Ricardo Orellana

Ricardo José Orellana Rojas (born January 19, 1987 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder.

Ricardo Orellana
Personal information
Full name Ricardo José Orellana Rojas
Date of birth (1987-01-19) January 19, 1987
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
19992006 Academia La Chelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
20072008 San Salvador FC
20082010 CD Luis Ángel Firpo
2011 CD Atlético Marte
2011–2012 Once Municipal
2012–2013 CD UES
2013–2014 Santa Tecla FC
2014–2015 Pasaquina FC
2015 CD Dragón
2016 CD Chalatenango
2016–2017 Pasaquina FC
2017–2018 CD FAS 50[1] (4)
2018–2019 Sonsonate FC
2019 CD San Pablo Municipal
National team
20062007 El Salvador U17
2008– El Salvador U20 5 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

San Salvador FC

Orellana's professional career began on July 3, 2007 when he signed a contract with now defunct Salvadoran national league club, San Salvador FC.

He was one of six players from the El Salvador U17 national team, that would sign for San Salvador FC that season. The others were William Maldonado, Diego Chavarría, Xavier García, Óscar Arroyo and Fabricio Alfaro. He made his professional debut on August 25, 2007, in a league match against Vista Hermosa.

Luis Ángel Firpo

After a season with San Salvador FC, he signed with Luis Ángel Firpo in 2008.

Atlético Marte

Orellana signed with Atlético Marte in 2011.

Once Municipal

He signed with Once Municipal after he decided to leave Atlético Marte.

UES

He signed with UES for the Apertura 2012. With the scarlet team, Orellana had a regular performance, however, the club suffered numerous administrative problems and delays in the payment of salaries to footballers.

Santa Tecla

Orellana signed with Santa Tecla for the Apertura 2013.

Pasaquina

In 2014, Orellana he signed with Pasaquina. With the team of La Unión, he suffered one of the worst moments in his career, in a game against Alianza scored an own goal, in a 01 loss.

Dragón

Later, he signed with Dragón in 2015, until he left the team in December of the same year.

Chalatenango

After that, he signed with Chalatenango in 2016 and had a brief return to Pasaquina months later.

FAS

In 2017, Orellana signed with FAS where he has had important moments, standing out when he scored the winning goal in a match against Chalatenango (1–0 victory) at the Estadio Óscar Quiteño. In December 2018, Orellana was declared as transferable in FAS.

International career

Orellana was named in the Pre–Olympic El Salvador U–23 squad by coach Rubén Israel in August 2011.

Career statistics

Club

As of December 2018.
Club Season League League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Salvador Apertura 2007 60000060
Clausura 2008 10000010
Luis Ángel Firpo Apertura 2008 40000040
Career total 1100000110

References

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