Nelson Blanco

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Nelson Blanco
Personal information
Full name Nelson Blanco Flores
Date of birth (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth San Miguel, El Salvador
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 North Carolina FC
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2014 Arlington SA
2015–2017 D.C. United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 North Carolina FC 4 (0)
2019–2020 San Diego 1904 6 (1)
2020 Oakland Roots 2 (0)
2021– North Carolina FC 82 (0)
International career‡
2021– El Salvador 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2023

Nelson Blanco Flores (born 17 August 1999) is a Salvadoran footballer who plays as a left-back for North Carolina FC in USL League One and the El Salvador national team.

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Club career

Blanco played for the academy team at D.C. United for three seasons before signing with North American Soccer League side North Carolina FC on 11 October 2017. [1] He re-signed with North Carolina on 29 January 2018, when the club moved to the United Soccer League. [2] In August 2019, he joined San Diego 1904 FC, an expansion team in the National Independent Soccer Association. [3] [4]

On August 6, 2020, Blanco signed with Oakland Roots SC of the National Independent Soccer Association. [5]

In March 2021, Blanco returned to North Carolina FC of USL League One. [6]

International career

Blanco debuted for the El Salvador national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Bolivia on 6 November 2021. [7] Blanco started his first game for the El Salvador national team in a 1–1 tie vs Ecuador on 4 December 2021.He has also recently been called for the World Cup qualifiers.

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References

  1. ↑ North Carolina FC staff (11 October 2017). "North Carolina FC signs promising young midfielder Nelson Blanco". NASL.com. North American Soccer League . Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. ↑ NCFC Communications (29 January 2018). "North Carolina FC re-signs homegrown Dre Fortune and emerging prospect Nelson Blanco". NorthCarolinaFC.com. North Carolina FC . Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Zeigler, Mark (4 September 2019). "Ready or not, San Diego's 1904 FC about to start pro soccer odyssey". The San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Navarrete, Josué (2 October 2019). "Joven jugador salvadoreño es parte del equipo de Eden Hazard en los Estados Unidos y ya hizo un golazo" [A young Salvadoran player is part of the team of Eden Hazard in the United States and has already scored a golazo]. ElSalvador.com (in Spanish). El Diario de Hoy . Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Roots Sign 20-Year-Old Salvadorian Midfielder Nelson Blanco". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "NCFC Signs Nelson Flores and Nelson Martinez to Contracts for 2021 Season". North Carolina FC. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "El Salvador vs. Bolivia - 6 November 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
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