Narciso Orellana

Narciso Oswaldo Orellana Guzmán (born 28 January 1995), also known as Chicho Orellana or Chicho, is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primera División club Alianza and the El Salvador national team.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Narciso Orellana
Orellana with El Salvador in 2020
Personal information
Full name Narciso Oswaldo Orellana Guzmán[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-28) 28 January 1995
Place of birth Metapán, El Salvador
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Alianza
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Titán 66 (8)
2013–2017 Isidro Metapán 174 (5)
2017– Alianza 216 (9)
International career‡
2014–2015 El Salvador U20 10 (0)
2014 El Salvador U21 3 (0)
2015 El Salvador U23 6 (0)
2014– El Salvador 63 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 July 2023

Club career

Titán

In 2010, Orellana began his career with Titán in the Segunda División de El Salvador. During his stay with the club, he made 66 appearances and scored 8 goals. A short time later, Primera División clubs saw the qualities that Orellana possessed and put their interest in signing Orellana.

2013–14 season

Orellana signed with Isidro Metapán for the Apertura 2013. On 4 August 2013, Orellana officially made his debut under the trust of Jorge Rodríguez, against Santa Tecla. Orellana played for 46 minutes in the game, in which The Caleros would draw 3–3. On 8 December 2013, Orellana played in the second leg of the semi-finals against Atlético Marte, after winning against Alianza in the playoffs. Due to the equalization of points in the table, Orellana was sent off after 21 minutes of the first half, thus missing out on his first final. Isidro Metapán won by a score of 3–2. In Orellana's first season with the club, he played in 21 games and accumulated a total of 1,596 minutes, being named the rookie of the season.

Alianza

On 23 May 2017, Alianza officially announced the signing of Orellana, with a two-year contract. Orellana scored in a 7–0 victory against Chalatenango in the Estadio Cuscatlán, in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Apertura 2018, in December 2018.

On 8 December 2018, Orellana was sent off in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Apertura 2018, a 2–2 draw against FAS. Alianza reached its fifth consecutive final since the Apertura 2016.

With Alianza, Orellana won two national league titles: Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2018.

International career

International goals
Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.[8]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 September 2019Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Saint Lucia1–03–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B

References
  1. Narciso Orellana at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 201.8
  2. Gráfica, La Prensa. "Narciso Orellana, la sorpresa ante México". La Prensa Gráfica.
  3. "Narciso Orellana: "Creo que hicimos un buen trabajo" - elsalvador.com". 20 July 2017.
  4. "Narciso Orellana podría salir del Alianza: tiene ofertas en la MLS".
  5. "Santa Tecla bate al Alianza y recupera la segunda plaza".
  6. "Deportes - elsalvador.com". www.edhdeportes.com.
  7. Gráfico, El. "Hay ofertas por Narciso Orellana".
  8. "Narciso Orellana". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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