Jorge Luis Corrales

Jorge Luis Corrales
Personal information

Full name	Jorge Luis Corrales Cordero
Date of birth	(1991-05-20) 20 May 1991
Place of birth	Pinar del Río, Cuba
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Miami FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009–2015	FC Pinar del Río	80	(6)
2015	→ FC Sancti Spíritus (loan)	18	(1)
2015	Fortuna SC
2016–	Miami FC	0	(0)
National team^‡
2010–2011	Cuba U-20	6	(1)
2011	Cuba U-22	2	(0)
2011	Cuba U-23	3	(1)
2011–2015	Cuba	34	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:31, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Jorge Luis Corrales (born 20 May 1991) is a Cuban footballer who plays as a defender for Miami FC of the North American Soccer League.

Club career

Corrales began his career in 2009, playing for FC Pinar del Río in his hometown of Pinar del Río. He was the captain of FC Pinar del Río from 2011 until 2015, when he was loaned to FC Sancti Spíritus. Corrales was named Pinar del Río's MVP in the 2012, 2013, and 2014 seasons. He tallied 20 assists and 6 goals during his more than 80 appearances for FCPR.

In 2015, Corrales obtained a US Visa from the U.S. Embassy in Havana and arrived in Miami to visit family and friends.^[1] Corrales joined amateur Miami-based Fortuna SC in October 2015. Fortuna SC had a strong Cuban contingent and included full Cuban senior international players Ariel Martinez and Dario Suarez, and under-23 internationals Brian Rosales, Frank Lopez Garcia and Yendry Torres.

While in Miami, he decided to initiate the necessary legal proceedings to obtain a work permit and legally live in the United States to pursue a professional soccer career. Following a successful tryout with Miami FC, he signed for the newly created team in January 2016.^[2]^[1]

International career

Corrales played in the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and the 2011 Pan American Games tournament.^[3]

During the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Corrales played as a right back and center back during two of Cuba's three group stage matches. Corrales also played all 90 minutes of Cuba's quarterfinal loss to the United States as a forward.

Honours

Cuba

Winner

Caribbean Cup: 2012

References

1 2 "Jorge Luis Corrales firma con el Miami FC." (in Spanish). Futbol Cubano. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
↑ "VETERAN CUBAN NATIONAL JOINS MIAMI FC". MiamiFC.com. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
↑ Jorge Luis Corrales profile at Soccerway

Miami FC – current squad

— Adaílton — Alterio — Bernstein — Borrajo — Campos — Chavez — Corrales — Cvitanich — Dennis — Kcira — Matuzalém — Palacios — Ca. Rezende — Co. Rezende — Richards — Rusin — Sierra — Smith — Trafford — Vega Head Coach: Nesta

Cuba squad – 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1 Molina 2 M. Márquez 3 Y. Márquez 4 López 5 Clavelo (c) 6 Y. Colomé 7 Coroneaux 8 J. Colomé 9 Alfonso 10 Sánchez 11 Martínez 12 Pichardo 13 Corrales 14 Urgellés 15 Malblanche 16 Horta 17 Zuásnabar 18 Pérez 19 Blanco 20 Gómez 21 Guerra 22 Puga 23 Rodríguez Coach: Benítez

Cuba squad – 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1 Sánchez 2 Vaquero 3 Márquez (c) 4 Horta 5 Clavelo 6 Nápoles 7 Suárez 8 Gómez 9 Reyes 10 Martínez 11 García 12 Argüellez 13 Corrales 14 Hernández 15 Diz 16 Dranguet 17 Pérez 18 Sáez 19 López 20 Coroneaux 21 D. Guerra 22 Cervantes 23 F. Guerra Coach: González

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