Javier Portillo (Honduran footballer)

Javier Arnaldo Portillo Martínez (born 10 June 1981) is a Honduran professional football player who plays as a left midfielder for Naranja Mecánica in the American ISLANO league.[1]

Javier Portillo
Potrillo in 2011
Personal information
Full name Javier Arnaldo Portillo Martínez
Date of birth (1981-06-10) 10 June 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Morolica, Honduras
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Naranja Mecánica
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Valencia 11 (1)
2006–2008 Hispano 53 (7)
2009–2010 Motagua 48 (0)
2011 Vida 20 (4)
2011–2015 Olimpia 93 (3)
2015–2016 Juticalpa 14 (2)
2016–2017 Real España 25 (2)
2017–2020 Vida 99 (2)
2020–2022 Olimpia 42 (0)
2023– Naranja Mecánica
International career
2011–2014 Honduras 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career edit

Portillo joined Vida in December 2010 signing a six-month deal contract with the club.[2] He made his league debut on 15 January 2011, starting in an away 1–0 victory against the league champion Real España.[3]

On 6 May 2011, Portillo moved to Olimpia as a free transfer signing a two-year deal contract with the club. He made his official debut for the club in the CONCACAF Champions League with a 3–1 defeat against Santos Laguna.

After many years in Honduran soccer, Portillo left C.D. Olimpia in the summer of 2022. In 2023, he started playing for the American amateur club Naranja Mecánica FC, which played in the ISLANO league in New Orleans.[4]

International career edit

On 20 May 2011, Portillo was included by Luis Fernando Suarez in Honduras's 23-man squad for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5] On the 26th, he made his debut in a friendly draw against El Salvador.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Javier Portillo firmó dos años con Olimpia". Diario Diez. Retrieved 7 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Javier Portillo llega al Vida por seis meses". Diario Diez. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Vida le estrena la corona al campeón Real España". Diario Diez. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  4. ^ Javier Portillo sigue activo y se corona campeón con la Naranja Mecánica en la Liga de New Orleans, diez.hn, 18 December 2023
  5. ^ "Honduras convoca diez legionarios para Copa Oro". La Prensa. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Javier Portillo: "Perdimos la concentración". La Prensa. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.

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