Franklin Salas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franklin Agustín Salas Narváez | ||
| Date of birth | August 30, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Domingo, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Quito | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2001 | LDU Quito | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2007 | LDU Quito | 187 | (41) |
| 2007–2008 | Red Star Belgrade | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | LDU Quito | 47 | (7) |
| 2011 | → Imbabura (loan) | 19 | (9) |
| 2011 | → Godoy Cruz (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | LDU Loja | 28 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | Olmedo | 26 | (3) |
| 2015– | Deportivo Quito | 10 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2011 | Ecuador | 26 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 14, 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Franklin Agustín Salas Narváez (born August 30, 1981) is an Ecuadorian football forward who currently plays for Deportivo Quito.
His nickname is El Mago, meaning wizard or magician.
Club career
Salas began his career in the youth ranks of LDU Quito, and in 2000 made his debut with the senior side. Noted for his skillful dribbling skills and his pace, his hard shot from 25 yards won the award for the goal of the tournament in the 2005 Copa Sudamericana. In late 2006, Salas had a trial with PSV Eindhoven, but Ronald Koeman did not offer him a contract.[1]
On 16 July 2007, Salas was presented along with Argentine Hernán Barcos and Colombian Mauricio Molina, as the three new South American players for Red Star Belgrade, former European Cup champions.[2] In 2008, Salas made a return to LDU Quito after a bad run with the Serbian club.
After half-a-year on loan at Imbabura, Salas joined Godoy Cruz in the Argentine Primera División.
International career
Salas was called for the Ecuador national under-20 football team to play the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, where he made three substitutes appearances.
Subsequently, he was a regular member of the Ecuador national football team during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification phase, but was not called up to the World Cup squad due to a serious knee injury which required surgery. He scored the winning goal against Colombia in World Cup qualification on 2 June 2004.
Franklin was also voted as one of the 3 best players of the 2004 Copa América, along Robinho and Carlos Tévez.
Honors
- LDU Quito
- Ecuadorian Serie A (3): 2003, 2005 Apertura, 2010
- Ecuadorian Serie B (1): 2001
- Copa Libertadores (1): 2008
- Copa Sudamericana (1): 2009
- Recopa Sudamericana (2): 2009, 2010
References
- ↑ http://www.ecuagol.com/ecuagol/content/news.php?PageIndex=09e2cca9-Ed63-4923-9c14-b3f53026a488&newsID=15598
- ↑ "Presentan a sudamericanos que reforzarán al Estrella Roja" (in Spanish). CRE Satelital. 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
External links
- Profile at FEF
- Franklin Salas at National-Football-Teams.com
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