Irvin Cardona
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Irvin Charly Jose Cardona | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Nîmes, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Saint-Étienne (on loan from FC Augsburg) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2012 |
Le Pontet | ||
| 2012–2017 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Monaco B | 21 | (15) |
| 2017–2019 | Monaco | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 35 | (12) |
| 2019–2023 | Brest | 99 | (18) |
| 2022 | Brest B | 2 | (1) |
| 2023– | FC Augsburg | 13 | (1) |
| 2023– | FC Augsburg II | 2 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 19 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | France U20 | 7 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:13, 3 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2017 | |||
Irvin Charly Jose Cardona (born 8 August 1997) is a French professional
Club career
Monaco
Cardona made his professional debut on 2 February 2017 in the Coupe de France round of 32 against Chambly. He replaced Pierre-Daniel N'Guinda after 78 minutes in a 5–4 away win.[2] He made his Ligue 1 debut ten days later coming on for Radamel Falcao to play the last 9 minutes of a 5–0 home thrashing of Metz.[3]
Cercle Brugge (loan)
On 18 July 2017, Cardona extended his Monaco contract until 2021 and was immediately loaned to the club's Belgian satellite club
Brest
On 12 August 2019, Cardona signed with Ligue 1 promotees Brest.[7] On 13 September 2020, he scored an acrobatic volley goal in a 2–0 away win over Dijon which was described as a "Puskás Award contender."[8][9]
FC Augsburg
On 18 January 2023, Cardona signed a contract with German club FC Augsburg until 30 June 2027.[10]
Loan to Saint-Étienne
On 3 January 2024, Cardona returned to France, joining Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne on loan with an option-to-buy.[11]
Personal life
Born in France, Cardona is of Maltese descent.[12]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco B | 2015–16 | CFA
|
4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | CFA | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | 17 | 14 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | 21 | 15 | |||||
| Monaco | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division B | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 18 | 8 | |
| 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 6 | |||
| Total | 35 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 38 | 14 | |||
| Brest | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | — | 23 | 7 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 8 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 99 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 106 | 19 | |||
| Brest B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| FC Augsburg | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| FC Augsburg II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Saint-Étienne | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 2 | 22 | 10 | |
| Career total | 194 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 211 | 61 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Coupe de la Ligue
- Belgian First Division Bpromotion play-offs
- ^ One appearance and one goal in the Ligue 2 promotion play-offs, two appearances and one goal in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
Honours
Monaco
Cercle Brugge
- Belgian First Division B: 2017–18[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Irvin Cardona at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Chambly vs. Monaco - 1 February 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Monaco vs. Metz - 11 February 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Monaco prolonge Irvin Cardona et le prête au Cercle de Bruges" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ jtp. "Thriller met erg bittere afloop voor Beerschot Wilrijk: Cercle Brugge naar 1A na penalty in slotminuut". Gazet van Antwerpen.
- ^ "Best Player of Proximus League: Xavier Mercier". jupilerproleague.be.
- ^ "Transferts : Irvin Cardona (Monaco) à Brest jusqu'en 2023". L'Équipe.
- ^ Rayson, Zac (14 September 2020). "Irvin Cardona scores Puskas award contender with incredible volley". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Ligue 1: Brest's Irvin Cardona scores incredible Puskas Award contender vs Djon". Give Me Sport. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "FCA sign Irvin Cardona". Augsburg. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Communiqué officiel : Irvin Cardona est Stéphanois" [Official announcement: Irvin Cardona is Stéphanois] (in French). AS Saint-Étienne. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "BREST - An Italian club after Irvin CARDONA". GhanaSoccernet. 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Irvin Cardona » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
External links
- Irvin Cardona at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Irvin Cardona at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Irvin Cardona at L'Équipe Football (in French)