Joel Isaac Solanilla Valdespino (born 24 December 1983 in Panama, Panama) is a Panamanian football defender who most recently played for Panamanian second division team Costa del Este.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel Isaac Solanilla Valdespino | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pan de Azúcar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Talleres Córdoba | ||
| 2002–2003 | Plaza Amador | ||
| 2003 | Patriotas | ||
| 2004–2005 | Plaza Amador | ||
| 2005–2006 | Árabe Unido | ||
| 2006 | Envigado | 19 | (0) |
| 2007 | Plaza Amador | ||
| 2007 | San Francisco | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | FAS | ||
| 2009–2011 | Sporting San Miguelito | 32 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Deportivo Malacateco (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Millenium UP | ||
| 2014–2015 | Costa del Este | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2009 | Panama | 30 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2006 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 August 2015 | |||
Playing career edit
Club edit
Solanilla started his career with Argentinian side Talleres de Córdoba, but has spent most of his playing career in Panama, joining Plaza Amador in January 2004.[1] He made a move to Colombian first division side Envigado in 2006,[2] only to leave them in August 2006 claiming the club owed him salary.[3]
In August 2007, Solanilla moved abroad again to play for Salvadoran side FAS from San Francisco,[4] whom he had only joined a month earlier.[5]
He joined Guatemalan club Deportivo Malacateco in December 2011 on loan from Sporting San Miguelito,[6] only to be released by the club in March 2012 after playing only 5 matches.[7]
He went on to play in the Panamanian second division and joined Costa del Este ahead of the 2014 Clausura.[8]
International edit
Solanilla played at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates.[9]
He made his senior debut for Panama in a February 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala and has earned a total of 30 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[9] and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament[10] and he also played at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[11]
His final international was a July 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Nicaragua.
Personal life edit
His parents are Isaac Solanilla and Yadira Valdespino. His older brother Osvaldo[12] won 10 caps for Panama in 1996 and 1997.
References edit
- ^ Defensor Joel Solanilla jugará en el Plaza Amador - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ "Sintonizado con el Naranja" (in Spanish). Elmundo.com. 12 February 2006.
- ^ Joel Solanilla se desvinculó del Envigado - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ El FAS de El Salvador contrata al jugador panameño Joel Solanilla - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Joel Solanilla y Julio al San Francisco - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ Joel Solanilla reforzará al Deportivo Malacateco - PanamaFutbol(in Spanish)
- ^ Panameño Solanilla queda fuera del Malacateco - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Fichajes que aportan experiencia al club - Crítica (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Joel Solanilla – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ Hermanos Solanilla en el Plaza - Crítica (in Spanish)
External links edit
- Joel Solanilla at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - CD FAS