debut for Mexico in a 3–3 draw against Copa America 2015 host-nation Chile, coming on in the 71st minute for Adrián Aldrete.

Style of play

Salcedo is known for his good passing ability and as a concentrated player who likes to play long balls thru, he excels at well timed tackles. Salcedo is also known for his strength in the back line, his ability to win most of the ariel duels which makes him a complete defender.[9]

Honours

Mexico

Club

Guadalajara

References

  1. ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/carlos-salcedo
  2. ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2013-05-08-NE-v-RSL/stats
  3. ^ http://chivasdecorazon.com.mx/noticias/24016/comunicado-de-prensa-carlos-salcedo#.VKy-ESvF9T0
  4. ^ http://www.chivasdecorazon.com.mx/noticias/24132/vibrante-primer-triunfo-de-chivas-en-el-clausura-2015#.VLxmeEfF9T0
  5. ^ "Fiorentina hace oficial la adquisición de Carlos Salcedo". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Carlos Salcedo debutó con empate con la Fiorentina" (in Spanish). Univision. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Salcedo, "Chaka" y Osuna las novedades de Miguel Herrera para amistoso contra EU
  8. ^ Jordan Morris scores, United States defeats Mexico 2–0
  9. ^ "Carlos Salcedo". Whoscored.
  10. ^ "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  11. ^ "¡Chivas Campeón de la SuperCopa MX!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.