Edwin Cardona
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 8 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Monterrey | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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– | Monterrey | 74 | (29) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Colombia U20 | 16 | (8) |
| 2014– | Colombia | 26 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:15, 13 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017 |
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Edwin Andrés Cardona Bedoya (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeðwiŋ karˈðona]; born 8 December 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club Monterrey and for Colombia.
An attacking midfielder, Cardona is known for his powerful shot, vision and for being an accurate set-piece taker.
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.
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.
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. As a starter, he made his senior debut against El Salvador.
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