Jhonder Cádiz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cádiz and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Jhonder Leonel Cádiz Fernández (born 29 July 1995) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX Pachuca C.F. Pachuca and the Venezuela national team.

Jhonder Cádiz

Personal information
Full name	Jhonder Leonel Cádiz Fernández
Date of birth	(1995-07-29) 29 July 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Caracas, Venezuela
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Pachuca
Number	99
Youth career
2011–2012	Deportivo Petare
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Deportivo Petare	3	(0)
2014–2015	Caracas	33	(7)
2015–2016	→ União da Madeira (loan)	23	(2)
2016–2017	Nacional	11	(1)
2017	Moreirense	18	(2)
2018	Monagas	11	(7)
2018–2019	Vitória Setúbal	31	(9)
2019–2022	Benfica	9	(0)
2019–2020	→ Dijon (loan)	17	(2)
2020–2021	→ Nashville (loan)	32	(6)
2022–2024	Famalicão	68	(20)
2024–2025	León	34	(13)
2025–	Pachuca	2	(2)
International career‡
2011–2013	Venezuela U17	8	(0)
2013	Venezuela U20	4	(0)
2018–	Venezuela	18	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Club career

A product of Deportivo Petare's youth system, Cádiz made his professional debut in Deportivo Petare's 0–0 Primera División draw against Atlético El Vigía on 29 March 2012.^[1] He spent two seasons playing for Caracas FC.

Cádiz was loaned to Portuguese club C.F. União on 3 July 2015.^[2] A year later, he moved to fellow Madeira club C.D. Nacional, signing a three-year deal.^[3] On 28 June 2019, Portuguese champions Benfica announced that Cádiz had signed a five-year contract with the club.^[4] He was then loaned out to Dijon for one season.^[5] On 8 September, Cádiz joined MLS side Nashville SC on loan until 30 June 2021.^[6] On 29 June 2021 his contract for the U.S. club has been extended.^[7] Following the 2021 season Cádiz's purchase option was declined by Nashville and he returned to Benfica.^[8]

International career

On 23 May 2013, Cádiz was called up to the senior Venezuela national football team for a friendly match against El Salvador,^[9] but he did not play.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 May 2025^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Deportivo Petare	2011–12	Venezuelan Primera División	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	2012–13		1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Caracas	2013–14	Venezuelan Primera División	1	1	—		—		—		—		1	1
	2014–15		32	6	—		—		3[a]	0	—		35	6
	Total		33	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	36	7
União da Madeira(loan)	2015–16	Primeira Liga	23	2	1	2	1	0	—		—		25	4
Nacional	2016–17	Primeira Liga	11	1	1	0	0	0	—		—		12	1
Moreirense	2017–18	Primeira Liga	18	2	1	0	3	0	—		—		22	2
Monagas	2018	Venezuelan Primera División	11	7	—		—		6[b]	1	—		17	8
Vitória Setúbal	2018–19	Primeira Liga	31	9	2	1	1	0	—		—		34	10
Benfica	2019–20	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2020–21		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dijon (loan)	2019–20	Ligue 1	17	2	4	2	1	0	—		—		22	4
Nashville SC (loan)	2020	MLS	7	2	—		—		—		3[c]	0	10	2
	2021		23	2	0	0	—		—		—		23	2
	Total		30	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	33	4
Famalicão	2021–22	Primeira Liga	14	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		14	1
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	24	4	6	6	4	1	—		—		34	11
	2023–24	Primeira Liga	30	15	1	0	1	1	—		—		32	16
	Total		68	20	7	6	5	2	—		—		80	28
León	2024–25	Liga MX	34	13	0	0	—		—		2[d]	0	36	13
Career total			279	67	16	11	11	2	9	1	5	0	320	81

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
3. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
4. Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 10 June 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Venezuela	2018	1	0
	2019	1	0
	2021	2	0
	2024	11	1
	2025	3	1
Total		18	2

Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cádiz goal.^[11]

List of international goals scored by Jhonder Cádiz

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 June 2024	Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States	Ecuador	1–1	2–1	2024 Copa América
2	21 March 2025	Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador		1–2	1–2	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification