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) | Forward, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Saint-Étienne (on loan from Augsburg) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2012 | US 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– | Augsburg | 13 | (1) |
| 2023 | Augsburg II | 2 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | France U20 | 7 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:32, 4 January 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 Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne, on loan from Bundesliga club Augsburg.[1]
Club career[edit]
Monaco[edit]
Cardona made his professional debut on 2 February 2017 in the Coupe de France Round of 32 against FC 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)[edit]
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[edit]
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]
Augsburg[edit]
On 18 January 2023, Cardona signed a contract with German club Augsburg until 30 June 2027.[10]
Saint-Étienne (loan)[edit]
On 3 January 2024, Cardona returned to France, joining Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne on loan with an option-to-buy.[11]
Personal life[edit]
Born in France, Cardona is of Maltese descent.[12]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco B | 2016–17 | CFA | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 14 | ||||
| Monaco | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2017–18 | Challenger Pro League | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 14 | ||
| Brest | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 19 | ||
| Brest B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Augsburg | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 159 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 173 | 49 | ||
Honours[edit]
Monaco
Cercle Brugge
References[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- 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)
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- French people of Maltese descent
- French men's footballers
- Footballers from Nîmes
- Men's association football forwards
- France men's youth international footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- AS Monaco FC players
- Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
- Stade Brestois 29 players
- FC Augsburg players
- FC Augsburg II players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- French football forward, 1990s birth stubs