Francisco Narbón

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 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Cincinnati
Number 13
Youth career
2011–2013 Shattuck-Saint Mary's
2013–2014 Chepo
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 James Madison 16 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– FC Cincinnati 4 (0)
National team
2011 Panama U17 9 (0)
2013– Panama U20 4 (1)
2014– Panama 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Narbón and the second or maternal family name is Cuadra.

Francisco Javier Narbón Cuadra (born February 11, 1995) is a Panamanian footballer who currently plays for FC Cincinnati of the USL.

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]

International

He played for Panama at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico as well at 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. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Francisco Narbón – FIFA competition record
  4. ↑ http://us.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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