Internationally, he represented Venezuela at U20 level and featured for the nation at the South American Youth Football Championship and U-20 World Cup in 2017, winning the Goal of the Tournament award at the latter competition.

He made only four more appearances for the club, taking his overall tally to 38 with a return of five goals, before being signed by FC Augsburg following his impressive form with Venezuela at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

[6][7] He made his debut on 13 August, coming on as a second–half substitute for fellow debutante Marcel Heller in a 2–0 DFB Pokal loss to third division side Magdeburg.

[12] On 17 August 2020, he signed a five-year contract extension with Augsburg before joining newly promoted Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld on a season-long loan.

[15] On 20 February 2023, Córdova returned to Major League Soccer, signing as a designated player with Canadian side Vancouver Whitecaps FC on a 3-year deal.

[26] Córdova received his first call-up to the senior side on 25 August 2017 when he was named in Rafael Dudamel's squad for World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina.

[28][29] Córdova is a practicing Christian and, during a 2018 interview, revealed that his faith in God had helped him overcome the early challenges he faced with the language and cold weather during his time in Germany.