Joel Solanilla

Joel Isaac Solanilla Valdespino (born 24 December 1983 in Panama, Panama) is a Panamanian football defender who most recently played for Panamanian second division team Costa del Este.

Joel Solanilla
Personal information
Full name Joel Isaac Solanilla Valdespino
Date of birth (1980-12-24) 24 December 1980
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Pan de Azúcar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Talleres Córdoba
2002–2003 Plaza Amador
2003 Patriotas
2004–2005 Plaza Amador
2005–2006 Árabe Unido
2006 Envigado 19 (0)
2007 Plaza Amador
2007 San Francisco 4 (0)
2007–2008 FAS
2009–2011 Sporting San Miguelito 32 (1)
2012 → Deportivo Malacateco (loan) 15 (0)
2012–2013 Millenium UP
2014–2015 Costa del Este
National team‡
2003–2009 Panama 30 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2006
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 August 2015
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Solanilla and the second or maternal family name is Valdespino.

Playing career

Club

Solanilla started his career with Argentinian side Talleres de Córdoba, but has spent most of his playing career in Panama, joining Plaza Amador in January 2004.[1] He made a move to Colombian first division side Envigado in 2006,[2] only to leave them in August 2006 claiming the club owed him salary.[3]

In August 2007, Solanilla moved abroad again to play for Salvadoran side FAS from San Francisco,[4] whom he had only joined a month earlier.[5]

He joined Guatemalan club Deportivo Malacateco in December 2011 on loan from Sporting San Miguelito,[6] only to be released by the club in March 2012 after playing only 5 matches.[7]

He went on to play in the Panamanian second division and joined Costa del Este ahead of the 2014 Clausura.[8]

International

Solanilla played at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates.[9]

He made his senior debut for Panama in a February 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala and has earned a total of 30 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[9] and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament[10] and he also played at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[11]

His final international was a July 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Nicaragua.

Personal life

His parents are Isaac Solanilla and Yadira Valdespino. His older brother Osvaldo[12] won 10 caps for Panama in 1996 and 1997.

References
  1. Defensor Joel Solanilla jugará en el Plaza Amador - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  2. "Sintonizado con el Naranja" (in Spanish). Elmundo.com. 12 February 2006.
  3. Joel Solanilla se desvinculó del Envigado - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  4. El FAS de El Salvador contrata al jugador panameño Joel Solanilla - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  5. Joel Solanilla y Julio al San Francisco - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  6. Joel Solanilla reforzará al Deportivo Malacateco - PanamaFutbol(in Spanish)
  7. Panameño Solanilla queda fuera del Malacateco - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  8. Fichajes que aportan experiencia al club - Crítica (in Spanish)
  9. Joel Solanilla – FIFA competition record (archived)
  10. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  11. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  12. Hermanos Solanilla en el Plaza - Crítica (in Spanish)
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