Carlos Israel Discua Castellanos (born 20 September 1984) is a Honduran football player who currently plays for C.D. Marathón in the Honduran Liga Nacional.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Israel Discua Castellanos | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marathón | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Universidad | ||
| 2006–2008 | Olimpia | ||
| 2008–2009 | Victoria | 27 | (13) |
| 2009 | Olimpia | ||
| 2009–2010 | Xinabajul | 40 | (31) |
| 2010–2011 | Comunicaciones | ||
| 2011–2015 | Motagua | 140 | (38) |
| 2015–2016 | Alajuelense | 37 | (7) |
| 2016–2018 | Motagua | 81 | (14) |
| 2018– | Marathón | 33 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2017 | Honduras | 28 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 March 2017 | |||
Club career edit
Nicknamed el Chino,[1] Discua played for Victoria and Olimpia as well as for Guatemalan outfits Deportivo Xinabajul and Comunicaciones[2] before joining F.C. Motagua. He scored his first goal for Motagua on 2 November 2011 in the 3–0 home victory over C.D.S. Vida.[3] In July, 2015, Discua joined Costa Rican first division team, Liga Deportiva Alajuelense. He debuted with La Liga on July 26, 2015, as a starter in the Super Clásico, against Deportivo Saprissa.
International career edit
Discua made his debut for Honduras in an April 2012 friendly match against Costa Rica and has, as of June 2015, earned a total of 13 caps, scoring one goal. He scored his first goal against the U.S. in the 2015 Gold Cup.
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.[4]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 July 2015 | Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States |  United States |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2. | 16 March 2017 | Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras |  Nicaragua |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours and awards edit
Club edit
- C.D. Olimpia
- Comunicaciones F.C.
- F.C. Motagua
- C.D. Marathón
References edit
- ^ Carlos el "Chino" Discua reforzará al Motagua - El Heraldo
- ^ "Victoria quiere honrar su nombre". La Prensa (in Spanish). 24 July 2008. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ LaTribunaDeportiva.hn – Motagua “resucitó” en pleno Día de los Muertos – 2 November 2011
- ^ "C. Discua". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
External links edit
- Carlos Discua at National-Football-Teams.com
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