Adalberto Eliécer Carrasquilla Alcázar (born 28 November 1998) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo and the Panama national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adalberto Eliécer Carrasquilla Alcázar[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 (age 23)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Panama City, Panama[1] | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Houston Dynamo | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2019 | Tauro | 86 | (4) |
2019 | → Cartagena (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Cartagena | 38 | (1) |
2021–2022 | → Houston Dynamo (loan) | 20 | (1) |
2022– | Houston Dynamo | 22 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Panama U20 | 3 | (0) |
2018– | Panama | 31 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:42, 15 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:23, 7 June 2022 (UTC) |
Carrasquilla began his career with Tauro FC in his hometown of Panama City. He made his first team debut on 29 March 2015 during a 1–0 loss to Árabe Unido in a Liga Panameña de Fútbol match at just 16 years old.[4] He scored his first goal on 22 April 2016 to give Tauro a 2–1 win over Árabe Unido.[5] During 5 seasons playing for Tauro, Carrasquilla helped them win the 2017 Clausura and 2018 Apertura league titles.[4]
On 12 August 2019 it was confirmed that Carrasquilla had been loaned out to FC Cartagena, who at the time were playing in Segunda División B, the Spanish third-tier, for the rest of 2019 with an option to buy.[6] He made his debut for Cartagena on 15 September, coming off the bench in a 1–0 win over Atlético Sanluqueño.[7] On 29 November 2019, Cartagena announced that they had triggered Carrasquilla's purchase option for €300,000 and signed him to a new contract until 2025.[8] Carrasquilla made 20 appearances in all competitions during his first season in Spain, helping Cartagena win promotion to the Segunda División after 8 seasons in the third tier.[5]
He scored his first goal for Cartagena on 24 October 2020 in a 3–0 win against UD Las Palmas.[9] After playing regularly for the first half of the season Cartagena brought in a new head coach in January, Luis Carrión. Carrasquilla featured less frequently over the latter half of the season.[10] He made 28 appearances and scored 1 goal in league play as Cartagena finished 16th in the table, 3 spots and 3 points above the relegation zone.[11]
On 5 August 2021, Carrasquilla joined MLS side Houston Dynamo on loan.[12] He made his Dynamo debut on 7 August, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 loss to Minnesota United.[13] He scored his first goal on 28 August in a 2–1 loss to Minnesota United.[13] Carrasquilla ended the season with 10 appearances and 1 goal as Houston finished last in the Western Conference, missing out on the playoffs.[13][14] On 10 May 2022, Houston opted to activate their purchase option on Carrasquilla, making his move to the Dynamo permanent.[15]
Carrasquilla made his debut for the Panama national team on 17 April 2018, coming off the bench in a 1–0 win over Trinidad and Tobago.[16]
On 14 May 2018, he was called up the Panama national team for the preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup[17][18] but was not named in the final 23.[19]
Carrasquilla scored his first goal for Panama on 8 September 2019 in a 4–1 victory against Bermuda in the CONCACAF Nations League.[20]
On 1 July 2021, he was named to head coach Thomas Christiansen 23-man squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[21] Carrasquilla started all 3 games and had an assist as Panama finished 3rd in their group.[22]
Club | Season | League | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Tauro | 2014–15 | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
2016–17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
2017–18 | 28 | 1 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||||
2018–19 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 38 | 2 | |||
Tauro Total | 86 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 98 | 4 | ||
Cartagena (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Cartagena | 2019–20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Segunda División | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
Cartagena Total | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
Houston Dynamo (loan) | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
Career total | 142 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 157 | 6 | ||
Panama | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2018 | 3 | 0 |
2019 | 5 | 1 |
2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 14 | 0 |
2022 | 7 | 0 |
Total | 31 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 5 September 2019 | Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda | ![]() | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A |
Tauro
Houston Dynamo FC – current squad | |
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Panama squad – 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
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