Carlos Joel Salcedo Hernández (born 29 September 1993), also known as El Titán,[2] is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Monterrey.

Salcedo played for the youth academies of Guadalajara and Tigres UANL before moving to Real Salt Lake, where he made his professional debut in 2013.

[13] On 21 August 2016, Italian club ACF Fiorentina announced they had acquired Salcedo on loan, with the option to purchase the player at the end of the deal.

[16] On 13 June 2017, Salcedo joined German side Eintracht Frankfurt on an initial loan from Guadalajara with an option to buy.

[17] Following a shoulder injury sustained at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup,[18] Salcedo's Bundesliga debut came on 9 September against Borussia Mönchengladbach which ended in a 1–0 win for Eintracht Frankfurt, playing the entirety of the match.

[19][20] In April 2018, Salcedo was listed as one of three center-backs nominated for the Bundesliga Team of the Season, alongside Mats Hummels and Jerome Boateng.

[24] On 1 September, during a league match against Werder Bremen, which Frankfurt lost 2–1, Salcedo suffered a high ankle sprain, meaning he would be ruled out of action for an undetermined amount of time.

[28] On 22 January 2019, amidst much speculation, Tigres UANL announced via social media the signing of Salcedo to a four-year contract,[29] being handed the number 3 which had previously been worn by Juninho, who had retired at the conclusion of the 2018 Apertura.

[34] On 12 March, in the second leg of the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League quarter-finals against MLS side Houston Dynamo, Salcedo scored his first goal with Tigres in a 1–0 victory.

[39] On December 22, 2020, Tigres won the CONCACAF Champions League with a 2-1 victory over MLS side Los Angeles FC.

[41] Six months later, Toronto and Salcedo mutually agreed to the termination of his contract in order for him to return to Mexico for family reasons.

[53] Salcedo was called up by Miguel Herrera to participate with the senior national team and on 15 April 2015, he made his debut in a friendly game against the United States, losing 0–2.

[57] On 8 June 2017, Salcedo was included by Juan Carlos Osorio to be Mexico's 23-man squad for the FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.

[58] On 21 June, during Mexico's second group stage match against New Zealand, Salcedo was taken off during the first half after sustaining a shoulder injury following a collision with striker Chris Wood.

[59] On 27 March 2018, during a friendly match against Croatia he would pick up a fractured left collarbone injury, putting in risk a call up for the FIFA World Cup.

[63] He was eventually called up to participate in September friendlies by interim manager Ricardo Ferretti, but withdrew due to a high ankle sprain injury.

[75][76] He is known as "a good passer and as a concentrated player who likes to play long balls, he is known for his well timed slide tackles and his strength in the back line, his abilities to win most of the aerial duels makes him a complete defender.