Leonel Noriega

Leonel Noriega
Personal information
Full name Leonel Lisandro Noriega Pereira
Date of birth (1975-05-10) 10 May 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Cobán, Guatemala
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Deportivo Marquense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 CD Suchitepéquez 30 (0)
2006–present Deportivo Marquense 24 (1)
International career‡
2006–2007 Guatemala 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2010
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Noriega and the second or maternal family name is Pereira.

Leonel Noriega (born 10 May 1975 in Cobán), nicknamed "El Cholo", is a Guatemalan football midfielder who currently plays for Deportivo Marquense in the Liga Nacional de Guatemala.

Club career

Noriega, a defensive midfielder, has been playing for Marquense since 2006 after moving from CD Suchitepéquez and signed a year extension of his contract ahead of the 2009/2010 season.[1]

International career

Noriega made his debut for Guatemala in a February 2006 friendly match against the United States and has made 13 appearances for the full Guatemala national football team including three matches at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup[2] He has also represented his country at the UNCAF Nations Cup 2007.[3]

References

  1. ^ Leonel Noriega Firma por 1 año - Deportivo Marquense
  2. ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  3. ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF


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