Néstor Calderón Enríquez (born 14 February 1989), also known as el Avión (the Plane), is a Mexican former professional footballer who last played as a winger.
 Calderón playing for Toluca | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Néstor Calderón Enríquez | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Atlético Mexiquense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Toluca | 136 | (22) |
| 2012 | Pachuca | 10 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Santos Laguna | 107 | (15) |
| 2016–2017 | → Guadalajara (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | → UNAM (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2018 | Celaya | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Salamanca | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | Tiburón | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Mexico U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Mexico U23 | 8 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Mexico | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2012 | |||
Club career
editHe was spotted and brought by José Manuel de la Torre from the youth squads of Rayados to Atlético Mexiquense, and from there was promoted to the first Toluca squad due to his great performance. Starting almost every game.
International career
editThen Mexico national team coach Javier Aguirre in September 2009 called him to train with Mexico for the World Cup Qualifiers against Costa Rica and Honduras and later gave him his international debut in a friendly against Colombia in the United States.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 26 January 2012[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
editToluca
Santos Laguna
Guadalajara
Mexico U23
Individual
- Tecate Premios Deportes Best Rookie: 2009[6]
- Tecate Premios Deportes Best XI: 2009[6]
- Mexican Primera División Rookie of the Tournament: Apertura 2008
- Liga MX Best XI: Clausura 2015
References
edit- ^ Néstor Calderón at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Regresó el Gigante". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hace historia en la Copa". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "¡Chivas Campeón de la SuperCopa MX!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "Mexico wins olympic qualifying tournament; Mexico U-23 2, Honduras U-23 1". 3 April 2012.
- ^ a b https://myboxingfans.com/2009/07/tecate-sports-awards-are-a-knockout/ Archived 2024-01-20 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL]
External links
edit- Néstor Calderón at National-Football-Teams.com
- Néstor Calderón – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)