Erick Norales

Erick Zenón Norales Casildo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeɾik noˈɾales]; born 11 February 1985) is a Honduran football defender who plays for Platense.

Erick Norales
Erick Norales (white jersey)
Personal information
Full name Erick Zenón Norales Casildo
Date of birth (1985-02-11) 11 February 1985
Place of birth La Ceiba, Honduras
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Platense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Vida 80 (7)
2006–2011 Marathón 118 (11)
2012 Hunan Billows 28 (2)
2013 Marathón 17 (0)
2013 → Vida (loan) 8 (0)
2014–2015 Indy Eleven 46 (5)
2016 Rayo OKC 0 (0)
2017 Marathón 8 (0)
2017– Platense 2 (0)
National team
Honduras U20 8 (1)
2007–2008 Honduras U23 1 (0)
2007–2014 Honduras 33 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 August 2017
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Norales and the second or maternal family name is Casildo.

Club career

Norales began his professional career with C.D.S. Vida in 2002, making eighty league appearances and scoring seven goals. From 2006 to 2011 he appeared in 118 league matches for C.D. Marathón, winning three straight Apertura season titles (2007-2008, 2008-2009, and 2009-2010). He returned to C.D. Vida in 2013, then went back to Marathón for the Liga Nacional’s closing season.

On 10 February 2016, Norales signed for the newly formed NASL team Rayo OKC.[1]

International career

He was part of the Honduran U-20 team at the 2005 World Youth Championship in the Netherlands.

He made his senior debut for the national side in an April 2007 friendly match against Haiti and has, as of January 2013, earned a total of 29 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and played at the 2009,[3] and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups[4] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]

On 20 March 2008 Norales converted the final penalty kick in the semi finals of the 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament, to guarantee qualification to the 2008 Olympic Games for Honduras. He would eventually play two matches at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

International goals
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 June 2009WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, United States Panama2–02–0friendly match
2.7 September 2010Stade Saputo, Montreal, Canada Canada1–11–2friendly match

References
  1. "RAYO OKC SIGNS ERICK NORALES AND JARAD VAN SCHAIK". www.rayookc.com. Rayo OKC. 10 February 2016. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. Erick Norales – FIFA competition record
  3. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2009 - Details Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  4. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2011 - Details - RSSSF
  5. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
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