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.
 Beltrán with Guadalajara in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Beltrán Cruz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 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 | 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 | |||
Club career
editBeltrán 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, Beltrán extended his contract with Guadalajara, committing to remain with the club through 2024.[8]
International career
editYouth
editIn 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
editIn 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
editClub
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 | 40 | 5 | – | 3[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 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
edit- As of match played 2 June 2024[15]
| 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
editGuadalajara
Mexico U23
Individual
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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
edit- Fernando Beltrán at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Fernando Beltrán at Flashscore.com
- Fernando Beltrán at Soccerway