Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Israel Discua Castellanos | ||
Date of birth | 27 September 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Motagua | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Universidad | ||
2006–2008 | Olimpia | ||
2008–2009 | Victoria | 27 | (13) |
2009 | Olimpia | ||
2009–2010 | Xinabajul | 40 | (31) |
2010–2011 | Comunicaciones | ||
2011–2015 | Motagua | 140 | (38) |
2015–2016 | Alajuelense | 37 | (7) |
2016– | Motagua | 42 | (11) |
National team‡ | |||
2012– | Honduras | 28 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 March 2017 |
Carlos Israel Discua Castellanos (born 27 September 1984) is a Honduran football player who currently plays for C.D. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional.
Nicknamed el Chino, Discua played for Victoria and Olimpia as well as for Guatemalan outfits Deportivo Xinabajul and Comunicaciones before joining Motagua. He scored his first goal for Motagua on 2 November 2011 in the 3–0 home victory over C.D.S. Vida. In July, 2015, Discua joined Costa Rican first division team, Liga Deportiva Alajuelense. He debuted with La Liga on July 26th, 2015, as a starter in the Super Clásico, against Deportivo Saprissa.
Discua made his debut for Honduras in an April 2012 friendly match against Costa Rica and has, as of June 2015, earned a total of 13 caps, scoring one goal. He scored his first goal against the U.S. in the 2015 Gold Cup.