Anel Canales
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Template:Family name hatnote Anel Alejandro Canales Madrid (born March 15, 1978) is a football forward who most recently played for Luis Ángel Firpo of the Second Division of El Salvador.
Club career
A much travelled winger or striker, Canales had spells at several Panamanian sides, most notably with Chorrillo and Tauro.
Nicknamed Anelca, he played in El Salvador for Once Municipal,[1] Alianza, Chalatenango, Isidro Metapán, whom he joined in January 2009,[2] returning for a second spell in May 2010[3] and Luis Ángel Firpo. In December 2007, he was deemed not eligible to play for Chalatenango after the FEDEFUT disciplinary committee confirmed he played for three different teams in the 2007–2008 season, which is prohibited by FIFA.[4] He played over 200 league games[5] in El Salvador and scored over 100 goals.[6]
He also spent time in Colombia with Envigado alongside compatriots Joel Solanilla and Luis Moreno[7] and in Ecuador with Técnico Universitario for whom he made his debut in August 2007.[8]
A tall striker, Canales was part of a tenth-title winning Salvadoran side Luis Ángel Firpo in 2013,[9] but eventually was relegated with the club in May 2014, the club went down after 32 years of top flight football.[10] He then announced he would return to Panama.[11]
International career
He made his debut for Panama in June 2001 friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago and has earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 2 goals. He represented his country at the 2003[12] and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cups.[13]
His final international was a June 2009 friendly match against Jamaica.
International goals
- Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 October 2006 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Trinidad and Tobago | flag alias = Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg | flag alias-colonial = Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889–1958).svg | flag alias-1958 = Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1958–1962).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago.svg | link alias-naval = Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard.svg | Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard | flag alias-army = Flag of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment.svg | link alias-army = Trinidad and Tobago Regiment | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago.svg | link alias-navy = Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 1–2 || 1–2 || friendly match |
| 2 | 31 January 2007 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Trinidad and Tobago | flag alias = Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg | flag alias-colonial = Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889–1958).svg | flag alias-1958 = Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1958–1962).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago.svg | link alias-naval = Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard.svg | Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard | flag alias-army = Flag of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment.svg | link alias-army = Trinidad and Tobago Regiment | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago.svg | link alias-navy = Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 1–0 || 2–1 || friendly match |
Honors
Club
Individual
- Liga Panameña de Fútbol Top Scorer (2):
References
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- ↑ “Anelca” en Ahuachapán El panameño Anel Canales es el nuevo goleador del Once Municipal - El Diario de Hoy Template:In lang
- ↑ Anel Canales llega el sábado para Metapán Template:Webarchive - La Prensa Grafica Template:In lang
- ↑ Anel Canales regresa al Metapán - El Gráfico Template:In lang
- ↑ FEDEFUT inhabilita a Anel Canales Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Template:Cbignore - El Gráfico Template:In lang
- ↑ Anel Canales es un bicentenario más - El Gráfico Template:In lang
- ↑ Anel Canales, a uno de lograr los 100 goles - El Gráfico Template:In lang
- ↑ Anel Canales irá a la banca del Envigado F.C. - Critica en Linea Template:In lang
- ↑ Canales debutará en Técnico Universitario - La Hora Template:In lang
- ↑ Panameño Canales se corona con el Firpo en El Salvador - La Prensa Template:In lang
- ↑ El Firpo de Anel Canales desciende, Waterman marca doblete para Fénix - RPC Template:In lang
- ↑ Canales dice adiós a las canchas extranjeras - Critica Template:In lang
- ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details Template:Webarchive - RSSSF
- ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details Template:Webarchive - RSSSF
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External links
- Profile at El Grafico Template:In lang
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- Pages with script errors
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Panama City
- Men's association football forwards
- Panamanian men's footballers
- Panama men's international footballers
- Club Deportivo Universitario players
- Panamá Viejo F.C. players
- Tauro F.C. players
- San Francisco F.C. players
- C.D. Once Municipal footballers
- Envigado F.C. players
- Alianza F.C. (El Salvador) footballers
- C.D. Técnico Universitario footballers
- A.D. Chalatenango footballers
- C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers
- A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers
- Categoría Primera A players
- Panamanian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
- Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
- Liga Panameña de Fútbol players