Francisco Narbón

Francisco Javier Narbón Cuadra (born February 11, 1995) is a Panamanian footballer who plays for Plaza Amador.

Francisco Narbón
Narbón playing for FC Cincinnati in 2016
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Narbón Cuadra
Date of birth (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Plaza Amador
Number 59
Youth career
2011–2013 Shattuck-Saint Mary's
2013–2014 Chepo
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 James Madison Dukes 16 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 FC Cincinnati 4 (0)
2017–2018 Seattle Sounders FC 2 35 (1)
2019– Plaza Amador 3 (0)
National team
2011 Panama U17 9 (0)
2013–2015 Panama U20 4 (1)
2014– Panama 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:29, 22 September 2019 (UTC)
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Narbón and the second or maternal family name is Cuadra.

Career

Youth and College

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.

Professional

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 on March 24, 2017, as part of the team's preparation for the 2017 season.

International

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.[3]

On August 6, 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]

References
  1. "Men's Soccer Announces 2014 Recruiting Class". jmusports.com. James Madison University. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  2. Murray, Nicholas. "Berry Highlights FC Cincinnati's Opening Signings". USL. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  3. Francisco Narbón – FIFA competition record
  4. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/08/07/world/friendlies/peru/panama/1683591/
  5. "JMU's Narbon Called Up to Panama National Team". jmusports.com. James Madison University. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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