Francisco Narbón | |
Fullname: | Francisco Javier Narbón Cuadra |
Birth Date: | 1995 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Panama City, Panama |
Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet) |
Position: | Defender, Defensive Midfielder, Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Plaza Amador |
Clubnumber: | 59 |
Youthyears1: | 2011–2013 |
Youthclubs1: | Shattuck-Saint Mary's |
Youthyears2: | 2013–2014 |
Youthclubs2: | Chepo |
Collegeyears1: | 2014 |
College1: | James Madison Dukes |
Collegecaps1: | 16 |
Collegegoals1: | 0 |
Years1: | 2016 |
Clubs1: | FC Cincinnati |
Caps1: | 4 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs2: | Seattle Sounders FC 2 |
Caps2: | 35 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2019– |
Clubs3: | Plaza Amador |
Caps3: | 27 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
Nationalteam1: | Panama U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2013–2015 |
Nationalteam2: | Panama U20 |
Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Nationalyears3: | 2014–2016 |
Nationalteam3: | Panama U23 |
Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2014–Today |
Nationalteam4: | Panama |
Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 15:29, 22 September 2019 (UTC) |
Francisco Javier Narbón Cuadra (born 11 February 1995) is a Panamanian footballer who plays for Plaza Amador and the Panama national football team.
Narbón spent his youth career with the Shattuck-Saint Mary's Soccer Academy as well as Chepo before signing a letter of intent to play college soccer at James Madison University.[1] He made 16 appearances in his freshman year with the Dukes. He was considered rookie of the year and player of the match in various occasions.
On 7 December 2015, it was announced that Narbón had signed for United Soccer League expansion club FC Cincinnati.[2]
Narbón signed with Seattle Sounders FC 2 of the USL Championship on 24 March 2017. During a match against Swope Park Rangers on 5 July 2018, he fractured his right tibia and fibula following a tackle.[3] Narbón underwent surgery in Seattle and later signed with Plaza Amador in Panama.
He played for Panama at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico as well as at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.
On 6 August 2014, Narbon made his senior national team debut for Panama in a 3–0 defeat to Peru.[4] He was also called up for Panama's final two matches of the 2014 Copa Centroamericana, but didn't feature in any of them.[5]