José Maria Cárdenas López (born April 2, 1985) is a former Mexican footballer.
He previously played for Atlante, Pachuca, Santos Laguna, and Monarcas Morelia, before transferring to León.
Cárdenas received his first call-up to the Mexico national team in a friendly against Bolivia, scoring his first goal as well in a 5–1 victory.
He was also called up to play the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament with Mexico.