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

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who plays as a defender for club

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and the Panama national team.

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

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, but did not manage to break through in the senior team and made appearances mainly with the reserve team. In 2020, he went on a trial with Bulgarian side Etar Veliko Tarnovo. 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

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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. On 5 June 2024, Córdoba was transferred to

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club

. His first full league start was in a 4–1 home victory against

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and he scored his first goal for the club in a defeat against

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on 15 December.

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.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Independiente * Liga Panameña de Fútbol Clausura: 2018–19 Levski Sofia *

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: 2021–22 Panama *

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runner-up: 2024–25 Individual *

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Best Defender:

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References

External links

Player Profile
at lapreferente.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Cordoba, Jose 2001 births Living people Panamanian men's footballers 21st-century Panamanian sportsmen Panama men's international footballers 2024 Copa América players 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Men's association football defenders Panamanian expatriate men's footballers Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom Expatriate men's footballers in England C.A. Independiente de La Chorrera players RC Celta Fortuna players SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo players PFC Levski Sofia players Norwich City F.C. players Liga Panameña de Fútbol players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players English Football League players