Nelson Blanco
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nelson Blanco Flores | ||
Date of birth | 17 August 1999 | ||
Place of birth | San Miguel, El Salvador | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Oakland Roots | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Arlington SA | ||
2015–2017 | D.C. United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | North Carolina | 4 | (0) |
2019–2020 | San Diego 1904 | 6 | (1) |
2020– | Oakland Roots | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2020 |
Nelson Blanco Flores (born 17 August 1999) is a Salvadoran footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for National Independent Soccer Association club Oakland Roots SC.
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 NISA side Oakland Roots SC.[5]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Zeigler, Mark (4 September 2019). "Ready or not, San Diego's 1904 FC about to start pro soccer odyssey". SanDiegoUnionTribune.com. The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Roots Sign 20-Year-Old Salvadorian Midfielder Nelson Blanco". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
External links
- Nelson Blanco at Soccerway
- Nelson Blanco at USL Championship
Categories:
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Salvadoran footballers
- People from San Miguel, El Salvador
- Association football midfielders
- North Carolina FC players
- Oakland Roots SC players
- USL Championship players
- National Independent Soccer Association players
- Salvadoran expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Salvadoran football biography stubs