Sherman Cárdenas
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| Sherman Cárdenas | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sherman Andrés Cárdenas Estupiñán | |
| Date of birth | August 7, 1989 | |
| Place of birth | Bucaramanga, Colombia | |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Atlético Bucaramanga | |
| Number | 30 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| ? - 2005 | Atlético Bucaramanga | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2005 - | Atlético Bucaramanga | 16 (4) |
| National team | ||
| 2006 - |  Colombia |
10 (2) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Sherman Andrés Cárdenas Estupiñán (born August 7, 1989 in Bucaramanga) is a Colombian football attacking midfielder who plays for local club Atlético Bucaramanga.
He made his league debut on August 28, 2005 against Real Cartagena. He was 16 years and 21 days old at the time, making him one of the youngest players ever to play in the Copa Mustang,[1] Colombia's top club tournament.
At the international level, he was part of the Colombian youth squad that won the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games in Cartagena, and played with the Colombian youth team at the 2007 South American U-20 Championship in Paraguay, scoring his first international goal against Venezuela on January 16, 2007.[2] Cárdenas has been widely dubbed the next El Pibe, Carlos Valderrama.
