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Canadian-Chilean soccer player (born 1995)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Córdova and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
Juan Córdova
Córdova in 2024
Personal information
Full name Juan Guillermo Córdova Torres
Date of birth (1995-06-25) 25 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Los Andes, Chile
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team York United
Number 7
Youth career
Nogales
Unión San Felipe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Unión San Felipe 57 (1)
2017–2022 Huachipato 95 (0)
2023 Ñublense 8 (0)
2024– York United 20 (3)
International career
2014 Chile U20 5 (0)
2017 Canada U23 2 (0)
2017 Canada 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 27, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 8, 2017

Juan Guillermo Córdova Torres (born June 25, 1995) is a professional soccer player who plays as a full-back for Canadian club York United. Born in Chile, he has represented the Canada national team.

Career

Club

Córdova joined Unión San Felipe at the age of 16. He scored his first league goal for the club against Rangers on 21 January 2017.

In May 2017, Córdova joined Huachipato of the Chilean Primera División.

In December 2022, Córdova departed Huachipato and joined fellow Chilean side Ñublense.

On January 4, 2024, he signed with Canadian Premier League club York United on a one-year deal, plus a club option for a further twelve months.

International

Born in Chile, Córdova holds a Canadian passport through his father, who was also born in Chile, but is a Canadian citizen. He represented Chile at the U-20 level, making 5 appearances in 2014. Córdova was called up to the Canadian U-23 side for the 2017 Aspire tournament held in Qatar on 19 March 2017. He made his debut against Uzbekistan on March 25 in a 1–0 win.

In May 2017 Córdova was called up to the senior team for a friendly against Curaçao.

In May 2019, Córdova was called up to the 40-man provisional squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Career statistics

As of match played October 27, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Unión San Felipe Primera B 2013–14 2 0 — 0 0 — 2 0
2014–15 17 0 — 2 0 — 19 0
2015–16 15 0 — 4 1 — 19 1
2016–17 23 1 — 2 0 — 25 1
Total 57 1 0 0 8 1 0 0 65 2
Huachipato Chilean Primera División 2017 7 0 — 6 1 — 13 1
2018 16 0 — 3 0 — 19 0
2019 16 0 — 2 0 — 18 0
2020 16 0 — 0 0 3 0 19 0
2021 23 0 — 7 0 7 0 37 0
2022 17 0 — 4 0 0 0 21 0
Total 95 0 0 0 22 1 10 0 127 1
Ñublense Chilean Primera División 2023 8 0 — 1 0 — 9 0
York United FC Canadian Premier League 2024 20 3 2 0 1 0 — 23 3
Career total 180 1 2 0 31 2 11 0 224 6

Personal life

Córdova was born in Chile and lived with his father's family in Canada. Eventually, he returned to Chile along with his mother. Since the age of five, he has held dual Chilean-Canadian citizenship.

References

  1. "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Canada" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 2. Retrieved May 20, 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. Rooney, Mat (April 18, 2017). "RedNation Interview Series: Juan Cordova". Red Nation Online.
  3. "UNIÓN SAN FELIPE VS. RANGERS 1 - 2". January 21, 2017.
  4. "Canadian Summer Transfers: Juan Cordova". Red Nation Online.
  5. "Ñublense anuncia su primer fichaje para la temporada 2023". December 2, 2022.
  6. Vega, Diego (December 13, 2023). "Ñublense anuncia salida masiva". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  7. "York United FC announce signing of Canadian defender Juan Córdova". York United FC. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  8. Jacques, John (January 4, 2024). "Top Flight Talent: York United Lands Juan Cordova". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  9. "Juan Córdova". Canada Soccer.
  10. Sepúlveda, Pablo (March 8, 2017). "Seis jugadores que militaron en Unión San Felipe quedaron en libertad de acción".
  11. "Canada Soccer announces squads to compete in Scotland and Qatar". March 17, 2017. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  12. "Canada earns gritty 1:0 win over Uzbekistan in U-23 series". March 25, 2017. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  13. "Canada's summer of soccer squad announced for Men's National Team match in Montréal". May 30, 2017. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  14. "40-Player National Team Roster" (PDF). CONCACAF. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  15. Juan Córdova at Soccerway
  16. Toledo, Rául (July 13, 2022). "Entrevista: El chileno que todavía puede ir a Qatar 2022: "Tengo que dejar la vida estos meses"". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved July 14, 2022.

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