Maikon Jonathan Orellana Moran (born November 12, 1993) is a retired Salvadoran footballer who last played for Real Monarchs SLC in the USL.

Maikon Orellana
Personal information
Full name Maikon Jonathan Orellana Moran[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-12) November 12, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Chalatenango, El Salvador
Height 5’9
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2010–2012 Real Salt Lake AZ
2012–2013 Brøndby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Brøndby 0 (0)
2014–2015 Alianza 15 (3)
2015–2017 Real Monarchs 45 (7)
International career
2013 El Salvador U20 3 (0)
2014 El Salvador 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 27, 2015

Career

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Professional

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Orellana began his career with the Real Salt Lake AZ academy in 2010, before joining Brøndby IF reserves in 2012. In his first season with the Danish club, he helped his team win Group B of the reserves league, scoring 3 goals. On 6 June 2013, he a professional one-year contract with the club.[2] However, he left the club in 2014 without making a first team appearance. On 25 May 2014, he then joined Salvadorian club Alianza,[3] where he made 15 appearances and tallied three goals before being released by the club in 2015.

On 5 April 2015, it was announced that Orellana joined USL club Real Monarchs SLC.[4] He made his debut for the club on April 25 in a 1–0 defeat to LA Galaxy II.[5]

International

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Orellana was a member of the Salvadoran under-20 squad that competed at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.[6] He made his senior national team debut on 10 October 2014, in a 3–0 defeat to Colombia.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 8 December 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alianza 2014–15 Salvadorian Primera División 15 3 0 0 15 3
Real Monarchs 2015 USL Championship 22 2 1 0 23 2
2016 23 5 0 0 23 5
Total 45 7 1 0 46 7
Career total 60 10 1 0 61 10

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: El Salvador" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 23, 2013. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2013.
  2. ^ "Etårig kontrakt til Maikon Orellana". brondby.com (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  3. ^ Méndez, Julio (2014-05-25). "El Salvador: Alianza contrata al delantero Maikon Orellana". www.diez.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  4. ^ Montgomery, Matt (5 April 2015). "Maikon Orellana, former RSL academy standout from Provo, joining Real Monarchs". RSLSoapBox.com. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Real Monarchs Fall on Stoppage Time Goal". RealMonarchs.com. Real Monarchs. 25 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Nomina de la Seleccion Sub-20 de El Salvador que participara en el Mundial". www.uncafut.com (in European Spanish). 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  7. ^ Redacción (2014-10-10). "Colombia golea 3-0 a El Salvador con goles de Falcao y Bacca". www.ecuavisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  8. ^ Maikon Orellana at Soccerway
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