Félix Crisanto

Félix Crisanto
Crisanto in 2015
Personal information
Full name Félix Joan Crisanto Velásquez
Date of birth (1990-09-09) 9 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Brus Laguna, Honduras
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Marathón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 Victoria 124 (11)
2015–2021 Motagua 125 (10)
2018–2019 → BUAP (loan) 24 (0)
2021–2022 Olimpia 21 (1)
International career‡
2016– Honduras 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2021

Félix Joan Crisanto Velásquez (born 9 September 1990) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Marathón and the Honduras national team.

Club career

Victoria

Crisanto made his professional debut with C.D. Victoria at the age of 18 in a 2–1 away defeat against C.D. Olimpia on 4 October 2008.[1]

Motagua

On 20 June 2015, Crisanto joined F.C. Motagua.[2] During the 2016–17 season, he won both the Apertura and Clausura championships.[3][4]

Lobos BUAP

On 31 July 2018, he joined Liga MX club Lobos BUAP on a season-long loan.[5] He made his league debut in a 2–1 loss against C.F. Monterrey the following 22 August.[6]

Olimpia

In August 2021, Crisanto joined C.D. Olimpia. He scored in his debut against Real Sociedad on 8 August.[7][8]

International career

Crisanto made his debut for the national team in a 5–0 victory against Belize on 2 November 2016.[9] On 29 June 2017, he was named to the 23 man squad for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10] On 6 June 2019, he was named to the 23 man squad for the 2019 Gold Cup.[11]

Honours

Motagua

Personal life

Crisanto's cousin, Wilmer, is also a footballer. He currently plays with C.D. Marathón.[13]

References

  1. ^ Soccerway.com – Olimpia vs. Victoria 2 - 1 – 4 October 2008
  2. ^ Matute: "Vendimos a Félix Crisanto por un millón de lempiras" (Matute: "We sold Félix Crisanto for a million lempiras"); Diario Diez. 30 June 2015. (in Spanish)
  3. ^ ¡Llegó la 14! Motagua se corona campeón del Torneo Apertura 2016 (The 14th has arrived!: Motagua is crowned champion of the 2016 Apertura tournament); La Prensa. 17 December 2016. (in Spanish)
  4. ^ ¡Motagua bicampeón! Al golear 3-0 al Honduras de El Progreso en el estadio Nacional (Motagua is double champion after thrashing Honduras Progreso 3-0 at the National Stadium); El Heraldo. 29 May 2017. (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Félix Crisanto firmó oficialmente con los Lobos Buap de México (Félix Crisanto officially signs with Lobos BUAP of Mexico); El Heraldo. 31 July 2018. (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Félix Crisanto debuta con derrota en la Liga MX con los Lobos BUAP ante Monterrey (Félix Crisanto debuts with a loss in Liga MX with Lobos BUAP against Monterrey); La Prensa. 22 August 2018. (in Spanish)
  7. ^ "Félix Crisanto ya es jugador del Olimpia y este jueves se integrará a los entrenamientos" [Félix Crisanto is already an Olimpia player and will start training this Thursday] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 4 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Félix Crisanto se estrena con el Olimpia anotando golazo ante Real Sociedad y lo celebró a lo grande" [Félix Crisanto makes his Olimpia debut with a great goal against Real Sociedad and celebrates in style] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 8 August 2021.
  9. ^ Honduras vs Belice - Football Match Summary; ESPN
  10. ^ OFICIAL: Los 23 convocados de Honduras para la Copa Oro (OFFICIAL: The 23 selected by Honduras for the Gold Cup); Diario Diez. 29 June 2017. (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Los 23 convocados de Honduras para jugar la Copa Oro 2019 (The 23 selected by Honduras to play in the 2019 Gold Cup); Diario Diez. 6 June 2019. (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Motagua campeón de la Supercopa (Motagua, Super Cup champion) Archived 4 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine; El País. 2 August 2017. (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Félix Crisanto no descarta la posibilidad de vestir la camiseta de Olimpia (Félix Crisanto doesn't rule out the possibility of wearing the Olimpia shirt); Goal. 14 May 2020. (in Spanish)