Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio Michael Pedroza Whitham | ||
Date of birth | 20 February 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Chester, Cheshire, England | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2011 | Chiapas | 18 | (3) |
2011–2012 | Crystal Palace | 4 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Morelia (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2013–2015 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 19 | (2) |
2014–2015 | → Herediano (loan) | 19 | (5) |
2015 | Cruz Azul | 4 | (0) |
2016 | → Herediano (loan) | 21 | (4) |
2016–2017 | Toluca | 3 | (0) |
2018 | Olmedo | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Herediano | 21 | (1) |
2019 | Mineros de Zacatecas | 4 | (0) |
2021 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antonio Michael Pedroza Whitham (born 20 February 1991) is an English-Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward. [1] [2] [3]
Antonio Pedroza was born in Chester to a Mexican father and an English mother. At the age of two years, he was brought to Miguel Auza, a municipality located in the Mexican state of Zacatecas.
Prior to starting his career, he spent short trial periods with various clubs in Europe such as Premier League clubs Fulham and Arsenal, as well as Spanish La Liga club Atletico de Madrid. [4]
Pedroza made his league debut with Jaguares on 24 July 2010 against Necaxa, coming in as a substitute after 45' minutes.
In 2011, there were rumours that Pedroza could potentially join the English club Tottenham Hotspur, [5] However, negotiations for Pedroza eventually fell through and he was left without a club because the Mexican draft had expired meaning he could not re-sign with Jaguares for the 2011–12 season.
He eventually joined south London side Crystal Palace for whom he signed a three-year contract. [6] However, he barely saw action with the Eagles' first team in the 2011–12 season.
Pedroza decided to return to Mexico on a loan with Morelia. After his loan ended he left Palace and England and signed for Liga de Ascenso side Cruz Azul Hidalgo.
In July 2014 he signed with C.S. Herediano of the Costa Rican Primera División on a six-month loan. He was presented to media by the club the next month on 7 August. [7]
In January 2018, Pedroza joined C.D. Olmedo of the Ecuadorian second tier. [8]
Statistics accurate as of 30 June 2013 [9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chiapas | 2010–11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
Crystal Palace | 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Morelia | 2012–13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 2013–14 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
Herediano | 2014 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
Career total | 62 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 17 |
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