Carlos Salcedo

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Carlos Joel Salcedo Hernández (born 29 September 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender for German club Eintracht Frankfurt, on loan from Guadalajara, and the Mexico national team.

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Club career

Early career

Having previously played at C.D. Guadalajara's and Tigres UANL's youth academy teams, Salcedo joined Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake's academy in January 2012. In August of the same year he began training with the first-team squad. Salcedo signed a home grown player contract with Salt Lake in January 2013, having met the minimum requirement to be defined as "home grown" of one year academy training.

Real Salt Lake

On 4 May 2013, Salcedo made his professional MLS debut for Real Salt Lake as a substitute against Vancouver Whitecaps, ending in a 2-0 win entering as a substitute in the 89th minute. In the second half of the 2013 season he was a regular starter for Salt Lake starting 12 games by season's end.

Guadalajara

On 6 January 2015, Mexican club Guadalajara officially announced the signing of Salcedo. Salcedo made his debut for the club in a 2-1 win at home against Pumas UNAM in which he played the first 60 minutes. On 1 March 2015, Salcedo scored his first goal in a 3-0 win at home against Monterrey in which he played the full 90 minutes.

Fiorentina (loan)

On 21 August 2016, Italian club Fiorentina announced they had acquired Salcedo on loan, with the option to purchase the player at the end of the deal. Salcedo made his debut with Fiorentina on 15 September against PAOK in their 0-0 draw in the Europa League. He made his Serie A debut ten days later against Milan in a 0-0 draw.

Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)

On 13 June 2017, Salcedo joined Eintracht Frankfurt on an initial loan from Guadalajara with an option to buy. Salcedo's debut came on 9 September against Borussia Mönchengladbach which ended in a 1-0 win for Eintracht Frankfurt.

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International career

Mexico U22

On 18 September 2015 Carlos Salcedo was selected by coach Raul Gutierrez to play in the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

Mexico national team

On 15 April 2015, Salcedo made his debut for Mexico in a friendly game against the United States. On 16 June 2015 he made his competitive debut for Mexico in a 3-3 draw against Copa America 2015 host-nation Chile, coming on in the 71st minute for Adrián Aldrete.

International

As of match played 21 June 2017

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Style of play

Salcedo is known as "a good passer and as a concentrated player who likes to play long balls, he is known for his well timed slide tackles and his strength in the back line, his abilities to win most of the aerial duels makes him a complete defender." He has also been described as "tall, strong, physically imposing and quick on the ball. He has superb slide tackling skills and is willing to throw his body into danger if it means stopping an opponents attack."