Óscar Emilio McFarlane Ortega (born 29 November 1980) is a Panamanian

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goalkeeper for the

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of the LPF.

Club career

Nicknamed ''La Bruja'', McFarlane played for several local clubs before embarking on a lengthy spell at Tauro. He moved abroad to play for Peruvian side CNI in December 2008 from Sporting San Miguelito and in June 2014 he joined Costa Rican side Pérez Zeledón. He returned to Panama in March 2015 to play for

but regulations of the LPF delayed his debut for the club since his license was not released in time by Pérez Zeledón.

International career

He has been a member of all the youth processes of the Panama national team. McFarlane made his senior debut for

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in an April 2001

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against

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and has, as of 10 June 2015, earned a total of 26 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country at the

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. On May 31, 2014, after a 5-year absence from the national football team, he started at goalkeeper in the 1–1 tie against Serbia.

Murder allegations and jail

In March 2011, McFarlane was jailed and accused for shooting a man during a fight in San Miguelito. Three years earlier, he had been arrested once for illegal possession of weapons. In November 2012, he was declared innocent by the Second Superior Court after spending 20 months in the El Renacer jail.Declaran inocente al futbolista Oscar McFarlane
– La Prensa

Honors

Club * ANAPROF (3): 2001, 2003, 2007 (A) National team * Gold Cup Runner-Up (1): 2005 *

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Runner-Up (1): 2007 Individual *Chosen three times as best goalkeeper of ANAPROF (2001, 2003, 2006) *Chosen best player of ANAPROF in 2006

References

External links

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McFarlane debut information
{{DEFAULTSORT:McFarlane, Oscar 1980 births Living people Footballers from Panama City Men's association football goalkeepers Panamanian men's footballers C.D. Plaza Amador players Panamá Viejo F.C. players Tauro F.C. players Sporting San Miguelito players Colegio Nacional Iquitos footballers Club Deportivo Universitario players A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers San Francisco F.C. players Panama men's international footballers 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Panamanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica