Edwin Cardona

Edwin Andrés Cardona Bedoya (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeðwiŋ kaɾˈðona]; born 8 December 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Boca Juniors and for the Colombian national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cardona and the second or maternal family name is Bedoya.
Edwin Cardona
Personal information
Full name Edwin Andrés Cardona Bedoya
Date of birth (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Boca Juniors
Number 8
Youth career
2006–2009 Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Atlético Nacional 75 (19)
2012 → Santa Fe (loan) 34 (4)
2013 → Junior (loan) 37 (7)
2015–2019 Monterrey 80 (31)
2017–2018 → Boca Juniors (loan) 31 (7)
2019 → Pachuca (loan) 32 (8)
2020– Tijuana 5 (0)
2020– → Boca Juniors (loan) 9 (3)
National team‡
2009–2011 Colombia U20 16 (8)
2014– Colombia 37 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2019

Club career

Colombia

Cardona made his professional debut in 2009 with Atlético Nacional. His performances led him to getting called up for the Colombian under-20 team.

He won an Apertura with Nacional in 2011 before being loaned to fellow Colombian Side Santa Fe. During his brief spell with Santa Fe, Cardona won the 2012 Apertura. The following year, Cardona would join Atlético Junior on a year-long loan.

In 2014 he was brought back to Atletico Nacional, converting himself to a key player in his first two seasons. During his most prominent time at the club, Cardona went on to dispute the final of the 2014 Copa Sudamericana. Despite losing the final against Argentine club River Plate, he was amongst the best players of the tournament, even earning the best young player award. That same year, Cardona was included in Star XI of the Americas.

Monterrey

On 16 December 2014, Cardona signed for Liga MX club Monterrey alongside compatriots Alexander Mejía and Yimmi Chará. On 18 January 2015, Cardona scored his first goal for Los Rayados, netting against Pachuca for the 2014 Clausura. His first brace would come on 7 March against Toluca.

Cardona scored his second brace on 16 August 2015 against Dorados de Sinaloa for the 2015 Apertura. During a match for the 2016 Clausura against Santos Laguna, Cardona was praised for scoring an impressive bicycle kick. Due to this, he was given the nickname "Crackdona" amongst Monterrey fans. The match ended in a 2-1 victory with the first goal for Monterrey being scored by fellow countryman Dorlan Pabón.

On match-day 14, Cardona scored a goal against Club Tijuana by chipping it past Argentine keeper Federico Vilar. Monterrey ended up winning the match thus helping maintain their spot as leaders. The following 8 April, Cardona netted another brace against Jaguares de Chiapas which earned him the man of the match award.

Boca Juniors

On 18 July 2017, the Colombian international joined Argentine giants Boca Juniors on a year-long loan plus a possible six months added if the club advances to the round of 16 at the 2018 Copa Libertadores. Monterrey set a $6 million price tag for Cardona if he were to be signed permanently by Boca Juniors.

On 14 August, Cardona made his official debut against Gimnasia y Tiro for the Copa Argentina where he provided an assist and scored a goal in a 5–0 victory. He made his Superclásico debut on 5 November, scoring a free-kick goal in an eventual 1-2 away win for the Xeneizes.

International career

Youth

Cardona represented his country at the 2009 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Chile, where he became the top scorer with 7 goals in 7 matches, including a hat-trick in a 3–0 win against Ecuador. In doing so, he tremendously helped his country qualify for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup due to take place in Nigeria from 24 October – 15 November. Cardona was selected to play for his country in the 2011 Toulon Tournament in France. He scored 3 goals in the Championships including two goals against Ivory Coast and a goal against Mexico in the semi-final. Colombia went on to win the final in a penalty shoot-out against the host nation France.

Senior

On 3 October 2014, Cardona was called up to the Colombian senior team, for the first time, by manager Jose Nestor Pekerman for the team's friendlies against El Salvador and Canada.[1] As a starter, he made his senior debut against El Salvador.

He was called up again for Colombia's national team on 3 November 2014, this time for friendlies against the United States and Slovenia. He assisted Teófilo Gutiérrez in the 86th minute winning goal for an eventual 2–1 victory over the U.S.[2] Cardona would score his first goal for the national team against Kuwait in a 3–1 victory. Cardona scored his first goal during an official competition with the Colombian senior team during the CONMEBOL qualifiers for the Russia 2018 World Cup match against Peru which was won by Colombia 2–0.[3]

In May 2018 he was named in Colombia's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[4] However, he did not make the final 23-man-cut.[5]

International goals

Scores and results lists Colombia's goal tally first.[6]


#DateVenueOpponentScoreFinalCompetition
1.30 March 2015Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Kuwait
2–1
3–1
Friendly
2.8 October 2015Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia Peru
2–0
2–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.24 March 2016Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia Bolivia
3–2
3–2
4.6 October 2016Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Paraguay
1–0
1–0
5.7 June 2017Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain Spain
1–1
2–2
Friendly

Controversy

In a friendly match between Colombia and South Korea in Seoul on 10 November 2017, with Colombia down 0-2 in the 62nd minute, James Rodríguez attempted to pick up Korean player Jin-Su Kim from the ground in a rough manner after Kim was fouled. Korean captain Sung-Yueng Ki lightly shoved Rodríguez, and Rodríguez then fell to the ground while pretending to cover his eye as if Ki slapped his face.[7] Edwin Cardona was caught up in the ensuing scuffle and was caught on camera making a slant-eyed gesture toward the Korean players.[7] Although the incident went unnoticed by the match referee, the incident sparked outrage on social media and calls for heavy FIFA punishment for the Boca Juniors player.[8][9][10] Cardona apologized the same day via Twitter, saying that "I didn't mean to disrespect anyone, a country or a race, but if anyone felt offended, or interpreted it in that way, I am sorry."[11] In December 2017 FIFA banned Cardona for five international games, although he would still be able to participate in the upcoming World Cup.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of 15 March 2017[13]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Colombia League Cup[n 1] South America Total
2009Atlético NacionalCategoría Primera A1410000141
201090000090
20112177100288
2012Santa Fe3449500439
2013Junior3775000427
2014Atlético Nacional3210921855917
Mexico League Cup North America Total
2014–15MonterreyLiga MX1563300189
2015–16361851004119
2016–1723553433211
Total7429137439139
Career total 22155431522828678
Notes
  1. Includes Copa Colombia and Superliga Colombiana.

International
As of 28 March 2017[14]
Team Year Apps Goals
Colombia
201420
2015102
2016122
201731
Total275

Honours

Club

Atlético Nacional

Independiente Santa Fe

Monterrey

Boca Juniors

Country

Colombia U-20

Colombia

Individual

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "James the hero as Colombians make a home away from home | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. http://elcomercio.pe/deporte-total/seleccion/peru-vs-colombia-chocan-eliminatorias-rusia-2018-noticia-1846420
  4. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced? | Goal.com". Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. "Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez named in Colombia's World Cup squad | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  6. "Edwin Cardona International Statistics"., Int.soccerway.com Retrieved on 31 March 2015
  7. Rapaport, Daniel (10 November 2017). "Watch: Colombia's Edwin Cardona Makes Racist Slant-Eye Gesture Against South Korea". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  8. "Colombia star Cardona causes outrage in South Korea after alleged racist gesture | Goal.com". Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  9. "Colombia Soccer Player Makes Racist Gesture Toward Korean Opponents". NESN.com. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  10. "Edwin Cardona sorry for making eye gesture vs. South Korea, denies racism". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  11. "Cardona apologizes amid racism storm in South Korea". FOX Sports. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  12. Garcia, Adriana (12 December 2017). "Colombia's Edwin Cardona handed five-game ban after eye gesture". ESPN FC. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  13. Edwin Cardona at Soccerway
  14. Edwin Cardona at National-Football-Teams.com
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