Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elvin Oliva Casildo | ||
Date of birth | 24 October 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Rosa de Aguan, Honduras | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Olimpia | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Olimpia | 47 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Honduras U23 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:36, 22 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:02, 24 March 2021 (UTC) |
Elvin Oliva Casildo (born 24 October 1997) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga Nacional de Honduras club Olimpia.
Oliva made his professional debut with Olimpia in a 1–0 Liga Nacional win over Real C.D. España on 11 August 2016. [1]
Honduras Youth
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