Enrique Cardenas (born August 5, 1991) is an American

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player who plays as a

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for the

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in the

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Career

College & Amateur

Cardenas played five years of

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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. While at college, Cardenas appeared for USL PDL clubs

Orange County Blue Star Orange County Blue Star was an American soccer team based in Irvine, California. Founded in 1997, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Weste ...

in 2012 and OC Blues Strikers and

Los Angeles Misioneros LA Laguna FC was an American soccer team based in the Los Angeles area, United States. Founded in 2010, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL) (now USL League Two), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southw ...

in 2013.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Cardenas signed with USL Pro club

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on April 4, 2014. He is of Mexican American descent.

References

External links

LA Force bio
1991 births Living people American men's soccer players American sportspeople of Mexican descent UC Irvine Anteaters men's soccer players Orange County Blue Star players OC Pateadores Blues players LA Laguna FC players Orange County SC players Kitsap Pumas players FC Golden State Force players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from California USL League Two players People from Indio, California Sportspeople from Riverside County, California Orange County SC U-23 players Los Angeles Force players {{US-footy-midfielder-stub