Leonel Noriega

Leonel Noriega
Personal information
Full nameLeonel Lisandro Noriega Pereira
Date of birth10 May 1975
Place of birthCobán, Guatemala
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionmidfielder
Club information
Current team
Deportivo Marquense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2006CD Suchitepéquez30(0)
2006–presentDeportivo Marquense24(1)
National team
2006–2007Guatemala14(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 February 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 February 2010
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Noriega and the second or maternal family name is Pereira.

Leonel Noriega (born 10 May 1975 in Cobán), nicknamed "El Cholo", is a Guatemalan football midfielder who currently plays for Deportivo Marquense in the Liga Nacional de Guatemala.

Club career

Noriega, a defensive midfielder, has been playing for Marquense since 2006 after moving from CD Suchitepéquez and signed a year extension of his contract ahead of the 2009/2010 season.[1]

International career

Noriega made his debut for Guatemala in a February 2006 friendly match against the United States and has made 13 appearances for the full Guatemala national football team including three matches at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup[2] He has also represented his country at the UNCAF Nations Cup 2007.[3]

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