Antonio Pedroza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Michael Pedroza Whitham | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Chester, Cheshire, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Chiapas | 18 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Crystal Palace | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Morelia (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 19 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | → Herediano (loan) | 19 | (5) |
| 2015 | Cruz Azul | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Herediano (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Toluca | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Olmedo | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Herediano | 21 | (1) |
| 2019 | Mineros de Zacatecas | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Antonio Michael Pedroza Whitham (born 20 February 1991) is an English-Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward.[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]Antonio Pedroza was born in Chester to a Mexican father and an English mother. At the age of two years, he was brought to Miguel Auza, a municipality located in the Mexican state of Zacatecas.
Prior to starting his career, he spent short trial periods with various clubs in Europe such as Premier League clubs Fulham and Arsenal, as well as Spanish La Liga club Atletico de Madrid.[4]
Club career
[edit]Mexico
[edit]Pedroza made his league debut with Jaguares on 24 July 2010 against Necaxa, coming in as a substitute after 45' minutes.
England
[edit]In 2011, there were rumours that Pedroza could potentially join the English club Tottenham Hotspur,[5] However, negotiations for Pedroza eventually fell through and he was left without a club because the Mexican draft had expired meaning he could not re-sign with Jaguares for the 2011–12 season.
He eventually joined south London side Crystal Palace for whom he signed a three-year contract.[6] However, he barely saw action with the Eagles' first team in the 2011–12 season.
Return to Mexico
[edit]Pedroza decided to return to Mexico on a loan with Morelia. After his loan ended he left Palace and England and signed for Liga de Ascenso side Cruz Azul Hidalgo.
In July 2014 he signed with C.S. Herediano of the Costa Rican Primera División on a six-month loan. He was presented to media by the club the next month on 7 August.[7]
Ecuador
[edit]In January 2018, Pedroza joined C.D. Olmedo of the Ecuadorian second tier.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Statistics accurate as of 30 June 2013[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chiapas | 2010–11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| Crystal Palace | 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Morelia | 2012–13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 2013–14 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| Herediano | 2014 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| Career total | 62 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 17 | |
Honours
[edit]Cruz Azul
Herediano
References
[edit]- ^ "'On pay day I spent £2800 of my £3000 salary gambling on the horses'". Archived from the original on 17 April 2023.
- ^ "¿Qué pasó con Antonio 'Rooney' Pedroza? El "niño malcriado" que no despegó". cerocero.com.mx.
- ^ "Antonio Pedroza, el Rooney que no tenía gol". sopitas.com.
- ^ Beattie, Chris (12 July 2011). "Why Mexican football is split over Tottenham signing Antonio Pedroza". Tribal Football. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Mexican striker Antonio Pedroza Whitman is first signing of summer for less than £1 million". Mirror Football. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Crystal Palace to step in for Pedroza as Spurs deal falls over". tribalfootball. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ Corella V., Randall (7 August 2014). "Herediano presentó al mexicano Antonio Pedroza y a Keven Alemán como nuevos refuerzos". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Olmedo contrata a delantero nacido en Inglaterra". Estadio (in Spanish). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Antonio Pedroza stats"[dead link]. ESPN Soccernet.
External links
[edit]- Antonio Pedroza – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Antonio Pedroza at Soccerbase
- Antonio Pedroza at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- English people of Mexican descent
- Mexican people of English descent
- Footballers from Chester
- Footballers from Zacatecas
- English men's footballers
- Mexican men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Chiapas F.C. footballers
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Atlético Morelia players
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- Cruz Azul footballers
- Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
- C.D. Olmedo footballers
- Mineros de Zacatecas (football) players
- Liga MX players
- Ascenso MX players
- English Football League players
- Liga FPD players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Mexican expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
- 21st-century English sportsmen