Fernando Beltrán
Fernando Beltrán Cruz (born 8 May 1998), also known as Nene, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Guadalajara.
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 Beltrán with Guadalajara in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Beltrán Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 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 | 182 | (12) |
| 2021 | → Tapatío (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2021 | Mexico U23 | 11 | (0) |
| 2020– | Mexico | 10 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023 | |||
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, he renewed his contract with Guadalajara, remaining 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 | 31 | 5 | – | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |||
| Total | 178 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 199 | 13 | ||
| Tapatío (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga de Expansión MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 179 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 200 | 13 | ||
International
- As of match played 23 March 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
Honours
Guadalajara
Mexico U23
Individual
References
External links
- Fernando Beltrán at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Fernando Beltrán at Flashscore.com
- Fernando Beltrán at Soccerway
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