Fernando Hidalgo

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Fernando Hidalgo
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Roberto Hidalgo Maldonado
Date of birth	(1985-05-20) May 20, 1985
Place of birth	Quito, Ecuador
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)^[1]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	LDU Quito
Number	8
Youth career
2002−2005	Deportivo Quito
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005	Tungurahua	15	(4)
2006–2007	Deportivo Quito	79	(4)
2008–2010	Barcelona	101	(3)
2011–	LDU Quito	127	(3)
National team
2007–	Ecuador	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 2, 2014. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Hidalgo and the second or maternal family name is Maldonado.

Fernando Roberto Hidalgo Maldonado (born May 20, 1985 in Quito) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team as a midfielder.

Club career

Hidalgo came out of the youth system of Deportivo Quito. Before debuting for the Quito club's professional team, he played one season with Tungurahua in Ambato. He played his first season Deportivo Quito in 2006, where he became a key player for the next two seasons. In 2008, after the request of then manager Ever Hugo Almeida, he was signed by Guayaquil-based club Barcelona. However, he saw little starting time under Almeida's guidance. It wasn't until Reinaldo Merlo became the manager of Barcelona did he begin to make an impact and become a starter. He eventually captained the team and earned the nickname el Capitán. In late 2010, he returned to Quito when he signed a five-year contract with LDU Quito starting in the 2011 season.^[2]

International career

Fernando also was included in Ecuador's 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign. In November 2008, he was called up to take action in a friendly against Mexico.^[3]

References

↑ LDU player card
↑ "Presentación oficial del Chucho Bolaños, Fernando Hidalgo y Equi González" [Official presentation of Chucho Bolaños, Fernando Hidalgo and Equi González] (in Spanish). LDU Quito. January 5, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
↑ http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/114/mexico/2008/11/12/961170/international-friendly-preview-mexico-vs-ecuador

External links

Player card on FEF (Spanish)
Fernando Hidalgo at National-Football-Teams.com

v t e Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito – current squad

1 Chávez 2 Araujo 3 Luna 4 Ambrosi 5 Ledesma 6 Balbi 7 Bolaños 8 Hidalgo 9 Congo 11 Borja 12 Madrid 13 Reasco 15 Arboleda 17 Santana 18 Matamoros 19 Morales 20 Vera 22 Domínguez 23 K. Hurtado 24 Nazareno 25 Viteri 29 Calderón 50 Intriago 51 Corozo 52 D. Hurtado 53 Cangá 54 Mercado 55 Batalla Manager: Zubeldía

Persondata
Name	Hidalgo, Fernando
Alternative names
Short description	Ecuadorian footballer
Date of birth	20 May 1985
Place of birth	Quito, Ecuador
Date of death
Place of death

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