Carlos Salcedo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Joel Salcedo Hernández | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back / Right-Back | ||
| Club 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Mexico U-21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2015 | Mexico U-22 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Mexico U-23 | 3 | (1) |
| 2015– | Mexico | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 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
- ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/carlos-salcedo
- ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2013-05-08-NE-v-RSL/stats
- ↑ http://chivasdecorazon.com.mx/noticias/24016/comunicado-de-prensa-carlos-salcedo#.VKy-ESvF9T0
- ↑ http://www.chivasdecorazon.com.mx/noticias/24132/vibrante-primer-triunfo-de-chivas-en-el-clausura-2015#.VLxmeEfF9T0
- ↑ "Fiorentina hace oficial la adquisición de Carlos Salcedo". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ "Carlos Salcedo debutó con empate con la Fiorentina" [Carlos Salcedo debuts with a draw with Fiorentina] (in Spanish). Univision. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ Salcedo, "Chaka" y Osuna las novedades de Miguel Herrera para amistoso contra EU
- ↑ Jordan Morris scores, United States defeats Mexico 2–0
- ↑ "Carlos Salcedo". Whoscored.
- ↑ "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ↑ "¡Chivas Campeón de la SuperCopa MX!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
External links
- Carlos Salcedo Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
- MLS player profile
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