Carlos Peña (Mexican footballer)
Carlos Alberto Peña Rodríguez (born 29 March 1990), sometimes known as Gullit, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
| Peña in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Alberto Peña Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pachuca | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Pachuca | 20 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | → León (loan) | 63 | (14) |
| 2013–2015 | León | 89 | (28) |
| 2016–2017 | Guadalajara | 33 | (8) |
| 2017 | → León (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Rangers | 12 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Cruz Azul (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Necaxa (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | GKS Tychy | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Correcaminos | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | Tiburón | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | FAS | 21 | (4) |
| 2021 | Antigua | 16 | (4) |
| 2022 | Vida | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2016 | Mexico | 19 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2022 | |||
Club career
Pachuca
Born in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Peña graduated from C.F. Pachuca's youth categories, and made his first-team debut on 14 April 2010, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–2 away draw against Cruz Azul.[1] He appeared more regularly in the following campaign, playing 19 matches (13 as a starter).
León
In May 2011, Peña joined Ascenso MX side Club León.[2] He appeared in 31 matches during his first campaign with Los Panzas Verdes, as the club was promoted from the play-offs. In 2013–14 Peña scored 12 goals, as León was crowned champions of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments (the latter by defeating his former club Pachuca).
Guadalajara
On 6 December 2015, C.D. Guadalajara announced they had signed Peña with a reported transfer fee of US$8 million.[3] Peña scored on his official debut against Veracruz on 10 January 2016. Despite a slow start to the Clausura 2016 season, Peña scored seven goals in 17 appearances. However, he has received criticism for his missed penalties during crucial games.
Return to León (loan)
On 7 December 2016, it was announced that Peña had returned to Leon after playing a year for Guadalajara.
Rangers
On 22 June 2017, Scottish club Rangers announced the signing of Peña on a three-year contract for a fee of £3.2m.[4][5] Peña scored his first Rangers goal in a 4–1 win over Dundee on 9 September.[6] After two loan spells back in Mexico, his contract with Rangers was terminated in February 2019.[7]
GKS Tychy
International career
In late 2012, Peña was called up by José Manuel de la Torre to play for Mexico in the World Cup Qualifiers against Guyana on 12 October and El Salvador on 16 October. He was also called up for a friendly against Peru.
Peña was named among the 23-man squad for the 2013 Gold Cup. Mexico was eventually knocked out in the semifinals by runners-up Panama, with Peña appearing in four matches during the competition. He was later called up by Víctor Manuel Vucetich to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying matches against Panama and Costa Rica. He scored his first international goal against Finland in a friendly match on 30 October 2013. Peña was named in the 23 squad men in the 2014 World Cup. He played in the final group stage match against Croatia replacing Oribe Peralta.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 December 2022[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup 1 | Cup 2 | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pachuca | 2009–10[11] | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11[11] | 19 | 1 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||||
| León (loan) | 2011–12[11] | Ascenso MX | 31 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 6 | ||||
| León (loan) | 2012–13[11] | Liga MX | 32 | 8 | — | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 34 | 8 | |||
| León | 2013–14[11] | Liga MX | 38 | 12 | — | — | — | 8[c] | 3 | 46 | 15 | |||
| 2014–15[11] | 32 | 8 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 33 | 8 | |||||
| 2015–16[11] | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 25 | 12 | |||||
| Total | 89 | 28 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 104 | 35 | |||
| Guadalajara | 2015–16[11] | Liga MX | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17[11] | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 8 | ||||
| León (loan) | 2016–17[11] | Liga MX | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| Rangers | 2017–18[12] | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 5 | |||
| Cruz Azul (loan) | 2017–18[11] | Liga MX | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Necaxa (loan) | 2018[11] | Liga MX | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Correcaminos | 2019–20[11] | Ascenso MX | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| FAS | 2020–21[11] | Primera División de El Salvador | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||||
| Antigua | 2021–22[11] | Liga Nacional de Guatemala | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||||
| Vida | 2022–23[11] | Liga Nacional de Honduras | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 293 | 65 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 334 | 74 | ||
- ^ Appearance in North American SuperLiga
- ^ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance in CONCACAF Champions League
International
- As of 12 June 2018[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Peña goal.[14]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 October 2013 | Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States | Finland | 2–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 20 November 2013 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand | New Zealand | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
León
Guadalajara
Necaxa
FAS
References
- ^ Cruz Azul y Pachuca empatan y mantienen vivas esperanzas (Cruz Azul and Pachuca draw and maintain hopes alive); ESPN Deportes, 14 April 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Brambila vuelve a Pachuca, Peña y Montes al León (Brambila returns to Pachuca, Peña and Montes to León); Ituzos, 31 May 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Gullit Peña fue comprado en casi diez millones de dólares".
- ^ "Mexicans Carlos Pena and Eduardo Herrera sign for Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 June 2017.
- ^ Gunn, David (4 June 2017). "Rumour Mill: Rangers interested in McDonald Fee for Pena revealed Duo fly in for Ibrox talks". The Scotsman. Edinburgh: Johnston Press.
- ^ "Rangers 4-1 Dundee". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Carlos Pena: Rangers terminate contract of Mexico midfielder". BBC Sport. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Carlos 'Gullit' Peña observa desde la tribuna el empate del GKS Tychy". Marca. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ México pasa su ensayo con Finlandia rumbo a la repesca mundialista (Mexico passes warm-up with Finland towards World Cup's play-offs) 28 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine; CNN México, 30 October 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Carlos Peña at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Carlos Peña at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Carlos Peña in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Peña, Carlos". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "C. Peña". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "¡Chivas Campeón de la SuperCopa MX!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
External links
- Carlos Alberto Peña Rodríguez at Liga MX () (in Spanish)
- Carlos Peña – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com () (in Spanish)
- at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-07-30)
- – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Carlos Peña at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Carlos Peña at Soccerway
- Carlos Peña at National-Football-Teams.com