Nelson Blanco

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Nelson Blanco
Personal information
Full name Nelson Blanco Flores
Date of birth (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth San Miguel, El Salvador
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 North Carolina FC
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2014 Arlington SA
2015–2017 D.C. United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 North Carolina FC 4 (0)
2019–2020 San Diego 1904 6 (1)
2020 Oakland Roots 2 (0)
2021– North Carolina FC 31 (0)
National team‡
2021– El Salvador 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:15, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:15, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

Nelson Blanco Flores (born 17 August 1999) is a Salvadoran footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for North Carolina FC in USL League One and the El Salvador national team.

Career[]

Blanco played for the academy team at D.C. United for three seasons before signing with North American Soccer League side North Carolina FC on 11 October 2017.[1] He re-signed with North Carolina on 29 January 2018, when the club moved to the United Soccer League.[2] In August 2019, he joined San Diego 1904 FC, an expansion team in the National Independent Soccer Association.[3][4]

On August 6, 2020, Blanco signed with Oakland Roots SC of the National Independent Soccer Association.[5]

In March 2021, Blanco returned to North Carolina FC of USL League One.[6]

International[]

Blanco debuted for the El Salvador national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Bolivia on 6 November 2021.[7] Blanco started his first game for the El Salvador national team in a 1-1 tie vs Ecuador on 4 December 2021.He has also recently been called for the World Cup qualifiers.

References[]

  1. ^ North Carolina FC staff (11 October 2017). "North Carolina FC signs promising young midfielder Nelson Blanco". NASL.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. ^ NCFC Communications (29 January 2018). "North Carolina FC re-signs homegrown Dre Fortune and emerging prospect Nelson Blanco". NorthCarolinaFC.com. North Carolina FC. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  3. ^ Zeigler, Mark (4 September 2019). "Ready or not, San Diego's 1904 FC about to start pro soccer odyssey". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. ^ Navarrete, Josué (2 October 2019). "Joven jugador salvadoreño es parte del equipo de Eden Hazard en los Estados Unidos y ya hizo un golazo" [A young Salvadoran player is part of the team of Eden Hazard in the United States and has already scored a golazo]. ElSalvador.com (in Spanish). El Diario de Hoy. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Roots Sign 20-Year-Old Salvadorian Midfielder Nelson Blanco". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ^ "NCFC Signs Nelson Flores and Nelson Martinez to Contracts for 2021 Season". North Carolina FC. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. ^ "El Salvador vs. Bolivia - 6 November 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.

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