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

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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.

Honors

Panama Viejo * ANAPROF: 2001 Tauro * ANAPROF: 2003, 2007 Panama *

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runner-up:

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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
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