Irvin Cardona
{{Short description|French footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Irvin Cardona
| image = Cardona asse sb 2425.png
| caption = Cardona with Saint-Étienne in 2025
| fullname = Irvin Charly Jose Cardona
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|8|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nîmes, France
| height = 1.85 m
| currentclub = Saint-Étienne
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 = 2003–2012
| youthclubs1 = Le Pontet
| youthyears2 = 2012–2017
| youthclubs2 = Monaco
| years1 = 2016–2017
| clubs1 = Monaco B
| caps1 = 21
| goals1 = 15
| years2 = 2017–2019
| clubs2 = Monaco
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017–2019
| clubs3 = → Cercle Brugge (loan)
| caps3 = 35
| goals3 = 12
| years4 = 2019–2023
| clubs4 = Brest
| caps4 = 99
| goals4 = 18
| years5 = 2022
| clubs5 = Brest B
| caps5 = 2
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2023–
| clubs6 = FC Augsburg
| caps6 = 13
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2023–
| clubs7 = FC Augsburg II
| caps7 = 2
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2024
| clubs8 = → Saint-Étienne (loan)
| caps8 = 19
| goals8 = 8
| years9 = 2024–2025
| clubs9 = → Espanyol (loan)
| caps9 = 16
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2025–
| clubs10 = → Saint-Étienne (loan)
| caps10 = 15
| goals10 = 5
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalteam1 = France U18
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam2 = France U20
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| club-update = 25 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 28 March 2017
}}
Irvin Charly Jose Cardona (born 8 August 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for {{French football updater|Saint-Étienne}} club Saint-Étienne on loan from the German club FC Augsburg.{{Soccerway|372195|accessdate=6 July 2023}}
Club career
=Monaco=
Cardona made his professional debut on 2 February 2017 in the Coupe de France round of 32 against Chambly. He replaced Pierre-Daniel N'Guinda after 78 minutes in a 5–4 away win.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/02/01/france/coupe-de-france/fc-chambly-thelle/association-sportive-monaco-fc/2392555/|title=Chambly vs. Monaco - 1 February 2017 - Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|access-date=19 February 2017}}
He made his Ligue 1 debut ten days later coming on for Radamel Falcao to play the last 9 minutes of a 5–0 home thrashing of Metz.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/02/11/france/ligue-1/association-sportive-monaco-fc/fc-de-metz/2237062/|title=Monaco vs. Metz - 11 February 2017 - Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|access-date=19 February 2017}}
==Cercle Brugge (loan)==
On 18 July 2017, Cardona extended his Monaco contract until 2021 and was immediately loaned to the club's Belgian satellite club Cercle Brugge for the following season.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Monaco-prolonge-irvin-cardona-et-le-prete-au-cercle-de-bruges/819103|title=Monaco prolonge Irvin Cardona et le prête au Cercle de Bruges|publisher=L'Équipe|language=fr|access-date=18 July 2017}} Although he missed a couple of weeks by an injury, he still was a major key player in the team that became champion of the 2017–18 Belgian First Division B. He scored an important penalty in the last minute in the champion's game against Beerschot-Wilrijk.{{cite web|url=https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20180310_03401867/cercle-brugge-herrijst-na-ware-thriller-penalty-in-laatste-minuut-beslist-over-promotie-tegen-beerschot-wilrijk|title=Thriller met erg bittere afloop voor Beerschot Wilrijk: Cercle Brugge naar 1A na penalty in slotminuut|last=jtp|website=Gazet van Antwerpen}} He was voted second best player in the league, after teammate Xavier Mercier.{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.be/nl/jupilerproleague/nieuws/article.html?Article_ID=833021|title=Best Player of Proximus League: Xavier Mercier|website=jupilerproleague.be|access-date=16 May 2018|archive-date=4 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704010150/http://www.sport.be/nl/jupilerproleague/nieuws/article.html?Article_ID=833021|url-status=dead}}
=Brest=
On 12 August 2019, Cardona signed with Ligue 1 promotees Brest.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-irvin-cardona-monaco-a-brest-jusqu-en-2023/1048414|title=Transferts : Irvin Cardona (Monaco) à Brest jusqu'en 2023|website=L'Équipe}} On 13 September 2020, he scored an acrobatic volley goal in a 2–0 away win over Dijon which was described as a "Puskás Award contender."{{cite web |last1=Rayson |first1=Zac |title=Irvin Cardona scores Puskas award contender with incredible volley |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/ligue-1/irvin-cardona-scores-puskas-award-contender-with-incredible-volley-ligue-1-news-video-brest-v-dijon/news-story/a198ac41d3a8d1d3a403e9456662ea7a |website=foxsports.com.au |access-date=14 September 2020 |date=14 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.givemesport.com/1599445-ligue-1-brests-irvin-cardona-scores-incredible-puskas-award-contender-vs-djon|title=Ligue 1: Brest's Irvin Cardona scores incredible Puskas Award contender vs Djon|website=Give Me Sport|date=13 September 2020|access-date=14 September 2020}}
=FC Augsburg=
On 18 January 2023, Cardona signed a contract with German club FC Augsburg until 30 June 2027.{{cite web|publisher=Augsburg|url=https://www.fcaugsburg.de/en/article/fca-sign-irvin-cardona-17158|title=FCA sign Irvin Cardona|date=18 January 2023|access-date=18 January 2023}}
== Loan to Saint-Étienne ==
On 3 January 2024, Cardona returned to France, joining Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne on loan with an option-to-buy.{{Cite web |last= |date=3 January 2024 |title=Communiqué officiel : Irvin Cardona est Stéphanois |trans-title=Official announcement: Irvin Cardona is Stéphanois |url=https://www.asse.fr/fr/actualites/irvin-cardona-est-stephanois-ac35782 |access-date=4 January 2024 |publisher=AS Saint-Étienne |language=fr}}
== Loan to Espanyol ==
On 10 August 2024, Cardona moved on a new loan to Espanyol in La Liga.{{cite web|publisher=Espanyol|url=https://www.rcdespanyol.com/ca/noticia/cardona,-nou-jugador-del-rcd-espanyol/17472|title=Cardona, nou jugador del RCD Espanyol|trans-title=Cardona, new RCD Espanyol player|date=10 August 2024|access-date=10 August 2024|language=ca}}
== Second loan to Saint-Étienne==
On 28 January 2025, Cardona returned to Saint-Étienne on a new loan, with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=AS Saint-Étienne|url=https://www.asse.fr/en/actualites/irvin-cardona-goes-green-again--ac37997|title=Irvin Cardona goes green again!|date=28 January 2025|access-date=28 January 2025}}
Personal life
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played 2 June 2024}}{{cite web |title=Irvin Cardona » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/irvin-cardona/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=12 November 2019}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3" |Monaco B
|CFA |4 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |4 |1 | ||||||||||
| 2016–17
|CFA |17 | 14 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 17 | 14 | ||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!21 !15 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !21 !15 | ||||||||||
| Monaco
|3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1Appearance(s) in the Coupe de la Ligue | 0 | 0
|0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Cercle Brugge (loan)
|15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 2Appearances in Belgian First Division B promotion play-offs | 1 | 18 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19
|20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |— | 20 | 6 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!35 | 12 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 2 | 1 | 38 | 14 | ||
| rowspan="5"|Brest
|Ligue 1 |21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 23 | 7 | ||
| 2020–21
|Ligue 1 |36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |— | 38 | 8 | |||
| 2021–22
|Ligue 1 |32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |— | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23
|Ligue 1 |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |— | 10 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!99 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 106 | 19 | ||
| Brest B
|2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |— | 2 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan="3" |FC Augsburg
|10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |— | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24
|Bundesliga |3 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |3 |0 | ||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!13 !1 !0 !0 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !13 !1 | ||||||||||
| FC Augsburg II
|2 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |2 |1 | ||||||||||
| Saint-Étienne
|19 |8 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |3One appearance and one goal in the Ligue 2 promotion play-offs, two appearances and one goal in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs |2 |22 |10 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!194 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 211 | 61 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{FFF player|9362-cardona-irvin}}
- {{FFF male player|2543259216}}
- {{Lequipe|58962}}
{{AS Saint-Étienne squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cardona, Irvin}}
Category:French people of Maltese descent
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Nîmes
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Challenger Pro League players
Category:Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
Category:Stade Brestois 29 players
Category:FC Augsburg II players
Category:AS Saint-Étienne players
Category:RCD Espanyol footballers
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Spain