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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for Atlante.

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 Querétaro FC. On 4 June 2014 Bermudez was transferred to

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during the Apertura 2014 Mexican draft. He played with Atlético Veracruz of the

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during the league's inaugural season, leading them to a runners-up finish after losing to Chapulineros de Oaxaca in the finals.

International career

During the

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, Bermúdez, and four other members of the Mexico National Team, 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and were withdrawn from the team's tournament squad.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 *

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: Apertura 2007 *

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: Apertura 2021, Apertura 2022 *

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: 2008–09 América *

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: Clausura 2013 Puebla *

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Tapachula: *

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: Clausura 2018 Mexico *

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* * * 1987 births People from Nezahualcóyotl Footballers from the State of Mexico Living people 21st-century Mexican sportsmen Men's association football forwards Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's under-20 international footballers Mexico men's international footballers Atlante F.C. footballers Club América footballers Querétaro F.C. footballers Jaguares F.C. footballers Club Puebla players Cafetaleros de Chiapas footballers Liga MX players Liga de Expansión MX players Ascenso MX players Liga de Balompié Mexicano players 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players CONCACAF Gold Cup–winning players CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players {{Mexico-footy-forward-1980s-stub