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who last played as a winger.

Club career

He was spotted and brought by

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from the youth squads of Rayados to

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, and from there was promoted to the first Toluca squad due to his great performance. Starting almost every game.

International career

Then Mexico national team coach

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in September 2009 called him to train with

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for the World Cup Qualifiers against Costa Rica and Honduras and later gave him his international debut in a friendly against Colombia in the United States.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Toluca *

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: Apertura 2008, Bicentenario 2010 Santos Laguna *

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: Clausura 2015 *

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: Apertura 2014 *

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Guadalajara *

: Clausura 2017 *

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Mexico U23 * CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship:

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Individual *Tecate Premios Deportes Best Rookie: 2009 *Tecate Premios Deportes Best XI: 2009 *

Best Rookie: Apertura 2008 *

Best XI: Clausura 2015

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Calderon, Nestor 1989 births Living people Footballers from Jalisco Men's association football wingers Mexican expatriate men's footballers Mexico men's international footballers Deportivo Toluca F.C. Reserves and Academy footballers Deportivo Toluca F.C. players C.F. Pachuca players Santos Laguna footballers C.D. Guadalajara footballers Club Universidad Nacional footballers Celaya F.C. footballers Salamanca CF UDS players Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Segunda División B players Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Mexican men's footballers 21st-century Mexican sportsmen