Oscar Cordon
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oscar Eduardo Cordon | ||
| Date of birth | January 18, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Woodbridge Strikers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008 | Mississauga Falcons | ||
| 2009–2010 | TFC Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2012 | Toronto FC | 4 | (0) |
| 2014– | Woodbridge Strikers | 4 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Canada U18 | ||
| 2010–2012 | Canada U20 | ||
| 2015– | Guatemala U23 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 15, 2012. | |||
Oscar Cordon (born January 18, 1993) is a Canadian-born Guatemalan professional footballer currently playing for Woodbridge Strikers.
Career
Youth
Cordon began his youth career in the Driftwood Hispanic Soccer League with Uruguay 93, then later moved to Mississauga Falcons.
Professional
In 2009 he joined TFC Academy and played for the team in the Canadian Soccer League. Cordon made two appearances with the Toronto FC first team during the 2010 season, the first in June against Vancouver Whitecaps FC during the Nutrilite Canadian Championship and then in October against Arabe Unido during the CONCACAF Champions League group stage.
In late January 2011 it was announced that Cordon would travel with Toronto's Senior team to Turkey for preseason training camp, being one of four academy players invited to travel.[1] After impressing during the preseason training camp he signed with Toronto FC on March 17, 2011.[2]
Cordon made his MLS debut on April 13, 2011 in a 0–0 home draw against Los Angeles Galaxy as a second half sub for Gianluca Zavarise.[3]
Cordon was released by Toronto on November 15, 2012.[4]
On July 18, 2013, Deportivo Iztapa announced they had signed Cordon.[5] However, the two sides were unable to come to an agreement and Cordon returned to Toronto in September to complete his high school education.[6]
Cordon joined the Woodbridge Strikers of the newly launched League1 Ontario in early 2014. He is currently both a player and a youth coach with the club.
International
Cordon has represented Canada at various youth levels.
Club Statistics
| Club | Season | League | League | Playoff | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Toronto FC | 2010 | MLS | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Last updated on August 21, 2011
Honours
- Toronto FC
References
- ↑ "Academy quartet travel". www.torontofc.ca. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
- ↑ "Toronto FC Academy Graduates Four More". www.torontofc.ca. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ↑ "Another Point TO Youthful TFC". www.torontofc.ca. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2012/11/option-declined-six-players
- ↑ http://noticias.emisorasunidas.com/noticias/deportes-futbol-nacional/deportivo-iztapa-contrata-oscar-cordon
- ↑ http://rednationonline.ca/Articles2013/LifeAfterTorontoFCOscarCordon.aspx