Anel Canales

Anel Canales
Personal information
Full name	Anel Alejandro Canales Madrid
Date of birth	15 March 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Panama City, Panama
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1997	Chorrillo
1998–2001	Panama Viejo
2002	Tauro
2003	Chorrillo
2003	San Francisco
2004	Chorrillo
2005	Once Municipal
2006	Envigado
2006–2007	Alianza
2007	Chorrillo
2007	Técnico Universitario
2007	Chalatenango
2008	Chorrillo
2008	Tauro
2009	Isidro Metapán
2010	Chorrillo
2010–2011	Isidro Metapán
2011–2014	Luis Ángel Firpo
International career‡
2001–2009	Panama
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 19, 2010; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2015

Anel Alejandro Canales Madrid (born March 15, 1978) is a football forward who most recently played for Luis Ángel Firpo of the Second Division of El Salvador.

Club career

A much travelled winger or striker, Canales had spells at several Panamanian sides, most notably with Chorrillo and Tauro.

Nicknamed Anelca, he played in El Salvador for Once Municipal,^[1] Alianza, Chalatenango, Isidro Metapán, whom he joined in January 2009,^[2] returning for a second spell in May 2010^[3] and Luis Ángel Firpo. In December 2007, he was deemed not eligible to play for Chalatenango after the FEDEFUT disciplinary committee confirmed he played for three different teams in the 2007–2008 season, which is prohibited by FIFA.^[4] He played over 200 league games^[5] in El Salvador and scored over 100 goals.^[6]

He also spent time in Colombia with Envigado alongside compatriots Joel Solanilla and Luis Moreno^[7] and in Ecuador with Técnico Universitario for whom he made his debut in August 2007.^[8]

A tall striker, Canales was part of a tenth-title winning Salvadoran side Luis Ángel Firpo in 2013,^[9] but eventually was relegated with the club in May 2014, the club went down after 32 years of top flight football.^[10] He then announced he would return to Panama.^[11]

International career

He made his debut for Panama in June 2001 friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago and has earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 2 goals. He represented his country at the 2003^[12] and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cups.^[13]

His final international was a June 2009 friendly match against Jamaica.

International goals

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 October 2006	Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	1–2	1–2	friendly match
2	31 January 2007	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Trinidad and Tobago	1–0	2–1	friendly match

Honors

Club

Liga Panameña de Fútbol (1):
- 2001-02
Salvadoran Primera División (2):
- 2009 (C), 2010 (A)

Individual

Liga Panameña de Fútbol Top Scorer (2):
- 2002 (C), 2003 (A)

References

^ “Anelca” en Ahuachapán El panameño Anel Canales es el nuevo goleador del Once Municipal - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
^ Anel Canales llega el sábado para Metapán Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa Grafica (in Spanish)
^ Anel Canales regresa al Metapán - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
^ FEDEFUT inhabilita a Anel Canales ^{[dead link]} - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
^ Anel Canales es un bicentenario más - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
^ Anel Canales, a uno de lograr los 100 goles - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
^ Anel Canales irá a la banca del Envigado F.C. - Critica en Linea (in Spanish)
^ Canales debutará en Técnico Universitario - La Hora (in Spanish)
^ Panameño Canales se corona con el Firpo en El Salvador - La Prensa (in Spanish)
^ El Firpo de Anel Canales desciende, Waterman marca doblete para Fénix - RPC (in Spanish)
^ Canales dice adiós a las canchas extranjeras - Critica (in Spanish)
^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details Archived 2005-03-12 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF

External links

Profile at El Grafico (in Spanish)
Anel Canales at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] “Anelca” en Ahuachapán El panameño Anel Canales es el nuevo goleador del Once Municipal - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)

[2] Anel Canales llega el sábado para Metapán Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa Grafica (in Spanish)

[3] Anel Canales regresa al Metapán - El Gráfico (in Spanish)

[4] FEDEFUT inhabilita a Anel Canales ^{[dead link]} - El Gráfico (in Spanish)

[5] Anel Canales es un bicentenario más - El Gráfico (in Spanish)

[6] Anel Canales, a uno de lograr los 100 goles - El Gráfico (in Spanish)

[7] Anel Canales irá a la banca del Envigado F.C. - Critica en Linea (in Spanish)

[8] Canales debutará en Técnico Universitario - La Hora (in Spanish)

[9] Panameño Canales se corona con el Firpo en El Salvador - La Prensa (in Spanish)

[10] El Firpo de Anel Canales desciende, Waterman marca doblete para Fénix - RPC (in Spanish)

[11] Canales dice adiós a las canchas extranjeras - Critica (in Spanish)

[12] Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details Archived 2005-03-12 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF

[13] UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF

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