Carlos Alberto Peña
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Carlos Alberto Peña Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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León | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pachuca | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Pachuca | 20 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | → León (loan) | 63 | (14) |
| 2013–2015 | León | 89 | (28) |
| 2016– | Guadalajara | 31 | (8) |
| 2017– | → León (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Mexico | 19 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 July 2015 |
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Carlos Alberto Peña Rodríguez (born 29 March 1990) is a Mexican footballer who plays for Liga MX club Leon on loan from Guadalajara as a midfielder.
Peña is known as "Gullit" due to his physical resemblance to Dutch former footballer Ruud Gullit.
Born in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Peña graduated from C.F. Pachuca's youth categories, and made his first-team debut on 14 April 2010, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–2 away draw against Cruz Azul. He appeared more regularly in the following campaign, playing 19 matches (13 as a starter).
In May 2011, Peña joined Ascenso MX side Club León. He appeared in 31 matches during his first campaign with Los Panzas Verdes, as the club was promoted from the play-offs. In 2013–14 Peña scored 12 goals, as León was crowned champions of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments (the latter by defeating his former club Pachuca).
On 6 December 2015, C.D. Guadalajara announced they had signed Peña with a reported transfer fee of US$8 million. Peña scored on his official debut against Veracruz on 10 January 2016. Despite a slow start to the Clausura 2016 season, Peña scored seven goals in 17 appearances. However, he has received criticism for his missed penalties during crucial games.
On December 7th 2016, it was announced that Pena had returned to Leon after playing a year for Guadalajara.
In late 2012, Peña was called up by José Manuel de la Torre to play for Mexico in the World Cup Qualifiers against Guyana on October 12 and El Salvador on October 16. He was also called up for a friendly against Peru.
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