| Fernando Beltrán | |
| Fullname: | Fernando Beltrán Cruz[1] |
| Birth Date: | 8 May 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Height: | 1.58m[2] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Guadalajara |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Atlante |
| Youthyears2: | 2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Escuela de Alto Rendimiento[3] |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Guadalajara |
| Years1: | 2017– |
| Clubs1: | Guadalajara |
| Caps1: | 189 |
| Goals1: | 12 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Tapatío (loan) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mexico U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam2: | Mexico |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17 February 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23 March 2023 |
Fernando Beltrán Cruz (born 8 May 1998), commonly known as "Nene Beltrán", is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Guadalajara.
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.[4]
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.[5] Six days later, he made his league debut against Toluca in a 0–0 draw.[6] On 25 January 2020, he would score his first league goal for Guadalajara against Toluca in a 2–2 draw.[7]
In October 2020, Beltrán extended his contract with Guadalajara, committing to remain with the club through 2024.[8]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Guadalajara | 2016–17 | Liga MX | — | — | — | 1 | 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 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 5 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 187 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 208 | 13 | |||
| Tapatío (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga de Expansión MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 188 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 209 | 13 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | ||
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Mexico U23
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