▁career ▁ ▁Ar ce ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁Club ▁América ' s ▁youth ▁prospect s , ▁but ▁never ▁deb uted ▁there . ▁Ar ce ▁deb uted ▁for ▁I rap u ato ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁Tol uca ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Ar ce ▁played ▁the ▁last ▁eleven ▁minutes ▁and ▁helped ▁preserve ▁the ▁ 3 - 2 ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Chor ic eros . ▁After ▁being ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁the ▁ben ch ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁at ▁I rap u ato , ▁Ar ce ' s ▁break out ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁scored ▁two ▁goals ▁and ▁had ▁five ▁ass ists ▁helped ▁gar ner ▁attention ▁from ▁other ▁teams . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁Primera ▁División ▁de ▁México ▁Cla us ura ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Ar ce ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Ver ac ru z , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁At ▁Ver ac ru z , ▁he ▁scored ▁ 8 ▁goals ▁while ▁also ▁d ishing ▁out ▁ 4 ▁ass ists , ▁as ser ting ▁himself ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁scoring ▁mid field ers ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁He ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁Ver ac ru z ▁team ▁that ▁reached ▁the ▁league ▁play off ▁semif inals ▁in ▁his ▁last ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁club . ▁Sele cción ▁de ▁fútbol ▁de ▁México ▁( M ex ico ▁national ▁team ) ▁Despite ▁his ▁success ▁at ▁Ver ac ru z , ▁the ▁team ▁decided ▁let ▁him ▁go , ▁and ▁Fernando ▁was ▁transferred