Enrique Cardenas

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Enrique Cardenas
Personal information
Full name Enrique Cardenas
Date of birth (1991-08-05) August 5, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Indio, California, United States
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
 Los Angeles Force
Number 91
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2013 UC Irvine Anteaters 67 (16)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Orange County Blue Star 15 (6)
2013 OC Blues Strikers 5 (0)
2013 Los Angeles Misioneros 1 (0)
2014 Orange County Blues 19 (1)
2016 Kitsap Pumas 5 (0)
2017–2019 FC Golden State Force 13 (1)
2019– Los Angeles Force 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 10, 2021

Enrique Cardenas (born August 5, 1991) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Los Angeles Force in the National Independent Soccer Association.

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Career

College & Amateur

Cardenas played five years of college soccer at UC Irvine between 2009 and 2013, including a red-shirted year in 2009. During his time at college, Cardenas was named First Team All-West Region, Big West Midfielder of the Year and First Team All-Big West in 2013. [1]

While at college, Cardenas appeared for USL PDL clubs Orange County Blue Star in 2012 and OC Blues Strikers and Los Angeles Misioneros in 2013. [2] [3] [4]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, Cardenas signed with USL Pro club Orange County Blues on April 4, 2014. [5] He is of Mexican American descent. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Enrique Cardenas. "Enrique Cardenas - UC Irvine". ucirvinesports.com. UC Irvine Sports. Archived from the original on July 22, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues - Orange County Blue Star - 2012". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues - Orange County Blues - 2013". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues - Los Angeles Misioneros - 2013". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Cardenas Signs With Orange County". Uslpro.uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. April 4, 2014. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Undrafted Cardenas examines MLS process". topdrawersoccer.com. Advanced Sports Media. January 27, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2020.


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