Fernando Beltrán

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Fernando Beltrán
Beltrán with Guadalajara in 2020
Personal information
Full name Fernando Beltrán Cruz[1]
Date of birth (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Guadalajara
Number 20
Youth career
2012–2013 Atlante
2013 Escuela de Alto Rendimiento[3]
2014–2017 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Guadalajara 183 (12)
2021Tapatío (loan) 1 (0)
International career
2019–2021 Mexico U23 11 (0)
2020– Mexico 10 (0)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023

Fernando Beltrán Cruz (born 8 May 1998), also known as Nene, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Guadalajara.

Club career[edit]

Beltrán first joined Atlante's youth academy in 2012 taking part in U-15 and third division squad and then briefly joined Santos Laguna's Escuela de Alto Rendimiento in 2014. He was scouted and joined Guadalajara's youth academy in 2014, managing to go through U-17 and U-20 youth system.[4]

Beltrán debuted with the first-team under Matías Almeyda against Tigres UANL in the 2017 Campeón de Campeones on 16 July 2017 which ended in a 1–0 loss.[5] Six days later, he made his league debut against Toluca in a 0–0 draw.[6] On 25 January 2020, he would score his first league goal for Guadalajara against Toluca in a 2–2 draw.[7]

In October 2020, he renewed his contract with Guadalajara, remaining with the club through 2024.[8]

International career[edit]

Youth[edit]

In May 2019, Beltrán was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the under-22 squad in that year's Toulon Tournament,[9] where Mexico would place third in the competition.[10]

Beltrán was called up to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal with the Olympic team.[11]

Senior[edit]

In September 2020, Beltrán received his first senior national team call up by Gerardo Martino for a training camp.[12] At the end of the month, he made his debut with the national team in a friendly match against Guatemala, coming on as a substitute during the second half for a 3–0 victory.[13]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 17 February 2024[14]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guadalajara 2016–17 Liga MX 1[a] 0 1 0
2017–18 8 0 4 1 12 1
2018–19 19 0 7 0 26 0
2019–20 18 2 4 0 22 2
2020–21 34 0 34 0
2021–22 30 2 30 2
2022–23 38 3 38 3
2023–24 31 5 3[b] 0 2[c] 0 36 5
Total 178 12 15 1 3 0 3 0 199 13
Tapatío (loan) 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX 1 0 1 0
Career total 179 12 15 1 3 0 3 0 200 13
  1. ^ Appearance in Campeón de Campeones
  2. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

International[edit]

As of match played 23 March 2023[15]
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2020 1 0
2021 3 0
2022 5 0
2023 1 0
Total 10 0

Honours[edit]

Guadalajara

Mexico U23

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018™ List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Fernando Beltrán Cruz". Ligamx.net. Liga MX. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Fernando Beltrán Cruz - Ficha Jugador". www.ligamx.net. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  4. ^ "Cantera Chivas". chivasdecorazon (in Spanish). Chivas passion. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  5. ^ MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net.
  6. ^ "Fernando Beltran is Liga MX's best player at the moment".
  7. ^ "Fernando Beltrán marca su primer gol en la Liga MX".
  8. ^ "Fernando Beltrán renueva contrato con Chivas hasta 2024". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 13 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Convocatoria Final de la SNM Sub 22 Para el Torneo Maurice Revello" (in Spanish). Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. 23 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Con Jurado como figura en los penales, México se quedó con el Tercer Lugar en Toulon". MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish). 15 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Revelan lista oficial de la Selección Sub-23 que acudirá a Tokio 2020".
  12. ^ "Las nuevas caras que tendrá el Tri en la nueva convocatoria". AS. 16 September 2020.
  13. ^ Marshall, Tom (30 September 2020). "Mexico beats Guatemala in first match of 2020 at empty Estadio Azteca". ESPN.
  14. ^ Fernando Beltrán at Soccerway
  15. ^ Fernando Beltrán at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. ^ "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Mexico win Olympic bronze medal after beating hosts Japan at Tokyo 2020". Goal. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  18. ^ "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

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