| Mario Cárdenas | |
| Fullname: | Mario Alberto Cárdenas Virrey |
| Birth Date: | 23 August 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Santos Laguna |
| Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Santos Laguna |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Clubs2: | → Calor de Gómez Palacio |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Clubs3: | Pioneros de Cancún |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015 |
| Clubs4: | Cimarrones de Sonora |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2016 |
| Clubs5: | Albinegros de Orizaba |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs6: | Reboceros de La Piedad |
| Caps6: | 52 |
| Goals6: | 11 |
Mario Alberto Cárdenas Virrey (born 23 August 1993) is a Mexican professional football player who last played for Reboceros de La Piedad.
Cárdenas grew up playing baseball as a child, as was common in his hometown of Guaymas, but he began playing football at the age of 12.[1] He was discovered by Santos Laguna scouts while playing in a national tournament, and immediately joined their youth ranks.[1] In a span of two years, Cárdenas progressed from the under-17 squad to the senior team.[1] He made his professional debut for Santos on 19 August 2012, coming on for Darwin Quintero in a 2–1 league defeat to Pumas UNAM.
Cárdenas was loaned out to Calor de Gómez Palacio in January 2014.[2] After parting ways with Santos Laguna, he joined Pioneros de Cancún for six months.[1]
Cárdenas returned to his home state when he joined Cimarrones de Sonora in 2015. In his first game as a starter, he scored a hat-trick to secure a 3–1 win against Estudiantes Tecos.[3] [4]
He played with Acaxees de Durango of the Liga de Balompié Mexicano during the league's inaugural season in 2020–21.[5]