Fernando Arce

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Fernando Arce
Personal information
Full nameFernando Enrique Arce Ruiz
Date of birth (1980-04-24) April 24, 1980
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionRight Wing Midfielder
Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current clubTijuana
Number8
Youth career
América
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2000–2001Irapuato21(2)
2002–2003Veracruz60(8)
2003–2004Atlante40(7)
2004–2007Morelia122(24)
2008–2011Santos Laguna127(14)
2011–Tijuana65(5)
National team
1997Mexico U-173(1)
2003–Mexico44(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 May 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Fernando Enrique Arce Ruiz (born April 24, 1980) is a Mexican international football midfielder. He currently plays for Tijuana in Mexico.

Club career

Arce came out of Club América's youth prospects, but never debuted there. Arce debuted for Irapuato in a game against Toluca on October 28, 2000. Arce played the last eleven minutes and helped preserve the 3-2 win over the Choriceros. After being relegated to the bench for most of his first year at Irapuato, Arce's breakout season in 2001 in which he scored two goals and had five assists helped garner attention from other teams. Prior to the Verano (summer) 2002 season, Arce was transferred to Veracruz, where he remained until the following year. At Veracruz, he scored 8 goals while also dishing out 4 assists, asserting himself as one of the top scoring midfielders in the league. He was part of a Veracruz team that reached the league playoff semifinals in his last season at the club.

Despite his success at Veracruz, the team decided let him go, and Fernando was transferred to Atlante before the Apertura 2003 season. In his lone year with the Potros, he scored seven goals and had seven assists, while playing in 40 games - all but one in which he played in its entirety. After the Clausura 2004 season in which he helped Atlante reach the quarterfinals, Arce was once again transferred, this time to Morelia.

At Morelia, Arce has consolidated himself as a team leader, helping the team reach the semifinals during the Clausura 2005 season, while anchoring the midfield with three goals and two assists.

Before the Clausura 2008, Arce moved to Santos Laguna[1]

International career

Arce has also made numerous appearances for the Mexican national football team, under the tutelage of former head coach Ricardo LaVolpe, Hugo Sánchez and former head coach Jose Manuel de la Torre. Against Peru on June 8, 2008, Arce scored two goals, his first multiscoring game with the national team. Against Belize on June 21, 2008 he again multi scored with the national team

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. February 28, 2007 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States  Venezuela 2–0 3–1 Friendly
2. July 8, 2007 Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín, Venezuela  Paraguay 4–0 6–0 2007 Copa América
3. June 8, 2008 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States  Peru 1–0 4–0 Friendly
4. June 8, 2008 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States  Peru 4–0 4–0 Friendly
5. June 21, 2008 Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico  Belize 4–0 7–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. June 21, 2008 Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico  Belize 5–0 7–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. September 6, 2008 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Jamaica 2–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Honours

Santos Laguna

  • Primera División de México - Torneo Clausura 2008

Tijuana

External links

References

  1. ↑ Santos have a new "Warrior" - SportsYa
  2. ↑ "Fernando Arce's Senior National Team Goals". 
Club Tijuana – current squad
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