| José Maria Cárdenas | |
| Fullname: | José Maria Cárdenas López[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1985 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Zacatecas, Mexico |
| Height: | 1.74 m |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Years1: | 2005–2008 |
| Clubs1: | Atlante |
| Caps1: | 70 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs2: | Pachuca |
| Caps2: | 39 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2009–2012 |
| Clubs3: | Santos Laguna |
| Caps3: | 79 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs4: | América |
| Caps4: | 37 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2013 |
| Clubs5: | → Morelia (loan) |
| Caps5: | 35 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2014 |
| Clubs6: | → León (loan) |
| Caps6: | 18 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs7: | León |
| Caps7: | 31 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs8: | Tijuana |
| Caps8: | 22 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs9: | Dorados |
| Caps9: | 17 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Totalcaps: | 348 |
| Totalgoals: | 20 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009–2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mexico |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
José Maria Cárdenas López (born 2 April 1985) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Cárdenas received his first call-up to the Mexico national team in a friendly against Bolivia, scoring his first goal as well in a 5–1 victory. He was also called up to play the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament with Mexico.
He made his Primera División debut with Atlante on August 24, 2005 in a 2–2 draw against San Luis during the 2005 Apertura tournament. During that season, he only amassed 9 league matches, scoring no goals. During the 2006 Clausura, José María played in all 17 league matches, helping Atlante reach the play-offs. Although part of the team, Cárdenas was not able to play a part in Atlante's 2007 Apertura championship campaign, winning in the final against UNAM.[2] His last season with the Cancún-based club was the 2008 Clausura, playing only one match. In total, Cárdenas played 70 matches for Atlante, and scored 5 goals.
He made his debut with the senior national team on March 11, 2009 in a friendly against Bolivia and scored in his debut.
|-| 1. || March 11, 2009 || Commerce City, Colorado, United States || || 5–1 || Win || Friendly|}[3]
As of July 20, 2013
| International appearances | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | |||||
| 1. | March 11, 2009 | Commerce City, Colorado, United States | 5–1 | Friendly | |||||
| 2. | June 28, 2009 | Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States | 0–0 | Friendly | |||||
| 3. | February 9, 2011 | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States | 2–0 | Friendly | |||||
| 4. | July 20, 2013 | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States | 1–0 | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||||
América
Clausura 2013
Morelia
León
Clausura 2014
Mexico