Fernando Hidalgo

Fernando Hidalgo
Personal information
Full name Fernando Roberto Hidalgo Maldonado
Date of birth (1985-05-20) May 20, 1985
Place of birth Quito, Ecuador
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 LDU Quito
Number 8
Youth career
2002−2005 Deportivo Quito
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Tungurahua 15 (4)
2006–2007 Deportivo Quito 79 (4)
2008–2010 Barcelona 101 (3)
2011– LDU Quito 221 (9)
National team
2007– Ecuador 13 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 15, 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Hidalgo and the second or maternal family name is Maldonado.

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

Club career

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 LDU Quito starting in the 2011 season.[2]

International career

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

  1. ↑ LDU player card
  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. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  3. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/114/mexico/2008/11/12/961170/international-friendly-preview-mexico-vs-ecuador


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