North America · CONCACAF

El Salvador (2026)

Matches: 7; 7 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 2-2-3; 2 W · 2 D · 3 L
Goals: 6; 12 against
Goal difference: -6

General Information

Federacion Salvadorena de Futbol

Founded: 1935
FIFA entry: 1938
Average height in 2026: 1.77 m
Average age in 2026: 26.3 years
Confederation: Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)
Continent: North America
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Hernán Darío Gómez(Coach)

Date of birth: 3 February 1956
Place of birth: Medellín, Colombia
Height: 1.70 m
Matches: 7 (3 official · 4 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza

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Players of El Salvador in 2026

26 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G	M	S	G
				FIFA			Non-FIFA
Goalkeepers1
Mario González	20 May 1997	Goalkeeper	Alianza San Salvador	5	0	0	2	0	0
Defenders7
Jorge Cruz	24 January 2000	Centre Back	FAS Santa Ana	5	0	0	1	0	0
Rudy Clavel	10 October 1996	Centre Back	FAS Santa Ana	4	1	0	2	0	0
Julio Sibrián	17 July 1996	Centre Back	Alianza San Salvador	4	1	0	1	1	0
Diego Flores	1 July 2001	Left Back	Luis Ángel Firpo Usulután	3	0	0	1	1	0
Alejandro Henríquez	28 August 2002	Left Back	Alianza San Salvador	2	0	0	1	0	0
Alejandro Cano	21 May 2004	Centre Back	The Town FC	0	1	0	0	0	0
Elvis Claros	31 August 2000	Right Back	Municipal Limeño	0	1	0	0	0	0
Midfielders9
Marcelo Díaz	19 December 2000	Centre Midfielder	Águila San Miguel	5	0	0	2	0	0
Mauricio Cerritos	17 October 2003	Defensive Midfielder	Luis Ángel Firpo Usulután	4	1	0	2	0	0
Christian Martínez	19 April 1994	Defensive Midfielder	AD San Carlos	4	1	0	2	0	0
Jefferson Valladares	8 December 2002	Right Midfielder	Municipal Limeño	4	0	0	2	0	0
Jairo Henríquez	31 August 1993	Right Midfielder	Inter FA Santa Tecla	1	3	0	1	0	0
Harold Osorio	20 August 2003	Centre Midfielder	Alianza San Salvador	1	0	0	1	0	1
José Isaac Portillo	14 November 1999	Centre Midfielder	FAS Santa Ana	0	2	0	0	1	0
Brayan Landaverde	27 May 1995	Centre Midfielder	Luis Ángel Firpo Usulután	0	1	0	0	0	0
Victor García	15 June 1995	Left Midfielder	Luis Ángel Firpo Usulután	0	0	0	0	1	0
Forwards9
Nathan Ordaz	12 January 2004	Centre Forward	Washington DC United	4	0	2	1	0	0
Styven Vásquez	29 October 2002	Centre Forward	Luis Ángel Firpo Usulután	3	1	0	0	1	0
Brayan Gil	28 June 2001	Centre Forward	Baltika Kaliningrad	2	1	0	2	0	2
Rafael Tejada	12 March 2003	Centre Forward	FAS Santa Ana	2	0	0	1	0	0
Mayer Gil	7 September 2003	Left Winger	Deportivo Pasto	1	4	0	0	2	1
Danis Cerros	12 May 1999	Left Winger	Municipal Limeño	1	2	0	0	1	0
Cristian Gil	5 November 1996	Right Winger	Luis Ángel Firpo Usulután	0	2	0	0	1	0
Kévin Reyes	28 August 1999	Left Winger	Isidro Metapán	0	2	0	0	0	0
Émerson Mauricio	27 August 2002	Centre Forward	Inter FA Santa Tecla	0	1	0	0	1	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of El Salvador in 2026

7 matches

2 Oct 2026CONCACAF Nations League 2027 · Group B · Estadio CuscatlánHvs.JamaicaMatch report: El Salvador vs. Jamaica 0–2Defeat
28 Sept 2026CONCACAF Nations League 2027 · Group B · Estadio Manuel Felipe CarreraAvs.GuatemalaMatch report: Guatemala vs. El Salvador 6–0Defeat
25 Sept 2026CONCACAF Nations League 2027 · Group B · Estadio Jorge "Mágico" Gonzáleznon-FIFAHvs.MartiniqueMatch report: El Salvador vs. Martinique 3–1Win
6 Jun 2026Friendly · BMO StadiumAvs.QatarMatch report: Qatar vs. El Salvador 0–0Draw
3 Jun 2026Friendly · South FieldAvs.South KoreaMatch report: South Korea vs. El Salvador 1–0Defeat
29 Mar 2026Friendly · Estadio Cibao FCnon-FIFAAvs.MartiniqueMatch report: Martinique vs. El Salvador 0–1Win
26 Mar 2026Friendly · Estadio Cibao FCAvs.Dominican RepublicMatch report: Dominican Republic vs. El Salvador 2–2Draw

Match Progress for El Salvador

2 W · 2 D · 3 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of El Salvador

59 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Guatemala	71	16	21	34	51
Honduras	67	13	19	35	60
Costa Rica	49	8	13	28	37
Panama	48	18	11	19	67
Mexico	33	4	0	29	18
USA	29	1	7	21	18
Haiti	25	11	8	6	29
Jamaica	23	4	8	11	15
Canada	20	5	4	11	16
Nicaragua	15	12	2	1	38
Trinidad & Tobago	15	5	4	6	17
Suriname	12	8	1	3	30
Belize	10	10	0	0	29
Ecuador	9	1	2	6	6
Cuba	8	5	1	2	22
Curaçao	8	4	4	0	8
Colombia	7	1	1	5	7
Montserrat	6	5	1	0	11
Dominican Republic	6	4	1	1	11
Martinique	6	3	1	2	6
Saint Vincent & Grenadines	5	4	0	1	16
Bermuda	5	2	1	2	8
Venezuela	5	2	0	3	6
Peru	5	2	0	3	5
Bolivia	5	1	2	2	6
Paraguay	5	0	0	5	1
Netherlands Antilles	4	4	0	0	9
Saint Kitts & Nevis	4	3	1	0	12
Anguilla	3	3	0	0	19
Puerto Rico	3	2	1	0	8
Grenada	3	2	1	0	7
Bonaire	3	2	1	0	4
Qatar	3	0	1	2	2
Argentina	3	0	0	3	0
Brazil	3	0	0	3	0
Chile	3	0	0	3	0
Cayman Islands	2	2	0	0	8
Saint Lucia	2	2	0	0	5
Guyana	2	1	1	0	5
Hungary	2	0	1	1	2
South Korea	2	0	1	1	1
Greece	2	0	0	2	1
Belgium	2	0	0	2	0
Japan	2	0	0	2	0
Soviet Union	2	0	0	2	0
US Virgin Islands	1	1	0	0	7
Antigua and Barbuda	1	1	0	0	3
Barbados	1	1	0	0	3
Moldova	1	1	0	0	2
Denmark	1	1	0	0	1
China	1	0	1	0	2
New Zealand	1	0	1	0	2
Russia	1	0	0	1	1
Ivory Coast	1	0	0	1	1
Yugoslavia	1	0	0	1	1
Armenia	1	0	0	1	0
Estonia	1	0	0	1	0
Iceland	1	0	0	1	0
Spain	1	0	0	1	0
Total	561	175	122	264	644

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for El Salvador

Games Total: 176
Goals: 270
Goals Against: 222
Games W/D/L: 73/35/68
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.53
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 1.26

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 18; Raúl Díaz Arce
Most Matches: 36; Mauricio Cienfuegos
Most Yellow Cards: 10; Mauricio Cienfuegos
Most Red Cards: 1; Eliseo Quintanilla

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of El Salvador

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Cerén, Darwin	Defensive Midfielder	2012–2025	104	82	22	5	2	19	1	0
2	Pacheco, Alfredo	Left Back	2002–2013	85	78	7	7	0	10	0	3
3	Larín, Alexander	Left Back	2012–2025	84	73	11	7	6	12	0	1
4	Alas, Dennis	Attacking Midfielder	2001–2012	82	51	31	3	0	10	1	1
5	Cárcamo, Leonel	Defender	1988–2000	81	73	8	0	0	4	0	0
6	González, Marvin	Left Back	2002–2011	80	79	1	0	0	13	0	1
7	Tamacas, Bryan	Right Back	2016–2025	78	76	2	1	4	12	0	0
8	Romero, Osael	Attacking Midfielder	2007–2013	77	62	15	16	5	6	0	0
9	Corrales, Rudis	Centre Forward	2001–2011	76	54	22	17	1	6	0	1
10	Rivera, José Guillermo	Midfielder	1988–2000	76	61	15	14	0	6	0	1
11	Sánchez, Ramón	Centre Midfielder	2003–2012	76	62	14	2	0	10	0	0
12	Alas, Jaime	Left Midfielder	2010–2021	75	59	16	6	4	6	0	0
13	Rodríguez, Jorge	Defensive Midfielder	1991–2004	72	69	3	9	0	9	0	2
14	Cerritos, Ronald	Centre Forward	1993–2008	72	66	6	8	0	4	1	0
15	Osorio, William	Defender	1991–2002	70	62	8	0	0	1	0	1
16	Quintanilla, Eliseo	Attacking Midfielder	2000–2012	69	57	12	15	1	14	1	1
17	García, Xavier	Right Back	2008–2019	69	61	8	1	1	12	0	0
18	Flores, Andrés	Attacking Midfielder	2008–2021	68	40	28	0	1	2	0	0
19	Díaz Arce, Raúl	Striker	1991–2000	67	61	6	39	0	2	0	0
20	Cienfuegos, Mauricio	Centre Midfielder	1987–2003	67	64	3	9	0	11	0	1
21	Orellana, Narciso	Centre Midfielder	2014–2024	67	54	13	1	1	10	0	1
22	Gómez, Juan José	Goalkeeper	2000–2011	65	62	3	0	0	0	0	0
23	González, Mágico	Centre Forward	1976–1998	63	57	6	21	0	6	0	0
24	Bonilla, Nelson	Centre Forward	2012–2024	63	44	19	20	4	4	0	0
25	Domínguez, Roberto	Centre Back	2015–2025	63	53	10	1	0	13	0	1
26	Castro Borja, Carlos	Midfielder	1988–2000	61	59	2	6	0	7	0	3
27	Renderos, William	Midfielder	1991–2001	60	42	18	6	0	4	0	0
28	Henríquez, Jairo	Right Midfielder	2015–2026	56	42	14	4	6	6	0	1
29	Velásquez, Víctor	Centre Back	2000–2007	53	53	0	4	0	6	0	1
30	González, Mario	Goalkeeper	2021–2026	52	52	0	0	1	2	0	0
31	Zelaya, Rodolfo	Secondary striker	2008–2019	51	41	10	22	7	7	0	2
32	Burgos, Rafael	Centre Forward	2010–2016	51	32	19	13	2	2	0	0
33	Abrego, Jorge	Defender	1984–1993	51	48	3	1	0	5	0	0
34	Salazar, Manuel	Right Back	2007–2010	48	43	5	0	0	7	0	1
35	Mayén, Gerson	Centre Midfielder	2013–2021	47	29	18	5	4	3	0	0
36	Trigueros Martínez, Giovanni	Defender	1988–1996	47	46	1	1	0	1	0	0
37	Castillo, Christian	Left Winger	2008–2013	46	39	7	3	1	7	0	0
38	Umanzor, Deris	Left Back	2000–2011	45	30	15	2	0	4	0	0
39	Álvarez, Arturo	Left Winger	2009–2018	44	33	11	4	3	2	0	0
40	Montes, Miguel	Goalkeeper	2004–2011	43	40	3	0	0	2	0	0
41	Iraheta, Wilfredo	Defender	1993–1998	42	37	5	2	0	6	0	0
42	García, Guillermo	Midfielder	1997–2002	42	34	8	1	0	2	0	0
43	Hernández, Henry	Goalkeeper	2007–2021	41	39	2	0	0	2	0	0
44	Murgas, Gilberto	Defensive Midfielder	2000–2007	40	37	3	4	0	2	1	1
45	Monterrosa, Marvin	Centre Midfielder	2014–2022	40	33	7	2	5	7	0	0
46	Menjivar, Richard	Right Midfielder	2013–2017	40	38	2	1	1	6	1	0
47	Méndoza, Alexander	Centre Back	2012–2020	40	32	8	0	0	4	0	0
48	Turcios, Víctor	Centre Back	2007–2013	39	36	3	1	0	7	0	0
49	Alfaro, Misael	Goalkeeper	1991–2005	39	38	1	0	0	2	0	1
50	Céren, Óscar	Right Winger	2013–2019	38	27	11	5	4	2	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 8 duos of El Salvador

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Zelaya, Rodolfo	Castillo, Christian	2009	2	67
2	Larín, Alexander	Bonilla, Nelson	2013–2022	2	10
3	Alas, Jaime	Rugamas, Tony	2019–2021	2	20
4	Monterrosa, Marvin	Céren, Óscar	2019	2	40
5	Mayén, Gerson	Rugamas, Tony	2021	2	20
6	Henríquez, Jairo	Roldán, Alex	2021–2023	2	67
7	Ordaz, Nathan	Gil, Brayan	2025	2	40
8	Gil, Brayan	Ordaz, Nathan	2026	2	100

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 104 of 548 goals.