Erick Zenón Norales Casildo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeɾik noˈɾales]; born 11 February 1985) is a Honduran former footballer.
 Erick Norales (white jersey) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erick Zenón Norales Casildo | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | La Ceiba, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Platense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Vida | 80 | (7) |
| 2006–2011 | Marathón | 118 | (11) |
| 2012 | Hunan Billows | 28 | (2) |
| 2013 | Marathón | 17 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Vida (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Indy Eleven | 46 | (5) |
| 2016 | Rayo OKC | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Marathón | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Platense | 43 | (2) |
| 2018-2019 | Vida | 15 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Honduras U20 | 8 | (1) | |
| 2007–2008 | Honduras U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2014 | Honduras | 32 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editNorales began his professional career with C.D.S. Vida in 2002, making eighty league appearances and scoring seven goals. From 2006 to 2011 he appeared in 118 league matches for C.D. Marathón, winning three straight Apertura season titles (2007–2008, 2008–2009, and 2009–2010). He returned to C.D. Vida in 2013, then went back to Marathón for the Liga Nacional's closing season.
On 10 February 2016, Norales signed for the newly formed NASL team Rayo OKC.[1]
International career
editHe was part of the Honduran U-20 team at the 2005 World Youth Championship in the Netherlands.
He made his senior debut for the national side in an April 2007 friendly match against Haiti and has, as of January 2013, earned a total of 29 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and played at the 2009,[3] and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups[4] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]
On 20 March 2008 Norales converted the final penalty kick in the semi-finals of the 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament, to guarantee qualification to the 2008 Olympic Games for Honduras. He would eventually play two matches at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
| N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 June 2009 | WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, United States |  Panama |
2–0 | 2–0 | friendly match |
| 2. | 7 September 2010 | Stade Saputo, Montreal, Canada |  Canada |
1–1 | 1–2 | friendly match |
References
edit- ^ "RAYO OKC SIGNS ERICK NORALES AND JARAD VAN SCHAIK". rayookc.com. Rayo OKC. 10 February 2016. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ Erick Norales – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2009 - Details Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2011 - Details[dead link] - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
External links
edit- Erick Norales at National-Football-Teams.com
- Erick Norales at ESPN FC
- Erick Norales at Soccerway