Franklin Salas

Franklin Salas

Personal information
Full name	Franklin Agustín Salas Narváez
Date of birth	(1981-08-30) August 30, 1981
Place of birth	Santo Domingo, Ecuador
Height
Position(s)	Forward / Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Deportivo Quito
Number	11
Youth career
1995–2001	LDU Quito
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2007	LDU Quito	187	(41)
2007–2008	Red Star Belgrade	4	(0)
2008–2010	LDU Quito	47	(7)
2011	→ Imbabura (loan)	19	(9)
2011	→ Godoy Cruz (loan)	2	(0)
2012	LDU Loja	28	(8)
2013–2014	Olmedo	26	(3)
2015–	Deportivo Quito	10	(4)
International career‡
2000–2011	Ecuador	26	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 14, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2012

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

Franklin Agustín Salas Narváez (born August 30, 1981) is an Ecuadorian football forward who currently plays for Deportivo Quito.

His nickname is El Mago, meaning wizard or magician.

Club career

Salas began his career in the youth ranks of LDU Quito, and in 2000 made his debut with the senior side. Noted for his skillful dribbling skills and his pace, his hard shot from 25 yards won the award for the goal of the tournament in the 2005 Copa Sudamericana. In late 2006, Salas had a trial with PSV Eindhoven, but Ronald Koeman did not offer him a contract.

On 16 July 2007, Salas was presented along with Argentine Hernán Barcos and Colombian Mauricio Molina, as the three new South American players for Red Star Belgrade, former European Cup champions. In 2008, Salas made a return to LDU Quito after a bad run with the Serbian club.

After half-a-year on loan at Imbabura, Salas joined Godoy Cruz in the Argentine Primera División.

International career

Salas was called for the Ecuador national under-20 football team to play the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, where he made three substitutes appearances.

Subsequently, he was a regular member of the Ecuador national football team during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification phase, but was not called up to the World Cup squad due to a serious knee injury which required surgery. He scored the winning goal against Colombia in World Cup qualification on 2 June 2004.

Franklin was also voted as one of the 3 best players of the 2004 Copa América, along Robinho and Carlos Tevez.

Honors

LDU Quito

• Ecuadorian Serie A (3): 2003, 2005 Apertura, 2010
• Ecuadorian Serie B (1): 2001
• Copa Libertadores (1): 2008
• Copa Sudamericana (1): 2009
• Recopa Sudamericana (2): 2009, 2010

External links

• Profile at FEF
• Franklin Salas at National-Football-Teams.com