Josué Odir Flores Palencia (born May 13, 1988, in
Santa Ana,
El Salvador
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) is a
Salvadoran
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professional
footballer
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.
Club career
Nicknamed ''El Chino'', Flores played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Alianza after signing a contract with the club starting in the
Clausura 2011 tournament. He previously played for
FAS and
Isidro Metapán before joining
Alianza. He was named as the most valuable player for the
Apertura 2009 final, after scoring one goal and leading
FAS to its seventeenth title.
Flores named MVP
- La Prensa Gráfica
Zakho
In October 2013, he signed with Iraqi team Zakho
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.
During his first season abroad he made twelve appearances and scored four goals for Zakho as they finished in 10th position. Although his stay at Zakho ended once the conclusion of the season due to instability in Iraq
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, his impact on the field and off field was major that he became a fan favourite.
International career
Flores made his debut for El Salvador
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in a February 2010 friendly match
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against the United States
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.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flores, Josue
1988 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Santa Ana, El Salvador
Association football midfielders
Salvadoran footballers
El Salvador international footballers
Salvadoran expatriate footballers
C.D. FAS footballers
A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers
Alianza F.C. footballers
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Expatriate footballers in Iraq
El Salvador under-20 international footballers
El Salvador youth international footballers
Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Iraq
Cimarrones de Sonora players
Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
C.D. Guastatoya players
Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala
Expatriate footballers in Guatemala
Cobán Imperial players