José María Cárdenas
# José María Cárdenas

José Maria Cárdenas López (born 2 April 1985) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Cárdenas received his first call-up to the Mexico national team in a friendly against Bolivia, scoring his first goal as well in a 5–1 victory. He was also called up to play the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament with Mexico.

## Club career

### Atlante

He made his Primera División debut with Atlante on August 24, 2005 in a 2–2 draw against San Luis during the 2005 Apertura tournament. During that season, he only amassed 9 league matches, scoring no goals. During the 2006 Clausura, José María played in all 17 league matches, helping Atlante reach the play-offs. Although part of the team, Cárdenas was not able to play a part in Atlante's 2007 Apertura championship campaign, winning in the final against UNAM. His last season with the Cancún-based club was the 2008 Clausura, playing only one match. In total, Cárdenas played 70 matches for Atlante, and scored 5 goals.

## International career

He made his debut with the senior national team on March 11, 2009 in a friendly against Bolivia and scored in his debut.

### International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | March 11, 2009 | Commerce City, Colorado, United States | Bolivia | 5–1 | Win | Friendly |

### International appearances

As of July 20, 2013

International appearances :

| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | March 11, 2009 | Commerce City, Colorado, United States | Bolivia | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | June 28, 2009 | Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States | Guatemala | 0–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | February 9, 2011 | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | July 20, 2013 | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup |

## Honours

América

* Liga MX: Clausura 2013

Morelia

* Copa MX: Apertura 2013

León

* Liga MX: Clausura 2014

Mexico

* CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2009
