Fernando Beltrán

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 1.67 m (5 ft 6 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 218 (13)
2021 → Tapatío 1 (0)
2025– León 37 (3)
International career‡
2019–2021 Mexico U23 11 (0)
2020– Mexico 11 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
Toulon Tournament
Third place2019 FranceTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 August 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 on 28 August 2026[14]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guadalajara 2016–17 Liga MX —1[a]0——10
2017–18 8041——121
2018–19 19070——260
2019–20 18240——222
2020–21 3405[b]0——390
2021–22 302———302
2022–23 3835[c]0——433
2023–24 405—3[d]02[e]0455
2024–25 311—4[d]12[e]0372
Total 21813261714025515
Tapatío (loan) 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX 10———10
León 2025–26 Liga MX 313——2[e]0333
2026–27 60——4[e]0100
Total 373——60433
Career total 256162617110029918
  1. ↑ Appearance in Campeón de Campeones
  2. ↑ Appearances in Copa GNP por México
  3. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sky por México
  4. 1 2 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  5. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played on 2 June 2024[15]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 202010
202130
202250
202310
202410
Total110

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. 1 2 "Fernando Beltrán Cruz". Ligamx.net. Liga MX. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  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. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  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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