Juan Córdova

Juan Guillermo Córdova Torres (born 25 June 1995) is a professional footballer who plays for Chilean Primera División club Ñublense. Born in Chile, he has represented the Canada national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Córdova and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
Juan Córdova
Córdova with Huachipato in 2018
Personal information
Full name Juan Guillermo Córdova Torres[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-25) 25 June 1995
Place of birth Los Andes, Chile
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Fullback
Club information
Current team
 Ñublense
Youth career
Nogales
Unión San Felipe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Unión San Felipe 57 (1)
2017–2022 Huachipato 95 (0)
2023– Ñublense 3 (0)
International career‡
2014 Chile U20 5 (0)
2017 Canada U23 2 (0)
2017 Canada 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 1, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 8, 2017

Career

Club

Córdova joined Unión San Felipe at the age of 16.[2] He scored his first league goal for the club against Rangers on 21 January 2017.[3]

In May 2017, Córdova joined Huachipato of the Chilean Primera División.[4]

In December 2022, Córdova departed Huachipato and joined fellow Chilean side Ñublense.[5]

International

Born in Chile, Córdova holds a Canadian passport through his father, who was also born in Chile,[6] but is a Canadian citizen.[7] He represented Chile at the U-20 level, making 5 appearances in 2014. Córdova was called up to the Canadian U-23 side for the 2017 Aspire tournament held in Qatar on 19 March 2017.[8] He made his debut against Uzbekistan on March 25 in a 1–0 win.[9]

In May 2017 Córdova was called up to the senior team for a friendly against Curaçao.[10]

In May 2019, Córdova was called up to the 40-man provisional squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 April 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club League Season League Domestic Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Unión San Felipe Primera B 2013–14 20000020
2014–15 1702000190
2015–16 1504100191
2016–17 2312000251
Total 5718100652
Huachipato Chilean Primera División 2017 706100131
2018 1603000190
2019 1602000180
2020 1600030190
2021 2307070370
2022 1704000210
Total 9502211001271
Ñublense

Chilean Primera División

 2022 30000030
Career total 15513021001953

Personal life

Córdova was born in Chile and lived with his father's family in Canada. Eventually, he returned to Chile along with his mother. Since the age of five, he has held dual Chilean-Canadian citizenship.[13]

References
  1. "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Canada" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 2. Retrieved 20 May 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. Rooney, Mat (18 April 2017). "RedNation Interview Series: Juan Cordova". Red Nation Online.
  3. "UNIÓN SAN FELIPE VS. RANGERS 1 - 2". 21 January 2017.
  4. "Canadian Summer Transfers: Juan Cordova". Red Nation Online.
  5. "Ñublense anuncia su primer fichaje para la temporada 2023". 2 December 2022.
  6. "Juan Córdova". Canada Soccer.
  7. Sepúlveda, Pablo (8 March 2017). "Seis jugadores que militaron en Unión San Felipe quedaron en libertad de acción".
  8. "Canada Soccer announces squads to compete in Scotland and Qatar". 17 March 2017.
  9. "Canada earns gritty 1:0 win over Uzbekistan in U-23 series". 25 March 2017.
  10. "Canada's summer of soccer squad announced for Men's National Team match in Montréal". 30 May 2017.
  11. "40-Player National Team Roster" (PDF). CONCACAF. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  12. "Juan Cordova Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  13. Toledo, Rául (13 July 2022). "Entrevista: El chileno que todavía puede ir a Qatar 2022: "Tengo que dejar la vida estos meses"". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.