Carlos Alberto Peña

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Carlos Peña
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Peña Rodríguez
Date of birth (1990-03-29) 29 March 1990
Place of birth Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Guadalajara
Number 27
Youth career
Pachuca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Pachuca 20 (1)
2011–2013 → León (loan) 63 (14)
2013–2015 León 89 (28)
2016– Guadalajara 31 (8)
National team‡
2012– Mexico 19 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 July 2015

Carlos Alberto Peña Rodríguez (born 29 March 1990) is a Mexican footballer who plays for Liga MX club Guadalajara as a midfielder.

Peña is known as "Gullit" due to his physical resemblance to Dutch former footballer Ruud Gullit.

Club career

Pachuca

Born in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Peña graduated from C.F. Pachuca's youth categories, and made his first-team debut on 14 April 2010, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–2 away draw against Cruz Azul.[1] He appeared more regularly in the following campaign, playing 19 matches (13 as a starter).

León

In May 2011, Peña joined Ascenso MX side Club León.[2] He appeared in 31 matches during his first campaign with Los Panzas Verdes, as the club was promoted from the play-offs. In 2013–14 Peña scored 12 goals, as León was crowned champions of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments (the latter by defeating his former club Pachuca).

Guadalajara

On 6 December 2015, C.D. Guadalajara announced they had signed Peña with a reported transfer fee of US$8 million.[3] Peña scored on his official debut against Veracruz on 10 January 2016. Despite a slow start to the Clausura 2016 season, Peña scored seven goals in 17 appearances. However, he has received criticism for his missed penalties during crucial games.

International career

In late 2012, Peña was called up by José Manuel de la Torre to play for Mexico in the World Cup Qualifiers against Guyana on October 12 and El Salvador on October 16. He was also called up for a friendly against Peru.

Peña was named among the 23-man squad for the 2013 Gold Cup. Mexico was eventually knocked out in the semifinals by runners-up Panama, with Peña appearing in four matches during the competition. He was later called up by Víctor Manuel Vucetich to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying matches against Panama and Costa Rica. He scored his first international goal against Finland in a friendly match on October 30, 2013. Peña was named in the 23 squad men in the 2014 World Cup. He played in the final group stage match against Croatia replacing Oribe Peralta.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[5]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1. 30 October 2013 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States  Finland 2–0 4–2 Friendly
2. 20 November 2013 Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand  New Zealand 4–2 4–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ Cruz Azul y Pachuca empatan y mantienen vivas esperanzas (Cruz Azul and Pachuca draw and maintain hopes alive); ESPN Deportes, 14 April 2010 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Brambila vuelve a Pachuca, Peña y Montes al León (Brambila returns to Pachuca, Peña and Montes to León); Ituzos, 31 May 2011 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/2546026/gullit-pena-fue-comprado-en-casi-diez-millones-de-dolares
  4. ↑ México pasa su ensayo con Finlandia rumbo a la repesca mundialista (Mexico passes warm-up with Finland towards World Cup's play-offs); CNN México, 30 October 2013 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ "C. Peña". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2016.

Honours

León
Guadalajara

External links

  1. ↑ "¡Chivas Campeón de la SuperCopa MX!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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