Francisco Narbón

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Francisco Narbón
Narbón playing for FC Cincinnati in 2016
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Narbón Cuadra
Date of birth (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender, Defensive Midfielder, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Plaza Amador
Number 59
Youth career
2011–2013 Shattuck-Saint Mary's
2013–2014 Chepo
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 James Madison Dukes 16 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 FC Cincinnati 4 (0)
2017–2018 Seattle Sounders FC 2 35 (1)
2019– Plaza Amador 27 (3)
International career
2011 Panama U17 9 (0)
2013–2015 Panama U20 8 (1)
2014–2016 Panama U23 7 (0)
2014–Today Panama 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:29, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

Francisco Javier Narbón Cuadra (born 11 February 1995) is a Panamanian footballer who plays for Plaza Amador and the Panama national football team.

Career[edit]

Youth and College[edit]

Narbón spent his youth career with the Shattuck-Saint Mary's Soccer Academy as well as Chepo before signing a letter of intent to play college soccer at James Madison University.[1] He made 16 appearances in his freshman year with the Dukes. He was considered rookie of the year and player of the match in various occasions.

Professional[edit]

On 7 December 2015, it was announced that Narbón had signed for United Soccer League expansion club FC Cincinnati.[2]

Narbón signed with Seattle Sounders FC 2 of the USL Championship on 24 March 2017. During a match against Swope Park Rangers on 5 July 2018, he fractured his right tibia and fibula following a tackle.[3] Narbón underwent surgery in Seattle and later signed with Plaza Amador in Panama.

International[edit]

He played for Panama at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico as well as at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.[4]

On 6 August 2014, Narbon made his senior national team debut for Panama in a 3–0 defeat to Peru.[5] He was also called up for Panama's final two matches of the 2014 Copa Centroamericana, but didn't feature in any of them.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Men's Soccer Announces 2014 Recruiting Class". jmusports.com. James Madison University. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  2. ^ Murray, Nicholas. "Berry Highlights FC Cincinnati's Opening Signings". USL. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Gameday Report: July 5, Week 17". USL Championship. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. ^ Francisco NarbónFIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ^ "Peru vs. Panama - 7 August 2014 - Soccerway".
  6. ^ "JMU's Narbon Called Up to Panama National Team". jmusports.com. James Madison University. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

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