Juan Córdova

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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 (age 28)
Place of birth Los Andes, Chile
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)
Full-back
Team information
Current team
York United
Number 7
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 8 (0)
2024– York United 0 (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 4 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 8, 2017

Juan Guillermo Córdova Torres (born 25 June 1995) is a professional

full-back for Canadian club York United. Born in Chile, he has represented the Canada national team
.

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][6]

On January 4, 2024, he signed with Canadian Premier League club York United on a one-year deal, plus a club option for a further twelve months.[7][8]

International

Born in Chile, Córdova holds a Canadian passport through his father, who was also born in Chile,[9] but is a Canadian citizen.[10] 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.[11] He made his debut against Uzbekistan on March 25 in a 1–0 win.[12]

In May 2017 Córdova was called up to the senior team for a friendly against Curaçao.[13]

In May 2019, Córdova was called up to the 40-man provisional squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 April 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club League Season League Domestic Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Unión San Felipe Primera B 2013–14 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2014–15 17 0 2 0 0 0 19 0
2015–16 15 0 4 1 0 0 19 1
2016–17 23 1 2 0 0 0 25 1
Total 57 1 8 1 0 0 65 2
Huachipato
Chilean Primera División 2017 7 0 6 1 0 0 13 1
2018 16 0 3 0 0 0 19 0
2019 16 0 2 0 0 0 18 0
2020 16 0 0 0 3 0 19 0
2021 23 0 7 0 7 0 37 0
2022 17 0 4 0 0 0 21 0
Total 95 0 22 1 10 0 127 1
Ñublense Chilean Primera División 2022 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 155 1 30 2 10 0 195 3

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.[16]

References

  1. ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Canada" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 2. Retrieved 20 May 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. Red Nation Online
    .
  3. ^ "UNIÓN SAN FELIPE VS. RANGERS 1 - 2". 21 January 2017.
  4. Red Nation Online
    .
  5. ^ "Ñublense anuncia su primer fichaje para la temporada 2023". 2 December 2022.
  6. ^ Vega, Diego (13 December 2023). "Ñublense anuncia salida masiva". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  7. ^ "York United FC announce signing of Canadian defender Juan Córdova". York United FC. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  8. ^ Jacques, John (4 January 2024). "Top Flight Talent: York United Lands Juan Cordova". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Juan Córdova". Canada Soccer.
  10. ^ Sepúlveda, Pablo (8 March 2017). "Seis jugadores que militaron en Unión San Felipe quedaron en libertad de acción".[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Canada Soccer announces squads to compete in Scotland and Qatar". 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Canada earns gritty 1:0 win over Uzbekistan in U-23 series". 25 March 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Canada's summer of soccer squad announced for Men's National Team match in Montréal". 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  14. ^ "40-Player National Team Roster" (PDF). CONCACAF. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Juan Cordova Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  16. ^ 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.

External links