Jaime Miguel Córdoba Taborda (born 7 May 1988) is a Colombian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for Cortulua. He previously played for

América de Cali América de Cali S. A., best known as América de Cali or América, is a Colombian professional football club based in Cali. It competes in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight league of Colombian football. The team plays its home games at ...

, Junior Barranquilla and more recently Atlético Nacional. Córdoba came to fame after winning a starting spot on America de Cali at 20 and helping them win their 13th league title. His performances lead for FIFA to name him one of the best young players for 2009.

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Ones to watch 2009
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