Andrés Flores

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Andrés Flores
Personal information
Full nameAndrés Alexander Flores Mejía
Date of birthAugust 31, 1990
Place of birthSan Salvador, El Salvador
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionMidfielder/Forward
Club information
Current team
New York Cosmos
Number11
Youth career
1998–2005Academia Chelona
2006–2008River Plate
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2014Isidro Metapán95(10)
2012→ Viborg (loan)1(0)
2014→ New York Cosmos (loan)8(1)
2015–New York Cosmos0(0)
National team‡
2002–2004El Salvador U15
2005–2006El Salvador U177(3)
2007–2009El Salvador U205(1)
2010El Salvador U21
2012El Salvador U235(3)
2008–El Salvador40(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 2, 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 31, 2015
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Flores and the second or maternal family name is Mejía.

Andrés Alexander Flores Mejía (born August 31, 1990) is a Salvadoran footballer who plays for New York Cosmos in the North American Soccer League.

Club career

Nicknamed Ruso, Flores was signed by top Argentine side River Plate and played for River Plate's Reserves team in 2006-2008. He impressed in Argentina, but was unable to stay due to his age.

Upon returning to El Salvador he signed with A.D. Isidro Metapán in 2009. During his time with the club Metapán enjoyed the greatest period in its history capturing four domestic titles, the last one in December 2011.

On January 29, 2012, Flores signed to first division Danish club Viborg FF. Due to injury he only played one league game, but played several games in the Danish Cup, where he scored two goals. He did not renew his contract with Viborg and went back to El Salvador to play with Metapán.

New York Cosmos

On July 18, 2014, the New York Cosmos announced that Flores would be signed on loan from Turín FESA F.C.. The 23 year old made his first appearance for the New York Cosmos on August 2, 2014 in a 1-0 loss against the Carolina RailHawks.[1]

On August 9, 2014, Flores scored his first goal for the Cosmos in a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Silverbacks.[2] Flores battled a hamstring injury towards the end of the season and finished the year with one goal and one assist in eight appearances (seven starts) for the Cosmos.[3] Flores also earned NASL Fall Team of the Week honors twice (Week 5, Week 13).

Flores earned multiple call-ups to the El Salvador national team while with the Cosmos including to Copa Centoramericana and multiple friendly matches.[4]

International career

Flores started playing for the U-15 national team, and has been an essential player in the youth national teams. In 2008, El Salvador's manager Carlos de los Cobos called the young Flores to train with the senior team. He made his debut for El Salvador in a March 2008 friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago but was overlooked from May 2008 on, only to be recalled for a September 2010 friendly against Honduras. Flores took part at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He was subbed-on at the 78th minute in exchange for Léster Blanco in a friendly on August 7, 2011 against Venezuela.

Flores was named as the captain of the El Salvador squad for 2014 Copa Centroamericana. Flores started four matches for El Salvador during the tournament and led the team to an overall record of 2-0-2 (W-D-L) and a fourth place finish in the tournament.

International caps and goals

El Salvador's goal tally first.

Honours

Club

External links

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.nycosmos.com/matchcenter/gsmid/1634292
  2. ↑ http://www.nycosmos.com/matchcenter/gsmid/1634296
  3. ↑ http://www.nycosmos.com/theclub/roster/playerprofile/uuid/8owuvywy4ym21qnosnuwwgvwo/andres-flores
  4. ↑ http://www.empireofsoccer.com/cosmos-centroamericana-miller-28516/