Sherman Cárdenas is a Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

n football

Football (soccer)

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 attacking midfielder who plays for local club La Equidad

La Equidad

Club Deportivo La Equidad Seguros, known simply as La Equidad, is a Colombian football club, based in Bogotá. The club was founded in 1990.-History:...

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Career

He made his league debut on August 28, 2005 against Real Cartagena

Real Cartagena

Real Cartagena, is a Colombian football club based in the city of Cartagena. The club was founded in 1971 and play their home games at the Estadio Jaime Morón León, which has a capacity of 20,000 approximately.-Current roster:As of Jan 28, 2011...

. He was 16 years and 21 days old at the time, making him one of the youngest players ever to play in the Copa Mustang, Colombia's top club tournament. He was regarded at one time as one of the brightest stars in south-American history, and has a 'wonderkid' status. He is also a "wonderkid" on the Football Manager series notably in the 2007 edition of the series, also the first edition of Football Manager Handheld.

International

At the international level, he was part of the Colombian youth squad

Colombia national football team

The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL...

 that won the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games

Football at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games

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 in Cartagena

Cartagena, Colombia

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, and played with the Colombian youth team at the 2007 South American U-20 Championship

2007 South American Youth Championship

The 2007 South American Youth Championship is a football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Paraguay between January 7 and January 28, 2007, it was the 23rd time the competition has been held and the 4th to take place in Paraguay...

 in Paraguay

Paraguay

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, scoring his first international goal against Venezuela

Venezuela national football team

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on January 16, 2007.