Edoardo Isella D'Gómez Ventoza (born 9 October 1980), known as Edoardo Isella, is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is known as one of the first Afro-Mexicans to debut for Guadalajara.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edoardo Isella D´Gómez Ventoza | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Guadalajara | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Guadalajara | 21 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Tigres UANL | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Cruz Azul | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | Jaguares | 47 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | América | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | León | 14 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Correcaminos UAT | ||
| 2009–2012 | Halcones | 73 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | Municipal | 68 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Mexico | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editIsella was born in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas to an Afro-Honduran father and a Mexican mother.
International career
editIsella was eligible to play for Mexico or Honduras at international level. He opted to represent the former after joining the youth academy of Mexican nationalist club Guadalajara.[1] He managed to get an early call-up to the Mexico national football team by coach Enrique Meza after having a standout 2000–01 season with the Guadalajara first team.
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- Edoardo Isella – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Edoardo Isella at National-Football-Teams.com
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