José Ángel Córdoba Chambers (born 3 June 2001) is a

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nian professional

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who plays as a defender for Bulgarian club Levski Sofia.

Club career

Córdoba started in the youth ranks and began his professional football career at Independiente de La Chorrera. In 2020 he was transferred to Spanish club Celta Vigo but didn't manage to breakthrough in the senior team and made appearances mainly with the reserve team. In the summer of 2020 he was released from the club and several months later he went on a trial with Bulgarian side

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. Córdoba had a second trial with Etar before head coach

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decided to sign him on a permanent contract. Córdoba made ten appearances in the Bulgarian First League during the second half of the 2020–21 season. The club however got relegated, but Córdoba decided to stay with Etar in the Second League and appeared in eight more games before being loaned to Levski Sofia for one year with option to buy in September 2021. On 5 April 2022, he signed with Levski on a permanent deal until 2025, coming into effect on 1 July 2022.

International career

In March 2022 Cordoba got his first call-up for the national team of Panama for the

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matches against

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and

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. He made his debut in the final qualifier of the campaign against Canada playing full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win.

Honours

Club

;Levski Sofia *

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(1): 2021–22

References

External links

Player Profile
at lapreferente.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Cordoba, Jose 2001 births Living people Panamanian footballers Panama international footballers Association football defenders Panamanian expatriate footballers Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria C.A. Independiente de La Chorrera players Celta de Vigo B players FC Etar Veliko Tarnovo players PFC Levski Sofia players Liga Panameña de Fútbol First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players