Fernando Hidalgo

Fernando Hidalgo
	Hidalgo in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Roberto Hidalgo Maldonado
Date of birth	May 20, 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Quito, Ecuador
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cumbayá F.C.
Youth career
1999−2002	ESPOLI
2002−2005	Deportivo Quito
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005	Tungurahua
2006–2007	Deportivo Quito
2008–2010	Barcelona
2011–2017	L.D.U. Quito
2018	Aucas
2019	Quiteños FC
2019–2020	Atlético Porteño
2020–	Cumbayá
International career
2007–2010	Ecuador
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:43, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

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

Club career[edit]

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 L.D.U. Quito starting in the 2011 season.^[2]

International career[edit]

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[edit]

^ Profile at EcuaFutbol Archived 2018-01-06 at the Wayback Machine, ecuafutbol.org
^ "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. Archived from the original on January 13, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
^ "International Friendly Preview: México vs. Ecuador | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07.

External links[edit]

Player card on FEF Archived 2017-02-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
Fernando Hidalgo at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] Profile at EcuaFutbol Archived 2018-01-06 at the Wayback Machine, ecuafutbol.org

[2] "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. Archived from the original on January 13, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2011.

[3] "International Friendly Preview: México vs. Ecuador | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07.

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