 Beltrán with Guadalajara in 2020 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Fernando Beltrán Cruz | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 26) | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
| Current team | Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Atlante | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Escuela de Alto Rendimiento | ||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2017– | Guadalajara | 187 | (12) | ||||||||
| 2021 | → Tapatío (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Mexico U23 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2020– | Mexico | 11 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023 | |||||||||||
Fernando Beltrán Cruz (born 8 May 1998), commonly known as "Nene Beltrán", is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Guadalajara.
Club career
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.
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. Six days later, he made his league debut against Toluca in a 0–0 draw. On 25 January 2020, he would score his first league goal for Guadalajara against Toluca in a 2–2 draw.
In October 2020, Beltrán extended his contract with Guadalajara, committing to remain with the club through 2024.
International career
Youth
In May 2019, Beltrán was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the under-22 squad in that year's Toulon Tournament, where Mexico would place third in the competition.
Beltrán was called up to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal with the Olympic team.
Senior
In September 2020, Beltrán received his first senior national team call up by Gerardo Martino for a training camp. 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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 February 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guadalajara | 2016–17 | Liga MX | — | — | — | 1 | 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 | 40 | 5 | – | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 5 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 187 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 208 | 13 | ||
| Tapatío (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga de Expansión MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 188 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 209 | 13 | ||
- Appearance in Campeón de Campeones
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
- As of match played 2 June 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | |
Honours
Guadalajara
Mexico U23
Individual
References
- "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.
- ^ "Fernando Beltrán Cruz". Ligamx.net. Liga MX. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- "Fernando Beltrán Cruz - Ficha Jugador". www.ligamx.net. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- "Cantera Chivas". chivasdecorazon (in Spanish). Chivas passion. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net.
- "Fernando Beltran is Liga MX's best player at the moment". 14 April 2020.
- "Fernando Beltrán marca su primer gol en la Liga MX".
- "Fernando Beltrán renueva contrato con Chivas hasta 2024". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 13 October 2020.
- "Convocatoria Final de la SNM Sub 22 Para el Torneo Maurice Revello" (in Spanish). Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. 23 May 2019.
- "Con Jurado como figura en los penales, México se quedó con el Tercer Lugar en Toulon". MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish). 15 June 2019.
- "Revelan lista oficial de la Selección Sub-23 que acudirá a Tokio 2020". 5 July 2021.
- "Las nuevas caras que tendrá el Tri en la nueva convocatoria". AS. 16 September 2020.
- Marshall, Tom (30 September 2020). "Mexico beats Guatemala in first match of 2020 at empty Estadio Azteca". ESPN.
- Fernando Beltrán at Soccerway
- Fernando Beltrán at National-Football-Teams.com
- "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- "Mexico win Olympic bronze medal after beating hosts Japan at Tokyo 2020". Goal. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
External links
- Fernando Beltrán at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Fernando Beltrán at Flashscore.com
- Fernando Beltrán at Soccerway
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- C.D. Guadalajara footballers
- Liga MX players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Mexican men's footballers
- Mexico men's youth international footballers
- Mexico men's international footballers
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Mexico
- Olympic medalists in football
- Olympic bronze medalists for Mexico
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players
- 21st-century Mexican sportsmen