Christian de Jesús Bermúdez Gutiérrez (born 26 April 1987), also known as El Hobbit, is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Bermúdez has had a previous stint with Atlante from 2006 to 20011. He can play as a forward and a

. He is known as "The

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" because of his short stature. On 18 December 2013 Bermúdez was transferred to

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. On 4 June 2014 Bermudez was transferred to Chiapas during the Apertura 2014 Mexican draft. He played with

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of the

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during the league's inaugural season, leading them to a runners-up finish after losing to

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in the finals.

International career

During the

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, Bermúdez, and four other members of the

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, tested positive for the banned substance of

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and were withdrawn from the team's tournament squad. However, all players were exonerated as FIFA determined that the accused had accidentally ingested the banned substance through contaminated meat that had been served during a pre-tournament training camp. However,

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appealed to the

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to request a ban. But on 12 October 2011 WADA withdrew this request after the full file was available for them.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Atlante * Mexican Primera División: Apertura 2007 *

Liga de Expansión MX The Liga de Expansión MX, also known as Liga de Desarrollo (Liga BBVA Expansión MX for sponsorship reasons), is a Mexican football league founded in 2020 as part of the Mexican Football Federation's "Stabilization Project", which has the prim ...

: Apertura 2021, Apertura 2022 *

Campeón de Campeones ''Campeón de Campeones'' ( es, Champion of Champions) is an annual Mexican football competition established in 1942. In its current form, the winner of the Apertura season faces the winner of the Clausura season, for both Liga MX and Liga MX Feme ...

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* CONCACAF Champions League: 2008–09 América * Liga MX: Clausura 2013 Puebla *

Supercopa MX The Supercopa MX ( en, Supercup MX) was a Mexican football championship contested by the winners of the Apertura and Clausura Copa MX. History In June 2013 Liga MX president Decio De María announced the winners of Apertura and Clausura Copa MX w ...

: 2015 Tapachula: * Ascenso MX: Clausura 2018 Mexico *

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: 2011

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* * * 1987 births Living people People from Nezahualcóyotl Footballers from the State of Mexico Men's association football forwards Mexico men's youth international footballers Mexico men's under-20 international footballers Mexico men's international footballers 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players Atlante F.C. footballers Club América footballers Querétaro F.C. footballers Chiapas F.C. footballers Club Puebla players Cafetaleros de Chiapas footballers Liga MX players Liga de Balompié Mexicano players Mexican men's footballers {{Mexico-footy-forward-stub