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José Fajardo

José Fajardo

Attack - Centre-Forward  at CD Universidad Católica
Age32
CitizenshipPanama
Height1.81 m
Footright
BornAugust 18, 1993
at CD Universidad Católica 508 days · joined 2025-01-01
👕100+ Apps 50+ Goals
Market value €800k
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

5
clubs played for
19/20
debut season
0.41
goals / match
CD Universidad Católica
top club · 63 apps

Career highs

€1.20m
peak value · 2024
€685k
top transfer fee · 23/24
19
best season · 2024
5 · 6.1%
pens / of goals
198Appearances
82Goals
23Assists
41Yellow cards
1Red cards
33Full matches (90′)
Full nameJosé Fajardo
Name in home countryJosé Fajardo Nelson
Date of birth1993-08-18 (32 yrs)
Place of birthColón, Panama
CitizenshipPanama
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height181.00 m
Current clubCD Universidad Católica
Joined2025-01-01
Contract expires
AgentRELC SPORTS INC.
Jul 2025
2025 — CD Universidad Católica
21 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2025
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jan 2025
Transfer: Independiente → Uni. Católica
24/25 · Transfer
Dec 2024
Transfer: Uni. Católica → Independiente
24/25 · Return from loan
Jul 2024
2024 — CD Universidad Católica
42 matches · 19 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2024
Transfer: Independiente → Uni. Católica
23/24 · Loan
Jan 2024
Transfer: D.C. United → Independiente
23/24 · Transfer
Aug 2023
Transfer: Cusco FC → D.C. United
23/24 · Transfer · €685k
Jul 2023
2023 — Cusco FC, D.C. United
24 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — Cusco FC
20 matches · 14 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2022
Transfer: Independiente → Cusco FC
21/22 · Transfer
Dec 2021
Transfer: AD 9 de Octubre → Independiente
21/22 · Return from loan
Jul 2021
2021 — AD Nueve de Octubre
28 matches · 12 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2021
Transfer: Independiente → AD 9 de Octubre
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — CA Independiente
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
2020 — CA Independiente
10 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2020
Transfer: CD La Equidad → Independiente
19/20 · Return from loan
Jan 2020
Transfer: Independiente → CD La Equidad
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — CA Independiente
4 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
2019 — CA Independiente
12 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2019
Transfer: Al-Kawkab → Independiente
18/19 · Return from loan
Aug 2018
Transfer: Independiente → Al-Kawkab
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
2018 — CA Independiente
19 matches · 15 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — CA Independiente
17 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
Transfer: Colón C-3 → Independiente
16/17 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.20m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 299 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals3 total · 1.57/90
93
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A3 total · 1.57/90
88
Yellow cards4 total · 2.09/90
0
2,981 min
Minutes played by club
CD Universidad Católica 26.7%
D.C. United 0.0%
Cusco FC 11.6%
AD Nueve de Octubre 13.4%
CA Independiente 48.4%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
CD Universidad Católica 2 2024 2025 63 22 8 795
D.C. United 1 2023 2023 7 0 0 0
Cusco FC 2 2022 2023 37 20 4 345
AD Nueve de Octubre 1 2021 2021 28 12 4 399
CA Independiente 6 19/20 2020 63 28 7 1,442

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

7€88K14€175K20€263K27€350K19/20 — 2 goals (CA Independiente)219/2020/212017 — 4 goals (CA Independiente)420172018 — 15 goals (CA Independiente)2018 — 1 assists1620182019 — 4 goals (CA Independiente)2019 — 2 assists620192020 — 3 goals (CA Independiente)2020 — 4 assists720202021 — 12 goals (AD Nueve de Octubre)2021 — 4 assists1620212022 — 14 goals (Cusco FC)2022 — 3 assists1720222023 — 6 goals (Cusco FC)2023 — 1 assists720232024 — 19 goals (CD Universidad Católica)2024 — 8 assists2720242025 — 3 goals (CD Universidad Católica)3202519/20 — €350K20/21 — €350KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

19/20: 2219/2020/21: 0020/212017: 4420172018: 151520182019: 4420192020: 3320202021: 121220212022: 141420222023: 6620232024: 191920242025: 332025

Assists by season

19/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212017: 0020172018: 1120182019: 2220192020: 4420202021: 4420212022: 3320222023: 1120232024: 8820242025: 002025
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2025 Copa Sudamericana CD Universidad Católica 6 0 0 1 0 0
2025 LigaPro Serie A CD Universidad Católica 15 3 0 3 0 172
2024 Copa Ecuador CD Universidad Católica 5 3 0 1 0 152
2024 Copa Sudamericana CD Universidad Católica 9 3 1 1 0 192
2024 Serie A Primera Etapa CD Universidad Católica 14 6 4 2 0 132
2024 Serie A Segunda Etapa CD Universidad Católica 14 7 3 3 0 147
2023 Liga 1 Apertura Cusco FC 16 6 1 3 0 232
2023 Liga 1 Clausura Cusco FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023 MLS D.C. United 7 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Liga 2 Cusco FC 20 14 3 6 0 113
2021 Serie A Primera Etapa AD Nueve de Octubre 13 5 1 5 0 230
2021 Serie A Segunda Etapa AD Nueve de Octubre 14 7 3 3 0 169
2021 Supercopa Ecuador AD Nueve de Octubre 1 0 0 0 0 0
2020 Liga Panameña Clausura CA Independiente 7 2 3 1 0 274
2020 LPF Clausura Playoff CA Independiente 3 1 1 1 0 270
2019 Liga Panameña Apertura CA Independiente 10 4 2 2 0 198
2019 LPF Apertura Playoff CA Independiente 2 0 0 1 0 0
2018 Liga Panameña Apertura CA Independiente 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Liga Panameña Clausura CA Independiente 15 13 1 3 1 103
2018 LPF Clausura Playoff CA Independiente 3 2 0 1 0 135
2017 Liga Panameña Apertura CA Independiente 17 4 0 3 0 368
20/21 CONCACAF League CA Independiente 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 CONCACAF League CA Independiente 4 2 0 1 0 94
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
16/17 2016-07-01 Colón C-3 Independiente Transfer 0
18/19 2018-08-04 Independiente Al-Kawkab Loan 0
18/19 2019-06-30 Al-Kawkab Independiente Return from loan 350000
19/20 2020-01-01 Independiente CD La Equidad Loan 350000
19/20 2020-06-30 CD La Equidad Independiente Return from loan 300000
20/21 2021-01-04 Independiente AD 9 de Octubre Loan 300000
21/22 2021-12-31 AD 9 de Octubre Independiente Return from loan 800000
21/22 2022-01-01 Independiente Cusco FC Transfer 800000
23/24 2023-08-02 Cusco FC D.C. United Transfer 750000 €685k
23/24 2024-01-01 D.C. United Independiente Transfer 750000
23/24 2024-01-02 Independiente Uni. Católica Loan 750000
24/25 2024-12-31 Uni. Católica Independiente Return from loan 1200000
24/25 2025-01-01 Independiente Uni. Católica Transfer 1200000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
24/25 Knee problems 2025-03-25 2025-04-30 37 8
Current€1.00m
Peak€1.20m
Low€300k
Δ since start+€650k
€300k€525k€750k€975k€1.20m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Gustavo Vallecilla 2 0 0
Aron Rodríguez 2 5 0
Fidel Escobar 2 0 0
Fausto Grillo 2 0 0
Luciano Nieto 2 1 0
Aníbal Godoy 1 0 0
Mauro Da Luz 2 3 0
Felipe Rodríguez 2 5 0
Layan Loor 2 0 0
Ismael Díaz 2 7 0
Yoel Bárcenas 2 0 0
Kevin Minda 2 0 0
Éric Davis 2 3 0
Adalberto Carrasquilla 2 3 0
Omar Browne 1 4 0
Juan González 2 1 0
Omar Córdoba 2 2 0
Abdiel Ayarza 2 5 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2022 Liga 2 Cusco FC 14 20
2018 Liga Panameña Clausura CA Independiente 13 15
2021 Serie A Segunda Etapa AD Nueve de Octubre 7 14

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2024 Serie A Primera Etapa CD Universidad Católica 4 14
2020 Liga Panameña Clausura CA Independiente 3 7
2021 Serie A Segunda Etapa AD Nueve de Octubre 3 14

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
24/25 2024-12-31 Uni. Católica Independiente Return from loan €1.20m
23/24 2024-01-02 Independiente Uni. Católica Loan €750k
21/22 2021-12-31 AD 9 de Octubre Independiente Return from loan €800k
20/21 2021-01-04 Independiente AD 9 de Octubre Loan €300k
19/20 2020-06-30 CD La Equidad Independiente Return from loan €300k
19/20 2020-01-01 Independiente CD La Equidad Loan €350k
18/19 2019-06-30 Al-Kawkab Independiente Return from loan €350k
18/19 2018-08-04 Independiente Al-Kawkab Loan

Last 1 matches for CD Universidad Católica The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-22 CLI CD Universidad Católica 0–0 Barcelona SC Available

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
19/20 Senior debut season
19/20 First senior goal
2022 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2025 21 172 4 0 0 2.09
2024 42 623 7 0 0 1.01
2023 24 232 3 0 0 1.16
2022 20 113 6 0 0 4.78
2021 28 399 8 1 0 2.03
2020 10 544 2 0 0 0.33
2019 12 198 3 0 0 1.36
2018 19 238 4 0 1 1.89
2017 17 368 3 0 0 0.73
19/20 4 94 1 0 0 0.96

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Liga Panameña Clausura
22 apps
15 G
4 A
Serie A Segunda Etapa
28 apps
14 G
6 A
Liga 2
20 apps
14 G
3 A
Serie A Primera Etapa
27 apps
11 G
5 A
Liga Panameña Apertura
28 apps
8 G
2 A
Liga 1 Apertura
16 apps
6 G
1 A
Copa Sudamericana
15 apps
3 G
1 A
LPF Clausura Playoff
6 apps
3 G
1 A
LigaPro Serie A
15 apps
3 G
0 A
Copa Ecuador
5 apps
3 G
0 A

Frequently asked about José Fajardo

Who is José Fajardo?

José Fajardo is a Panama professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for CD Universidad Católica.

How old is José Fajardo?

José Fajardo is 32 years old. He was born on August 18, 1993 in Colón.

What position does José Fajardo play?

José Fajardo plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does José Fajardo play for?

José Fajardo currently plays for CD Universidad Católica.

How many career goals has José Fajardo scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, José Fajardo has scored 82 goals in 198 appearances.

What is José Fajardo's market value?

José Fajardo's most recent reported market value is €800k.