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Irvin Cardona

Irvin Cardona
Personal information
Full name Irvin Charly Jose Cardona
Date of birth (1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Nîmes, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 24
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)
2024– → Espanyol (loan) 9 (0)
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 footballer who plays as a forward or winger for La Liga club Espanyol on loan from Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.[1]

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 Cercle Brugge for the following season.[4] Although he missed a couple of weeks by an injury, he still was a major key player in the team that became champion of the 2017–18 Belgian First Division B. He scored an important penalty in the last minute in the champion's game against Beerschot-Wilrijk.[5] He was voted second best player in the league, after teammate Xavier Mercier.[6]

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]

Loan to Espanyol

On 10 August 2024, Cardona moved on a new loan to Espanyol in La Liga.[12]

Personal life

Born in France, Cardona is of Maltese descent.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 June 2024[1][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Coupe de la Ligue
  2. ^ Appearances in Belgian First Division B promotion play-offs
  3. ^ 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

References

  1. ^ a b Irvin Cardona at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Chambly vs. Monaco - 1 February 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Monaco vs. Metz - 11 February 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Monaco prolonge Irvin Cardona et le prête au Cercle de Bruges" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  5. ^ jtp. "Thriller met erg bittere afloop voor Beerschot Wilrijk: Cercle Brugge naar 1A na penalty in slotminuut". Gazet van Antwerpen.
  6. ^ "Best Player of Proximus League: Xavier Mercier". jupilerproleague.be. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Transferts : Irvin Cardona (Monaco) à Brest jusqu'en 2023". L'Équipe.
  8. ^ Rayson, Zac (14 September 2020). "Irvin Cardona scores Puskas award contender with incredible volley". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Ligue 1: Brest's Irvin Cardona scores incredible Puskas Award contender vs Djon". Give Me Sport. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  10. ^ "FCA sign Irvin Cardona". Augsburg. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Communiqué officiel : Irvin Cardona est Stéphanois" [Official announcement: Irvin Cardona is Stéphanois] (in French). AS Saint-Étienne. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Cardona, nou jugador del RCD Espanyol" [Cardona, new RCD Espanyol player] (in Catalan). Espanyol. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  13. ^ "BREST - An Italian club after Irvin CARDONA". GhanaSoccernet. 14 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Irvin Cardona » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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