Antonio Pedroza
Antonio Michael Pedroza Whitham (born 20 February 1991) is an English-Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Michael Pedroza Whitham | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Chester, Cheshire, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Chiapas | 18 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Crystal Palace | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Morelia (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 19 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | → Herediano (loan) | 19 | (5) |
| 2015 | Cruz Azul | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Herediano (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Toluca | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Olmedo | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Herediano | 21 | (1) |
| 2019 | Mineros de Zacatecas | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Early life
Antonio Pedroza was born in Chester to a Mexican father and an English mother. At the age of two years, he was brought to Miguel Auza, a municipality located in the Mexican state of Zacatecas.
Prior to starting his career, he spent short trial periods with various clubs in Europe such as Premier League clubs Fulham and Arsenal, as well as Spanish La Liga club Atletico de Madrid.[1]
Club career
Mexico
Pedroza made his league debut with Jaguares on 24 July 2010 against Necaxa, coming in as a substitute after 45' minutes.
England
In 2011, there were rumours that Pedroza could potentially join the English club Tottenham Hotspur,[2] However, negotiations for Pedroza eventually fell through and he was left without a club because the Mexican draft had expired meaning he could not re-sign with Jaguares for the 2011–12 season.
He eventually joined south London side Crystal Palace for whom he signed a three-year contract.[3] However, he barely saw action with the Eagles' first team in the 2011–12 season.
Return to Mexico
Pedroza decided to return to Mexico on a loan with Morelia. After his loan ended he left Palace and England and signed for Liga de Ascenso side Cruz Azul Hidalgo.
In July 2014 he signed with C.S. Herediano of the Costa Rican Primera División on a six-month loan. He was presented to media by the club the next month on 7 August.[4]
Ecuador
In January 2018, Pedroza joined C.D. Olmedo of the Ecuadorian second tier.[5]
Career statistics
Club
Statistics accurate as of 30 June 2013[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chiapas | 2010–11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| Crystal Palace | 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Morelia | 2012–13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 2013–14 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| Herediano | 2014 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| Career total | 62 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 17 | |
References
- Beattie, Chris (12 July 2011). "Why Mexican football is split over Tottenham signing Antonio Pedroza". Tribal Football. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- "Mexican striker Antonio Pedroza Whitman is first signing of summer for less than £1 million". Mirror Football. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- "Crystal Palace to step in for Pedroza as Spurs deal falls over". tribalfootball. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- Corella V., Randall (7 August 2014). "Herediano presentó al mexicano Antonio Pedroza y a Keven Alemán como nuevos refuerzos". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- "Olmedo contrata a delantero nacido en Inglaterra". Estadio (in Spanish). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- "Antonio Pedroza stats". ESPN Soccernet.
External links
- Antonio Pedroza – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
- Antonio Pedroza at Soccerbase
- Antonio Pedroza at Soccerway