Irvin Cardona
Irvin Cardona (born 8 August 1997) is a French professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Ligue 1 side Brest.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Irvin Cardona | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Nîmes, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Brest | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2012 | US Le Pontet | ||
| 2012–2017 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Monaco B | 21 | (15) |
| 2017–2019 | Monaco | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 35 | (12) |
| 2019– | Brest | 20 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | France U20 | 7 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:58, 4 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017 | |||
Club career
Monaco
Cardona made his professional debut on 2 February 2017 in the Coupe de France Round of 32 against FC Chambly. He replaced Pierre-Daniel N'Guinda after 78 minutes in a 5–4 away win.[2] He made his Ligue 1 debut 10 days later coming on for Radamel Falcao to play the last 9 minutes of a 5–0 home thrashing of Metz.[3]
Cercle Brugge (loan)
On 18 July 2017, Cardona extended his Monaco contract until 2021 and was immediately loaned to the club's Belgian satellite club Cercle Brugge for the following season.[4] Although he missed a couple of weeks by an injury, he still was a major key player in the team that became champion of the Belgian Second Division. He scored an important penalty in the last minute in the champion's game against Beerschot-Wilrijk.[5] He was voted second best player in the league, after teammate Xavier Mercier.[6]
Brest
On 12 August 2019, Cardona signed with Ligue 1 promotees Stade Brestois 29.[7]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Monaco | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2017–18 | First Division B | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | First Division A | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 14 | ||
| Brest | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 44 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 15 | ||
References
- Irvin Cardona at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- "Chambly vs. Monaco - 1 February 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- "Monaco vs. Metz - 11 February 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- "Monaco prolonge Irvin Cardona et le prête au Cercle de Bruges" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- jtp. "Thriller met erg bittere afloop voor Beerschot Wilrijk: Cercle Brugge naar 1A na penalty in slotminuut". Gazet van Antwerpen.
- "Best Player of Proximus League: Xavier Mercier". jupilerproleague.be.
- "Transferts : Irvin Cardona (Monaco) à Brest jusqu'en 2023". L'Équipe.
- "Irvin Cardona » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
External links
- Irvin Cardona at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Irvin Cardona at L'Équipe Football (in French)