Néstor Calderón
Mexican footballer (born 1989)
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Néstor Calderón Enríquez (born 14 February 1989), also known as el Avión (the Plane), is a Mexican former professional footballer who last played as a winger.
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Calderón playing for Toluca | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Néstor Calderón Enríquez | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Atlético Mexiquense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Toluca | 136 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Pachuca | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Santos Laguna | 107 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Guadalajara (loan) | 29 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → UNAM (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Celaya | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Salamanca | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Tiburón | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Mexico U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Mexico U23 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Mexico | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 January 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
He was spotted and brought by José Manuel de la Torre from the youth squads of Rayados to Atlético Mexiquense, 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 Javier Aguirre in September 2009 called him to train with Mexico 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
Honours
Toluca
Santos Laguna
Guadalajara
Mexico U23
Individual
- Tecate Premios Deportes Best Rookie: 2009[6]
- Tecate Premios Deportes Best XI: 2009[6]
- Mexican Primera División Best Rookie: Apertura 2008
- Liga MX Best XI: Clausura 2015