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On 22 January 2019, amidst much speculation, Tigres UANL announced via social media the signing of Salcedo to a four-year contract, being handed the number 3 which had previously been worn by Juninho, who had retired at the conclusion of the 2018 Apertura. He had previously cited personal and family issues as the main reasons for returning to Mexico. Salcedo also revealed that he did not return to Guadalajara because the team was only looking to acquire him on loan from Frankfurt, an offer which was declined by the German team. Two weeks after being official presented with Tigres, Salcedo made his debut in a 2–0 victory against Veracruz.

On 12 March, in the second leg of the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League quarter-finals against Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo, he would score his first goal with Tigres in a 1–0 victory. Four days later, he would score his first league goal with Tigres in a 4–1 victory over Querétaro. Despite finishing runner-up in the CONCACAF Champions League Finals, Salcedo was included in the competition's Best XI. The following month, on 26 May, Salcedo won the Clausura championship with Tigres after defeating León 1–0 on aggregate in the finals.

On 6 June 2019, Salcedo was called up by coach Gerardo Martino to participate in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. In the quarter-final match against Costa Rica, as the match was sent to a penalty shoot-out following a 1–1 tie, he scored Mexico's winning penalty before Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa blocked the subsequent Costa Rica shot. As Mexico went on to win the tournament after defeating the United States 1–0 in the final, he was named in the competition's Best XI.

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. On 14 May, Eintracht Frankfurt announced they had signed Salcedo to a four-year contract, tying him to the club until 2022. On 19 May, Salcedo won the DFB-Pokal with Eintracht Frankfurt after they defeated Bayern Munich 3–1 in the final.

On 12 August 2018, Salcedo played in his first competitive game of the season in Frankfurt's 5–0 loss to Bayern Munich for the DFL-Supercup. 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. On 2 December, he reappeared as an unused substitute in Frankfurt's 2–1 loss to Wolfsburg. Six days later, he made his return to the starting eleven in Frankfurt's 1–0 loss to Hertha Berlin.

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. Salcedo was subsequently named in the final 23-man squad for the World Cup. He played in all group stage matches, including in the round-of-16 loss against Brazil. Following Mexico's elimination, Salcedo pondered his future with the national team, citing personal issues. He was eventually called up to participate in September friendlies by interim manager Ricardo Ferretti, but withdrew due to a high ankle sprain injury.

On 13 June 2017, Salcedo joined German side Eintracht Frankfurt on an initial loan from Guadalajara with an option to buy. Salcedo's Bundesliga debut came on 9 September against Borussia Mönchengladbach which ended in a 1–0 win for Eintracht Frankfurt.

On 8 June 2017, Salcedo was included in the 23-man squad for the FIFA Confederations Cup. 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. He was subsequently ruled out for the rest of the tournament.

On 21 August 2016, Italian club Fiorentina announced they had acquired Salcedo on loan, with the option to purchase the player at the end of the deal. Salcedo made his debut with Fiorentina on 15 September against PAOK in their 0–0 draw in the Europa League. He made his Serie A debut ten days later against Milan in a 0–0 draw.

On 7 July 2016, Salcedo was named in Mexico's 23-man squad for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He appeared in all three group stage matches, scoring the fourth goal in a 5–1 defeat of Fiji, though Mexico failed to make it out of the group after finishing in third.

A Mexican international since 2015, Salcedo has represented Mexico at the 2015 Copa América and Copa América Centenario, the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the 2016 Summer Olympics, the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

On 6 January 2015, Mexican club Guadalajara officially announced the signing of Salcedo, for the price of $450,000. Salcedo made his debut for the club in a 2–1 win at home against Pumas UNAM in which he played the first 60 minutes. On 1 March, Salcedo scored his first goal in a 3–0 win at home against Monterrey in which he played the full 90 minutes.

The following season, he would win the Apertura 2015 Copa MX with Guadalajara, defeating León 1–0, qualifying them to the 2016 Supercopa MX, where they would also go on to win, defeating Veracruz 2–0.

On 18 September 2015, Salcedo was once again selected by coach Raúl Gutiérrez to play in the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship. Chosen as team captain for the competition, he appeared in four matches, winning the tournament and a berth to the Summer Olympics.

Salcedo was called up by Miguel Herrera to participate with the senior team and on 15 April 2015, he made his debut in a friendly game against the United States, losing 0–2. He was included in the final roster to participate at the 2015 Copa America. He only made one appearance, on 15 June, coming on as a substitute in the 71st minute for Adrián Aldrete in a 3–3 draw against host-nation Chile.

Following a lack of playing time in the 2014 season with Real Salt Lake, in November 2014, Salcedo took to Twitter asking the team not to bring him into future team plans, citing issues with former general manager Garth Lagerwey.

Salcedo was called up by Raúl Gutiérrez to participate in the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games. He went on to appear in four matches as Mexico won the tournament.

—Reporter Tom Marshall on Salcedo's playing style.

On 4 May 2013, Salcedo made his professional MLS debut for Real Salt Lake as a substitute against Vancouver Whitecaps, ending in a 2–0 win entering as a substitute in the 89th minute. In the second half of the 2013 season he was a regular starter for Salt Lake starting 12 games by season's end.

Having previously played at C.D. Guadalajara's and Tigres UANL's youth academy teams, Salcedo joined Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake's academy in January 2012. In August of the same year he began training with the first-team squad. Salcedo signed a home grown player contract with Salt Lake in January 2013, having met the minimum requirement to be defined as "home grown" of one year academy training.

Salcedo began his youth career at Guadalajara in 2006 and moved to Tigres UANL and then Real Salt Lake, where he started his professional career in 2013. He would return to Guadalajara in 2015, and the following year made his move abroad with loan spells at Fiorentina and Eintracht Frankfurt, making a permanent move with the latter in 2018.

Carlos Joel Salcedo Hernández (born 29 September 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a center back for Liga MX club Tigres UANL and the Mexico national team.