Fernando Beltrán

For the Mexican boxer, see Fernando Beltrán Jr.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Beltrán and the second or maternal family name is Cruz.

Fernando Beltrán

Beltrán with Guadalajara in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Beltrán Cruz[1]
Date of birth	(1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Guadalajara
Number	20
Youth career
2012–2013	Atlante
2013	Escuela de Alto Rendimiento[3]
2014–2017	Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	Guadalajara	187	(12)
2021	→ Tapatío (loan)	1	(0)
International career^‡
2019–2021	Mexico U23	11	(0)
2020–	Mexico	11	(0)
Medal record Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023

Fernando Beltrán Cruz (born 8 May 1998), commonly known as "Nene Beltrán", is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Guadalajara.

Club career

Beltrán first joined Atlante's youth academy in 2012, taking part in U-15 and third division squad and then briefly joined Santos Laguna's Escuela de Alto Rendimiento in 2014. He was scouted and joined Guadalajara's youth academy in 2014, managing to go through U-17 and U-20 youth system.^[4]

Beltrán debuted with the first-team under Matías Almeyda against Tigres UANL in the 2017 Campeón de Campeones on 16 July 2017, which ended in a 1–0 loss.^[5] Six days later, he made his league debut against Toluca in a 0–0 draw.^[6] On 25 January 2020, he would score his first league goal for Guadalajara against Toluca in a 2–2 draw.^[7]

In October 2020, Beltrán extended his contract with Guadalajara, committing to remain with the club through 2024.^[8]

International career

Youth

In May 2019, Beltrán was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the under-22 squad in that year's Toulon Tournament,^[9] where Mexico would place third in the competition.^[10]

Beltrán was called up to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal with the Olympic team.^[11]

Senior

In September 2020, Beltrán received his first senior national team call up by Gerardo Martino for a training camp.^[12] At the end of the month, he made his debut with the national team in a friendly match against Guatemala, coming on as a substitute during the second half for a 3–0 victory.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 February 2024^[14]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Guadalajara	2016–17	Liga MX	—		—		—		1[a]	0	1	0
	2017–18		8	0	4	1	—		—		12	1
	2018–19		19	0	7	0	—		—		26	0
	2019–20		18	2	4	0	—		—		22	2
	2020–21		34	0	—		—		—		34	0
	2021–22		30	2	—		—		—		30	2
	2022–23		38	3	—		—		—		38	3
	2023–24		40	5	–		3[b]	0	2[c]	0	45	5
	2024–25		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		187	12	15	1	3	0	3	0	208	13
Tapatío (loan)	2020–21	Liga de Expansión MX	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Career total			188	12	15	1	3	0	3	0	209	13

1. Appearance in Campeón de Campeones
2. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
3. Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 2 June 2024^[15]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mexico	2020	1	0
	2021	3	0
	2022	5	0
	2023	1	0
	2024	1	0
Total		11	0

Honours

Guadalajara

• CONCACAF Champions League: 2018^[16]

Mexico U23

• Olympic Bronze Medal: 2020^[17]

Individual

• Liga MX All-Star: 2022^[18]

References

1. "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018™ List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
2. "Fernando Beltrán Cruz". Ligamx.net. Liga MX. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
3. "Fernando Beltrán Cruz - Ficha Jugador". www.ligamx.net. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
4. "Cantera Chivas". chivasdecorazon (in Spanish). Chivas passion. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
5. MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net.
6. "Fernando Beltran is Liga MX's best player at the moment". 14 April 2020.
7. "Fernando Beltrán marca su primer gol en la Liga MX".
8. "Fernando Beltrán renueva contrato con Chivas hasta 2024". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 13 October 2020.
9. "Convocatoria Final de la SNM Sub 22 Para el Torneo Maurice Revello" (in Spanish). Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. 23 May 2019.
10. "Con Jurado como figura en los penales, México se quedó con el Tercer Lugar en Toulon". MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish). 15 June 2019.
11. "Revelan lista oficial de la Selección Sub-23 que acudirá a Tokio 2020". 5 July 2021.
12. "Las nuevas caras que tendrá el Tri en la nueva convocatoria". AS. 16 September 2020.
13. Marshall, Tom (30 September 2020). "Mexico beats Guatemala in first match of 2020 at empty Estadio Azteca". ESPN.
14. Fernando Beltrán at Soccerway
15. Fernando Beltrán at National-Football-Teams.com
16. "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
17. "Mexico win Olympic bronze medal after beating hosts Japan at Tokyo 2020". Goal. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
18. "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

External links

• Fernando Beltrán at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
• Fernando Beltrán at Flashscore.com
• Fernando Beltrán at Soccerway