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[2]
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 León
Number 6
Youth career
2012–2013 Atlante
2014–2017 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2025 Guadalajara 217 (12)
2025– León 21 (2)
International career‡
2019–2021 Mexico U23 11 (0)
2020– Mexico 11 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo Team
Toulon Tournament
2019 France Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 June 2024

Fernando Beltrán Cruz (born 8 May 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club León.

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.[3]

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.[4] Six days later, he made his league debut against Toluca in a 0–0 draw.[5] On 25 January 2020, he would score his first league goal for Guadalajara against Toluca in a 2–2 draw.[6]

In October 2020, Beltrán extended his contract with Guadalajara, committing to remain with the club through 2024.[7]

On 3 June 2025, León reached an agreement to sign Beltrán from Chivas for a $3 million fee.[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 9 February 2026[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 31 1 — 4[b] 1 2[c] 0 37 2
Total 218 12 15 1 7 1 5 0 245 15
Tapatío (loan) 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX 1 0 — — — 1 0
Club León 2025–26 Liga MX 20 1 — — 2[c] 0 22 1
Career total 239 13 15 1 7 0 7 0 268 16
  1. ^ Appearance in Campeón de Campeones
  2. ^ a b Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  3. ^ a b c 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

Mexico U23

Mexico

Individual

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. ^ a b "Fernando Beltrán Cruz". Ligamx.net. Liga MX. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Cantera Chivas". chivasdecorazon (in Spanish). Chivas passion. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  4. ^ MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net.
  5. ^ "Fernando Beltran is Liga MX's best player at the moment". 14 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Fernando Beltrán marca su primer gol en la Liga MX". MARCA Claro México.
  7. ^ "Fernando Beltrán renueva contrato con Chivas hasta 2024". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 13 October 2020.
  8. ^ OneFootball (2025-06-04). "Fernando Beltrán leaves Chivas to strengthen León". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  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. ^ "Mexico 1-0 Panama (Jun 18, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  19. ^ "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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