Josué Flores

Josué Odir Flores Palencia (born May 13, 1988, in Santa Ana, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional footballer.^{[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]}

Josué Flores

Personal information
Full name	Josué Odir Flores Palencia
Date of birth	(1988-05-13) May 13, 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Santa Ana, El Salvador
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2005	CD Titán
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	CD FAS
2010	AD Isidro Metapán
2011–2013	Alianza FC
2013–2014	Zakho FC
2014–2015	AD Isidro Metapán	57	(12)
2015–2016	Cimarrones de Sonora	15	(1)
2016–2017	AD Isidro Metapán[1][2][3]	47	(11)
2017	CD Águila	19	(3)
2018–2019	Deportivo Guastatoya[4][5]	20	(3)
2019–2020	Cobán Imperial[6]	52	(2)
2020	AD Isidro Metapán	9	(1)
2020-2021	Deportivo Iztapa	18	(4)
2021	Xelajú MC	20	(1)
International career
	El Salvador U17[7]
	El Salvador U20[8]
2007	El Salvador U23
2010	El Salvador	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Flores and the second or maternal family name is Palencia.

Club career

Nicknamed El Chino, Flores played as a midfielder 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.^[20]

Zakho

In October 2013, he signed with Iraqi team Zakho. 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, 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 in a February 2010 friendly match against the United States.