American soccer player
Enrique Cardenas (born August 5, 1991) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Los Angeles Force in the National Independent Soccer Association .
Career
College & Amateur
Cardenas played five years of college soccer at UC Irvine between 2009 and 2013, including a red-shirted year in 2009. During his time at college, Cardenas was named First Team All-West Region, Big West Midfielder of the Year and First Team All-Big West in 2013.[ 1]
While at college, Cardenas appeared for USL PDL clubs Orange County Blue Star in 2012 and OC Blues Strikers and Los Angeles Misioneros in 2013.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft , Cardenas signed with USL Pro club Orange County Blues on April 4, 2014.[ 5] He is of Mexican American descent.[ 6]
References
^ Enrique Cardenas. "Enrique Cardenas - UC Irvine" . ucirvinesports.com . UC Irvine Sports. Archived from the original on July 22, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014 .
^ "United Soccer Leagues - Orange County Blue Star - 2012" . uslsoccer.com . United Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014 .
^ "United Soccer Leagues - Orange County Blues - 2013" . uslsoccer.com . United Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014 .
^ "United Soccer Leagues - Los Angeles Misioneros - 2013" . uslsoccer.com . United Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014 .
^ "Cardenas Signs With Orange County" . Uslpro.uslsoccer.com . United Soccer League. April 4, 2014. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014 .
^ "Undrafted Cardenas examines MLS process" . topdrawersoccer.com . Advanced Sports Media. January 27, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2020 .
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