José Córdoba

Panamanian footballer (born 2001)
José Córdoba
Córdoba warming up for Levski
Personal information
Full name José Ángel Córdoba Chambers
Date of birth (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Panama City, Panama[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Levski Sofia
Number 33
Youth career
2007–2018 Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Independiente 12 (0)
2020 Celta B 3 (0)
2021–2022 Etar 18 (0)
2021–2022 → Levski Sofia (loan) 20 (0)
2022– Levski Sofia 47 (0)
International career‡
2022 Panama U20 2 (0)
2022– Panama 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:56, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:50, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

José Ángel Córdoba Chambers (born 3 June 2001) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia and the Panama national team.[2]

Club career

Córdoba started in the youth ranks and began his professional football career at Independiente de La Chorrera. In 2020 he was transferred to Spanish club Celta Vigo but didn't manage to breakthrough in the senior team and made appearances mainly with the reserve team. In the summer of 2020 he was released from the club and several months later he went on a trial with Bulgarian side Etar Veliko Tarnovo. Córdoba had a second trial with Etar before head coach Aleksandar Tomash decided to sign him on a permanent contract.[3] Córdoba made ten appearances in the Bulgarian First League during the second half of the 2020–21 season.[4] The club however got relegated, but Córdoba decided to stay with Etar in the Second League and appeared in eight more games before being loaned to Levski Sofia for one year with option to buy in September 2021.[5][6] On 5 April 2022, he signed with Levski on a permanent deal until 2025, coming into effect on 1 July 2022.[7]

International career

In March 2022 Cordoba got his first call-up for the national team of Panama for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Honduras, USA and Canada. He made his debut in the final qualifier of the campaign against Canada, playing full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win.[8]

Honours

Club

Levski Sofia

Individual

Best defender in Bulgarian football - 2023[9]

References

  1. ^ El panameño José Córdoba debutó con el Juvenil A en División de Honor
  2. ^ "José Córdoba Career Stats". footballdatabase.eu.
  3. ^ "Кой е Хосе Кордоба и защо бе толкова желан от Левски?". Topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Хосе Кордоба (профил)". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian).
  5. ^ "Левски подписа с Хосе Кордоба". levski.bg (in Bulgarian). 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Хосе Кордоба преминава в "Левски"". etarvt.bg (in Bulgarian). 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Левски подписа нов договор с Хосе Кордоба". levski.bg (in Bulgarian). 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Panama NT vs. Canada NT 1:0, FIFA World Cup Qualifier". fifa.com. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  9. ^ Kichukov, Simeon (18 March 2024). "Три зад Бербатов, една зад Стоичков: Кирил Десподов e Футболист №1 за четвърти път". dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 30 March 2024.

External links

  • Player Profile at lapreferente.com
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PFC Levski Sofia – current squad