# Irvin Cardona

Irvin Charly Jose Cardona (born 8 August 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne on loan from the German club FC Augsburg.

## Club career
### Monaco

Cardona made his professional debut on 2 February 2017 in the Coupe de France round of 32 against Chambly. He replaced Pierre-Daniel N'Guinda after 78 minutes in a 5–4 away win. He made his Ligue 1 debut ten days later coming on for Radamel Falcao to play the last 9 minutes of a 5–0 home thrashing of Metz.

#### Cercle Brugge (loan)

On 18 July 2017, Cardona extended his Monaco contract until 2021 and was immediately loaned to the club's Belgian satellite club Cercle Brugge for the following season. Although he missed a couple of weeks by an injury, he still was a major key player in the team that became champion of the 2017–18 Belgian First Division B. He scored an important penalty in the last minute in the champion's game against Beerschot-Wilrijk. He was voted second best player in the league, after teammate Xavier Mercier.

### Brest

On 12 August 2019, Cardona signed with Ligue 1 promotees Brest. On 13 September 2020, he scored an acrobatic volley goal in a 2–0 away win over Dijon which was described as a "Puskás Award contender."

### FC Augsburg

On 18 January 2023, Cardona signed a contract with German club FC Augsburg until 30 June 2027.

#### Loan to Saint-Étienne

On 3 January 2024, Cardona returned to France, joining Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne on loan with an option-to-buy.

#### Loan to Espanyol

On 10 August 2024, Cardona moved on a new loan to Espanyol in La Liga.

#### Second loan to Saint-Étienne

On 28 January 2025, Cardona returned to Saint-Étienne on a new loan, with an option to buy.

## Personal life

Born in France, Cardona is of Maltese descent.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 2 June 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Monaco B | 2015–16 | CFA | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Monaco B | 2016–17 | CFA | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 14 |
| Monaco B | Total | Total | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 15 |
| Monaco | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division B | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 |
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 6 |
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | Total | Total | 35 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 38 | 14 |
| Brest | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 7 |
| Brest | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 8 |
| Brest | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 4 |
| Brest | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Brest | Total | Total | 99 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 106 | 19 |
| Brest B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| FC Augsburg | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| FC Augsburg | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| FC Augsburg | Total | Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| FC Augsburg II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Saint-Étienne | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 194 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 211 | 61 |
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Coupe de la Ligue
* ↑ Appearances in Belgian First Division B promotion play-offs
* ↑ One appearance and one goal in the Ligue 2 promotion play-offs, two appearances and one goal in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

## Honours

Monaco
* Ligue 1: 2016–17
Cercle Brugge
* Belgian First Division B: 2017–18