José Maria Cárdenas López (born 2 April 1985) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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. Cárdenas received his first call-up to the

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in a friendly against

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, scoring his first goal as well in a 5–1 victory. He was also called up to play the

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tournament with Mexico.

Club career

Atlante

He made his Primera División debut with Atlante on August 24, 2005 in a 2–2 draw against San Luis during the 2005 Apertura tournament. During that season, he only amassed 9 league matches, scoring no goals. During the 2006 Clausura, José María played in all 17 league matches, helping Atlante reach the play-offs. Although part of the team, Cárdenas was not able to play a part in Atlante's 2007 Apertura championship campaign, winning in the final against

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. His last season with the

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-based club was the 2008 Clausura, playing only one match. In total, Cárdenas played 70 matches for Atlante, and scored 5 goals.

Pachuca

International career

He made his debut with the senior national team on March 11, 2009 in a friendly against

and scored in his debut.

International goals

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International appearances

''As of July 20, 2013''

Honours

América *

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: Clausura 2013 Morelia *

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: Apertura 2013 León *

: Clausura 2014 Mexico *

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