Ricardo Orellana
Ricardo José Orellana Rojas (born January 19, 1987 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo José Orellana Rojas | ||
| Date of birth | January 19, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2006 | Academia La Chelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | San Salvador FC | ||
| 2008–2010 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
| 2011 | CD Atlético Marte | ||
| 2011–2012 | Once Municipal | ||
| 2012–2013 | CD UES | ||
| 2013–2014 | Santa Tecla FC | ||
| 2014–2015 | Pasaquina FC | ||
| 2015 | CD Dragón | ||
| 2016 | CD Chalatenango | ||
| 2016–2017 | Pasaquina FC | ||
| 2017–2018 | CD FAS | 50[1] | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Sonsonate FC | ||
| 2019 | CD San Pablo Municipal | ||
| National team | |||
| 2006–2007 | El Salvador U17 | ||
| 2008– | El Salvador U20 | 5 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
San Salvador FC
Orellana's professional career began on July 3, 2007 when he signed a contract with now defunct Salvadoran national league club, San Salvador FC.
He was one of six players from the El Salvador U17 national team, that would sign for San Salvador FC that season. The others were William Maldonado, Diego Chavarría, Xavier García, Óscar Arroyo and Fabricio Alfaro. He made his professional debut on August 25, 2007, in a league match against Vista Hermosa.
Luis Ángel Firpo
After a season with San Salvador FC, he signed with Luis Ángel Firpo in 2008.
Atlético Marte
Orellana signed with Atlético Marte in 2011.
Once Municipal
He signed with Once Municipal after he decided to leave Atlético Marte.
UES
He signed with UES for the Apertura 2012. With the scarlet team, Orellana had a regular performance, however, the club suffered numerous administrative problems and delays in the payment of salaries to footballers.
Santa Tecla
Orellana signed with Santa Tecla for the Apertura 2013.
Pasaquina
In 2014, Orellana he signed with Pasaquina. With the team of La Unión, he suffered one of the worst moments in his career, in a game against Alianza scored an own goal, in a 0–1 loss.
Dragón
Later, he signed with Dragón in 2015, until he left the team in December of the same year.
Chalatenango
After that, he signed with Chalatenango in 2016 and had a brief return to Pasaquina months later.
FAS
In 2017, Orellana signed with FAS where he has had important moments, standing out when he scored the winning goal in a match against Chalatenango (1–0 victory) at the Estadio Óscar Quiteño. In December 2018, Orellana was declared as transferable in FAS.
International career
Orellana was named in the Pre–Olympic El Salvador U–23 squad by coach Rubén Israel in August 2011.
Career statistics
Club
- As of December 2018.
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Salvador | Apertura 2007 | 6 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Clausura 2008 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Luis Ángel Firpo | Apertura 2008 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 11 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||