Carlos Alberto Peña Rodríguez (born 29 March 1990), sometimes known as Gullit, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career Pachuca 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.Cruz Azul y Pachuca empatan y mantienen vivas esperanzas (Cruz Azul and Pachuca draw and maintain hopes alive); ESPN Deportes, 14 April 2010 He appeared more regularly in the following campaign, playing 19 matches (13 as a starter).
León In May 2011, Peña joined Ascenso MX side Club León.Brambila vuelve a Pachuca, Peña y Montes al León (Brambila returns to Pachuca, Peña and Montes to León) ; Ituzos, 31 May 2011 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).
Guadalajara 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.
Return to León (loan) On 7 December 2016, it was announced that Peña had returned to Leon after playing a year for Guadalajara.
Rangers On 22 June 2017, Scottish club Rangers announced the signing of Peña on a three-year contract for a fee of £3.2m. Peña scored his first Rangers goal in a 4–1 win over Dundee on 9 September. After two loan spells back in Mexico, his contract with Rangers was terminated in February 2019. Widely considered an expensive flop by the clubs fans.
GKS Tychy In March 2019 Peña moved, to GKS Tychy.
International career 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 12 October and El Salvador on 16 October. He was also called up for a friendly against Peru.
Peña was named among the 23-man squad for the 2013 Gold Cup. Mexico was eventually knocked out in the semifinals by runners-up Panama, with Peña appearing in four matches during the competition. He was later called up by Víctor Manuel Vucetich to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying matches against Panama and Costa Rica. He scored his first international goal against Finland in a friendly match on 30 October 2013. Peña was named in the 23 squad men in the 2014 World Cup. He played in the final group stage match against Croatia replacing Oribe Peralta.México pasa su ensayo con Finlandia rumbo a la repesca mundialista (Mexico passes warm-up with Finland towards World Cup's play-offs) ; CNN México, 30 October 2013
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCup 1Cup 2ContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPachuca2009–10Liga MX10————102010–11191——1Appearance in North American SuperLiga01Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup0211Total201——1010221León (loan)2011–12Ascenso MX316————316León (loan)2012–13Liga MX328———2Appearances in Copa Libertadores0348León2013–14Liga MX3812———8346152014–15328——1Appearance in CONCACAF Champions League0—3382015–1619864———2512Total892864—108310435Guadalajara2015–16Liga MX1972010——2272016–1714170———211Total3389010——438León (loan)2016–17Liga MX17241———213Rangers2017–18Scottish Premiership124—21——145Cruz Azul (loan)2017–18Liga MX8020———100Necaxa (loan)2018Liga MX5040———90Correcaminos2019–20Ascenso MX70————70FAS2020–21Primera División de El Salvador214————214Antigua2021–22Liga Nacional de Guatemala164————164Vida2022–23Liga Nacional de Honduras20————20Career total29365255313010333474
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMexico2012102013101201460201500201620Total192
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Peña goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Carlos PeñaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 20 November 2013 Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand 4–2 4–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Pachuca CONCACAF Champions League: 2009–10 FIFA Club World Cup fifth place: 2010
León Liga MX: Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014 Ascenso MX: Clausura 2012 Campeón de Ascenso: 2012
Guadalajara Copa MX runner-up: Apertura 2016 Supercopa MX: 2016
Necaxa Copa MX: Clausura 2018 Supercopa MX: 2018
FAS Salvadoran Primera División: Clausura 2021
Gullit Academy UPSL Division 1: 2025
Mexico CONCACAF Cup: 2015
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