Anel Canales

Anel Alejandro Canales Madrid (born March 15, 1978) is a football forward who most recently played for Luis Ángel Firpo of the Second Division of El Salvador.

Anel Canales
Personal information
Full name Anel Alejandro Canales Madrid
Date of birth (1978-03-15) 15 March 1978
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Chorrillo (24)
1998–2001 Panama Viejo (35)
2002 Tauro (16)
2003 Chorrillo (7)
2003 San Francisco (12)
2004 Chorrillo (18)
2005 Once Municipal (11)
2006 Envigado 8 (2)
2006–2007 Alianza
2007 Chorrillo (0)
2007 Técnico Universitario 0 (0)
2007 Chalatenango 6 (1)
2008 Chorrillo (3)
2008 Tauro (3)
2009 Isidro Metapán 36 (17)
2010 Chorrillo 16 (1)
2010–2011 Isidro Metapán 20 (7)
2011–2014 Luis Ángel Firpo 106 (54)
National team‡
2001–2009 Panama 15 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 19, 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2015
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Canales and the second or maternal family name is Madrid.

Club career

A much travelled winger or striker, Canales had spells at several Panamanian sides, most notably with Chorrillo and Tauro.

Nicknamed Anelca, he played in El Salvador for Once Municipal,[1] Alianza, Chalatenango, Isidro Metapán, whom he joined in January 2009,[2] returning for a second spell in May 2010[3] and Luis Ángel Firpo. In December 2007, he was deemed not eligible to play for Chalatenango after the FEDEFUT disciplinary committee confirmed he played for three different teams in the 2007–2008 season, which is prohibited by FIFA.[4] He played over 200 league games[5] in El Salvador and scored over 100 goals.[6]

He also spent time in Colombia with Envigado alongside compatriots Joel Solanilla and Luis Moreno[7] and in Ecuador with Técnico Universitario for whom he made his debut in August 2007.[8]

A tall striker, Canales was part of a tenth-title winning Salvadoran side Luis Ángel Firpo in 2013,[9] but eventually was relegated with the club in May 2014, the club went down after 32 years of top flight football.[10] He then announced he would return to Panama.[11]

International career

He made his debut for Panama in June 2001 friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago and has earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 2 goals. He represented his country at the 2003[12] and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cups.[13]

His final international was a June 2009 friendly match against Jamaica.

International goals
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 October 2006Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago1–21–2friendly match
231 January 2007Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Trinidad and Tobago1–02–1friendly match

Honors

Club

Individual

References
  1. “Anelca” en Ahuachapán El panameño Anel Canales es el nuevo goleador del Once Municipal - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
  2. Anel Canales llega el sábado para Metapán Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa Grafica (in Spanish)
  3. Anel Canales regresa al Metapán - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
  4. FEDEFUT inhabilita a Anel Canales - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
  5. Anel Canales es un bicentenario más - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
  6. Anel Canales, a uno de lograr los 100 goles - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
  7. Anel Canales irá a la banca del Envigado F.C. - Critica en Linea (in Spanish)
  8. Canales debutará en Técnico Universitario - La Hora (in Spanish)
  9. Panameño Canales se corona con el Firpo en El Salvador - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  10. El Firpo de Anel Canales desciende, Waterman marca doblete para Fénix - RPC (in Spanish)
  11. Canales dice adiós a las canchas extranjeras - Critica (in Spanish)
  12. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details Archived 2005-03-12 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  13. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
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