Since traditionally that has been the criteria for players on this thread I just wanted to note other lists out there. Hugo (Selecta Talent) follows several guys that usually aren't discussed here. FESA has players go abroad but its impossible to keep up to date on those guys. Guano_Pride keeps a great but now somewhat out of date list of guys in American colleges. However sticking to the criteria we usually use in this thread: Australia Gian Tapia (Pascoe Vale FC, Australia) Central America Marcelo Messias (Deportivo Petapa, Guatemala) Europe Andres Flores (N/A) Arturo Alvarez (Pacos de Ferreira, Portugal) Dustin Corea (N/A, Norway) Gabriel Nunez (Blokhus FC, Denmark) Jaime Alas (Rosenborg BK, Norway) Lester Blanco (N/A) Maikon Orellana (Brondby IF, Denmark) Marvin Baumgartner (FC Zurich U21, Switzerland) Pablo Punyed (Fjolnir, Iceland) Rafael Burgos (Kecskemeti TE, Hungary) Richard Menjivar (Blokhus FC, Denmark) Victor Turcios (RoPs, Finland) Rodolfo Zelaya (Alania, Russia) North America Marvin Iraheta (Chivas USA, United States) Orlando Pineda (Union de Curtidores, Mexico) Steve Purdy (N/A)
Menjivar's contract with Blokhus ended so he is unattached at the moment, Pablo is doing trials in other places so his contract might be up as well.
El Ruso Flores is headed back to Metapan but some say that they are still trying to work things out so he can remain abroad. http://www.elsalvadorfc.com/2013-01-01-ruso-flores-al-metapan
SV Reid have chosen that Burgos will remain with Kecskemeti for the rest of the season. http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/2013/01/02/rafael-burgos-se-queda-en-el-kecskemeti-te/
According to tweets Ramon Sanchez will be also going to that training camp in Turkey alongside Ulloa & Osael. Also I read Cesar Vasquez is trying out in Guatemala for Mictlan. Also Oliver Ayala is going to playing for Leon's U-20 this upcoming season.
I hope with Lester Blanco going to Honduras will open him the doors for a league in Europe or Asia since the Hondurian has brought alot of there players to China.
Cause i've seen alot of Catrachos in the Chinese league. And Catracho_ Azul said something in some cases alot of players go to Scotland,Romania,Poland but i'm not going to say we in the future can go to those place maybe to those Scandanavian leagues looks more likely.
Yeah Chinese teams have taken in a lot of Honduran players but they go just because of the pay check not the level of play. Some of those Chinese clubs are second division clubs. Personally I hope our players avoid that type of thinking and try to play in a league that offers them a higher level of play rather then just higher paycheck especially if they are still young enough to think long term
Yeah i agree we should avoid going to that league just for a paycheck. That leagues in Asia where there really good competition is the Korean league and the J-League in my opinion. But like i said more likely the routes we might take is like Norway,Iceland,Sweden,Denmark just to named some maybe players outside El Sal. can play in better leagues.
A couple updates. -Purdy hoping to go to a European club. Reports are coming out that he is out for Copa UNCAF. http://www.edhdeportes.com/index.php/categoria-seleccion-de-futbol/4810-purdy-busca-jugar-en-europa -Turcios will be heading back to Finland on the 15th. Also interesting to note he might be headed to that Turkish camp like the others he is in the 5th month of his recovery. http://futbolsv.com/2013/01/victor-turcios-de-regreso-a-finlandia/ -Osael will keep training with the national team until time for his trip. -Marcelo Messias is negotiating to leave Petapa and head back to Alianza.
El Grafico had an interview with a representative of TopSpot here is from interview via their twitter account.
All this sounds pretty promising Purdy to Europe. O.Romero having teams interested in his services and R.Sanchez to Kazakhstan sounds awesome and R.Ulloa to Finland or Sweden oh my and what ever happen to Burgos JR. seems to me he dissapeared of radar.
Hopefully this works out for them for Ramon he would be headed for the 2nd division of Kazakhstan since the team was relegated last season outside of that I will dig for more info when I'm not at work. For Ulloa I would like Sweden so as to see how he does since Dustin did have a little success. Burgos Jr. should be headed back to Europe soon for more trials they were in winter break hence why he was back in the states same with Punyed who is also headed back to continue trials.
I love where hearing more and more information about our boys going abroad. Of course this month is where we can know for sure where our boys can play in Europe hopefully in that camp in Turkey. They show everything they got and maybe new offers can come up afterwards. To bad that is kind of hard for them they need to go to these trials to demostrate there abilities but like i said before i hope everything goes good and we have a proper establishment in Europe. Don't matter whether it's a first division team or second the point is to show we are capable doing better things also. And thanks for the info. Of Burgos jr. BTW i forget about P.Punyed and well see what team D.Corea will play in Norway.
A real good interview with Victor Turcios in which he gives insight into the training camp that these guys are going too also mention by Kevin Rodriguez that Bonilla could be the other going (hopefully). This also covers the cruddy 3 month Aguila debacle that took place as well as an opportunity he had to play for the top Turkish club. Finally the difference in the professionalism of the league in Finland as compared to El Salvador. Edit: Turcios mentions he has two flights book one for the 7th to head to Turkey to help the guys out and the other to Finland on the 15th. Thanks to Ernesto77es for the vids. Part 1 Part 2
Game for today. Sporting CP (11th) vs. Pacos de Ferreira (4th) AA was not called for this game. Mexico's 3rd division starts up on January 18th.
FT Sporting CP 0-1 Pacos de Ferreira Also Marathon is having a friendly against Deportes Savio they are losing 1-0 Lester is on the bench.
I commend Ceren for staying to play in the NT but i feel he should have gone to the training camp as well.
FT Sporting CP 1-0 Pacos de Ferreira This eliminates Pacos from the cup AA was called up and saw no minutes.