| Irvin Cardona | |
| Fullname: | Irvin Charly Jose Cardona |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Nîmes, France |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Forward, winger |
| Currentclub: | Espanyol |
| Youthyears1: | 2003–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Le Pontet |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Monaco |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Monaco B |
| Caps1: | 21 |
| Goals1: | 15 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Monaco |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Cercle Brugge (loan) |
| Caps3: | 35 |
| Goals3: | 12 |
| Years4: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Brest |
| Caps4: | 99 |
| Goals4: | 18 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | Brest B |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | FC Augsburg |
| Caps6: | 13 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | FC Augsburg II |
| Caps7: | 2 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2024 |
| Clubs8: | → Saint-Étienne (loan) |
| Caps8: | 19 |
| Goals8: | 8 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | → Espanyol (loan) |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 04:13, 3 June 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 28 March 2017 |
Irvin Charly Jose Cardona (born 8 August 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Spanish club Espanyol on loan from the German club FC Augsburg.
Cardona made his professional debut on 2 February 2017 in the Coupe de France round of 32 against Chambly. He replaced Pierre-Daniel N'Guinda after 78 minutes in a 5–4 away win.[1] He made his Ligue 1 debut ten days later coming on for Radamel Falcao to play the last 9 minutes of a 5–0 home thrashing of Metz.[2]
On 18 July 2017, Cardona extended his Monaco contract until 2021 and was immediately loaned to the club's Belgian satellite club Cercle Brugge for the following season.[3] Although he missed a couple of weeks by an injury, he still was a major key player in the team that became champion of the 2017–18 Belgian First Division B. He scored an important penalty in the last minute in the champion's game against Beerschot-Wilrijk.[4] He was voted second best player in the league, after teammate Xavier Mercier.[5]
On 12 August 2019, Cardona signed with Ligue 1 promotees Brest.[6] On 13 September 2020, he scored an acrobatic volley goal in a 2–0 away win over Dijon which was described as a "Puskás Award contender."[7] [8]
On 18 January 2023, Cardona signed a contract with German club FC Augsburg until 30 June 2027.[9]
On 3 January 2024, Cardona returned to France, joining Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne on loan with an option-to-buy.[10]
On 10 August 2024, Cardona moved on a new loan to Espanyol in La Liga.[11]
Born in France, Cardona is of Maltese descent.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Monaco B | 2015–16 | CFA | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | CFA | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | 17 | 14 | |||||
| Total | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | 21 | 15 | ||||||
| Monaco | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[14] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division B | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2[15] | 1 | 18 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 38 | 14 | ||||
| Brest | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | 7 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 8 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 4 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 99 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 106 | 19 | ||||
| Brest B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| FC Augsburg | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
| FC Augsburg II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Saint-Étienne | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[16] | 2 | 22 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 194 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 211 | 61 | |||
Monaco
Cercle Brugge