Luis Carlos Arias

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Arias and the second or maternal family name is Cardona.
Luis Carlos Arias
Personal information
Full name Luis Carlos Arias Cardona
Date of birth (1985-01-13) 13 January 1985
Place of birth La Unión, Antioquia, Colombia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Deportivo Rionegro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006-2008 Deportivo Rionegro 57 (9)
2009-2011 Medellín 89 (23)
2010-2011Toluca (loan) 9 (0)
2012–2015 Santa Fe 94 (18)
2015- Medellín 46 (7)
National team
2010 Colombia 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 November 2016.


Luis Carlos Arias Cardona (born January 13, 1985) is a Colombian footballer. He plays as a defensive midfielder. His recent football club is Deportivo Independiente Medellín.

Club career

At the beginning of his career

He started his career in Rionegro-Antioquia, where he had played from 2006 to 2008. Due to his performance he is sent to DIM.

Independiente Medellín

In 2009 he was brought in to strengthen DIM, which he was an important player who helped to get its fifth title in the 2009 Categoría Primera season. During that year, he scored the best goal of his career, which made his team win the game against Cúcuta Deportivo with a score 2-1. One year later, he was playing at a good level, hence he got a chance to play at Copa Libertadores for the first time in his career. After playing two years in Medellín, he left Independiente Medellín to go playing for Deportivo Toluca of Mexico.

Toluca

He hadn't had a lot chances in this foreign club, so he returned to Independiente Medellín, the same one that had him under contract.

Return to Medellín

For the 2011-second semester, it was decided to loan him to Deportes Tolima, but finally, as the player was going to be borrowed and not sold to the pijao club, he came back to Medallo to play Torneo finalización 2011.

Independiente Santa Fe

On January 4 of 2012, his transfer to Santa Fe was confirmed. During his first year in one of the clubs from the Colombian capital city, he was one of the most prominent and essential players to win its seventh star at Torneo Apertura, finishing with 36 years of not getting a title in league. Bit by bit, 'Colitas' Arias have been receiving the love of Santa Fe fans, thanks to the good performance and dedication with the Cardinal uniform. In 2013, he won his second title with the team,Superliga del 2013,[Santa fe 1] making two goals essential goals. In that year, Luis had amazing performances as much in League as in Copa Libertadores, where he would be the club's figure. However, he got injured during quarter - finals, which sent him away of field. During the first-2014-semester, he got recovered from his injury bit by bit to play Copa libertadores and Liga postobon. In the second-semester, he managed to get the eight-Liga Postobon-title teaming up with Daniel Torres, Omar Pérez, Francisco Meza, Juan Daniel Roa and Luis Manuel Seijas, in a final against the paisa team,Independiente Medellín, whom he scored the absolutely goal to assure his team's victory. He continues in Independiente Santa Fe until 2015. From that moment on, he returned to Independiente Medellín.

References

    External links

    1. Arias, Luis Carlos. "Superliga del 2013". Santa fe es campeón de Campeones, ganó la Superliga 2013 (Football article). Diego Loaiza Gómez.
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