Sebastián Córdova

Francisco Sebastián Córdova Reyes (born 12 June 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club América and the Mexico national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Córdova and the second or maternal family name is Reyes.
Sebastián Córdova
Personal information
Full name Francisco Sebastián Córdova Reyes
Date of birth (1997-06-12) 12 June 1997
Place of birth Aguascalientes, Mexico
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 América
Number 17
Youth career
2012–2016 América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– América 58 (11)
2016 → Oaxaca (loan) 1 (0)
2018 → Necaxa (loan) 9 (1)
National team‡
2017 Mexico U20 5 (1)
2018–2019 Mexico U23 11 (0)
2019– Mexico 6 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2020

Club career

Born in Aguascalientes, Córdova joined the youth academy of Club América in 2015. He spent 2016 on loan with Ascenso MX side Alebrijes de Oaxaca, only managing two appearances between league and Copa MX, totaling 21 minutes of action; in his sole Ascenso MX appearance, Córdova came on as a 85th minute substitute against Murciélagos in Oaxaca's 4–1 victory. He played 16 minutes in Oaxaca's scoreless draw against the same opposition in the Copa MX.[1] Following the loan spell, Córdova returned to Club América's youth side.[2]

In 2018, Córdova joined Necaxa on loan, with whom he made his competitive debut in the Supercopa MX victory over Monterrey, scoring the game's only goal.[3] He made his Liga MX debut on 14 August against Lobos BUAP.[4]

Córdova returned to América prior to the start of the 2019 Clausura, and scored twice in seven league matches during the tournament.[4] On 29 September, Córdova scored a brace in América's 4–1 Apertura victory over rivals Guadalajara.[5]

International career

Youth

Córdova was called up by Marco Antonio Ruiz to the Mexico under-20 team competing in the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[6]

He was included in the under-21 roster that participated in the 2018 Toulon Tournament,[7] where Mexico would finish runners-up. He also featured for the side at the Central American and Caribbean Games that same year.[8] In May of the following year, Cordóva was once again included in the squad participating in that year’s edition of the Toulon Tournament, this time with the under-22 side coached by Jaime Lozano.[9] In the semifinal against Japan, Mexico lost 5–4 on penalties following a two-goal draw after 90 minutes; Córdova played the entirety of the match and scored in the shootout.[10] He was an unused substitute in Mexico's 4–3 penalty shootout win in the third-place match over the Republic of Ireland.[11]

Senior

On 2 October 2019, Córdova earned his first cap with the senior squad in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago.[12] The following month, he scored his first goal with Mexico in their Nations League match against Bermuda, the first in the team's 2–1 win.[13]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 14 November 2020[14]
Mexico national team
YearAppsGoals
201941
202021
Total62

International goals
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 November 2019Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico Bermuda1–12–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
2.30 September 2020Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Guatemala3–03–0Friendly

Honours

Necaxa

América

References
  1. "¡Como la espuma! En un año, precio de Sebastián Córdova subió de 200 mil a 1.2 mde". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. "Sebastián Córdova: El niño prodigio "hidrocálido" del Club América" (in Spanish). Lider Empresial. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. "¡Necaxa, Campeón de la SuperCopa MX! Los Rayos vencieron a Monterrey". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. "Sebastián Córdova, el nuevo gran héroe del América" (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  5. "Club America Dominates Chivas 4-1 in 2019 Liga MX El Super Clasico Action". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  6. "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México Sub-20". Miseleccion.mx. FMF. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  7. "Revelan convocatoria del Tri Sub-21 para el torneo Esperanzas de Toulon". ESPN (in Spanish). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  8. "Diego Lainez to lead team for the Central American and Caribbean Games". FMF State of Mind. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  9. "Convocatoria Final de la SNM Sub 22 Para el Torneo Maurice Revello" (in Spanish). Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociaci ón, A.C. 23 May 2019.
  10. "Japón(5) 2–2 (4)México en vivo: resultado y goles en Toulon" (in Spanish). AS.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  11. "¡Felicitaciones! Sebastián Córdova logra con México el tercer lugar en Torneo Esperanzas de Toulon". AméricaMonumental.com (in Spanish). Bolavip. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  12. "Sebastián Córdova es titular en su debut con la selección mexicana" (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  13. Zucker, Joseph. "Uriel Antuna's Injury-Time Winner Saves Mexico vs Bermuda in 2019 Nations League". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  14. Sebastián Córdova at National-Football-Teams.com
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