Antonio Michael Pedroza Whitham (born 20 February 1991) is an English-Mexican professional

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who plays as a forward.

Early life

Antonio Pedroza was born in Chester to a Mexican father and an English mother. At the age of two years, he was brought to Miguel Auza, a municipality located in the Mexican state of

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. Prior to starting his career, he spent short trial periods with various clubs in Europe such as

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clubs Fulham and Arsenal, as well as Spanish La Liga club Atletico de Madrid.

Club career

Mexico

Pedroza made his league debut with Jaguares on 24 July 2010 against Necaxa, coming in as a substitute after 45' minutes.

England

In 2011, there were rumours that Pedroza could potentially join the English club

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, However, negotiations for Pedroza eventually fell through and he was left without a club because the Mexican draft had expired meaning he could not re-sign with Jaguares for the 2011–12 season. He eventually joined south London side

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for whom he signed a three-year contract. However, he barely saw action with the Eagles' first team in the 2011–12 season.

Return to Mexico

Pedroza decided to return to Mexico on a loan with

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. After his loan ended he left Palace and England and signed for

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side Cruz Azul Hidalgo. In July 2014 he signed with C.S. Herediano of the

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on a six-month loan. He was presented to media by the club the next month on 7 August.

Ecuador

In January 2018, Pedroza joined C.D. Olmedo of the Ecuadorian second tier.

Career statistics

Club

''Statistics accurate as of 30 June 2013''"Antonio Pedroza stats"
''ESPN Soccernet''.

Honours

Cruz Azul * CONCACAF Champions League: 2013–14 Herediano *

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: Clausura 2016, Apertura 2018 *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pedroza, Antonio 1991 births Living people English people of Mexican descent Mexican people of English descent Sportspeople from Chester Footballers from Zacatecas English footballers Mexican footballers Association football forwards Chiapas F.C. footballers Crystal Palace F.C. players Atlético Morelia players C.S. Herediano footballers Cruz Azul footballers Deportivo Toluca F.C. players C.D. Olmedo footballers Mineros de Zacatecas players Liga MX players Ascenso MX players English Football League players Liga FPD players English expatriate footballers Mexican expatriate footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Expatriate footballers in Ecuador