Benji Villalobos
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Benji Oldai Villalobos is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for C.D. Águila
.
since 2006, he did not get any game time until May 2, 2008 in a league match against Alianza F.C.
. Although C.D. Águila
lost that game 2-1, Villalobos did very well and proved that he had a lot of potential. As a result, he has now become the teams number one goalkeeper and is also rated as one of the best young goalkeepers in El Salvador
.
for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
game against Suriname
on September 10, 2008. Unfortunately he did not get any game time, and although he has since then, been selected numerous times, he only received his first full men's national team Cap
played against Guatemala in a international friendly, losing two-nil.
C.D. Águila
Club Deportivo Águila is a Salvadoran football club based in San Miguel. They currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, and are one of the most prestigious teams in the country along with long-time rivals Club Deportivo FAS...
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Club career
Although Villalobos had been signed to C.D. ÁguilaC.D. Águila
Club Deportivo Águila is a Salvadoran football club based in San Miguel. They currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, and are one of the most prestigious teams in the country along with long-time rivals Club Deportivo FAS...
since 2006, he did not get any game time until May 2, 2008 in a league match against Alianza F.C.
Alianza F.C.
Alianza Fútbol Club, also known simply as Alianza, is a football club based in San Salvador, El Salvador. Alianza is one of the most popular and successful clubs in El Salvador...
. Although C.D. Águila
C.D. Águila
Club Deportivo Águila is a Salvadoran football club based in San Miguel. They currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, and are one of the most prestigious teams in the country along with long-time rivals Club Deportivo FAS...
lost that game 2-1, Villalobos did very well and proved that he had a lot of potential. As a result, he has now become the teams number one goalkeeper and is also rated as one of the best young goalkeepers in El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
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International career
Villalobos received his first callup to the El Salvador national football teamEl Salvador national football team
El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...
for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
The qualification competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament...
game against Suriname
Suriname national football team
The Suriname national football team is the national team of Suriname and is controlled by the Surinaamse Voetbal Bond.Although the former Dutch colony is located in South America, it competes in CONCACAF, together with Guyana and French Guiana...
on September 10, 2008. Unfortunately he did not get any game time, and although he has since then, been selected numerous times, he only received his first full men's national team Cap
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
played against Guatemala in a international friendly, losing two-nil.
External links
- http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=183057