Léster Blanco

Léster Blanco

Personal information
Full name	Mark Léster Blanco Pineda
Date of birth	January 17, 1989 (1989-01-17) (age 22)
Place of birth	Soyapango, El Salvador
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Winger Striker Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Isidro Metapán
Number	17
Youth career
1997–2004	Fútbol Blanco Sport
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2005	Atlético Marte
2005–2006	Telecom
2006–2009	Nejapa
2008–2009	→ Chalatenango (loan)	28	(5)
2009	Atlético Marte	13	(6)
2010–	Isidro Metapán	31	(16)
National team‡
2008–2009	El Salvador U-20	6	(3)
2010–2011	El Salvador U-21		(1)
2011–	El Salvador U-23
2007–	El Salvador	16	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2011

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Blanco and the second or maternal family name is Pineda.

Mark Léster Blanco Pineda (born January 17, 1989 in Soyapango, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Isidro Metapán in the Salvadoran Premier League.

Club career

Blanco came through the youth ranks at the Fútbol Blanco Sport and made his debut at Second division side Atlético Marte in 2004. After a year and another at Telecom he joined Nejapa and later moved on to Chalatenango on loan before returning to Marte. He joined Metapán for the 2010 Clausura.

Blanco was crucial in the Clausura 2010 final of the Primera División, when he scored two of the three goals to give Isidro Metapán their fourth title in its history.^[1]

International career

Blanco made his debut for El Salvador in an October 2007 friendly match against Costa Rica and has, as of August 2011, earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match.^[2]

International goals and caps

El Salvador's goal tally first.

International appearances and goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition	Goals	Minutes played	Extras
1	13 October 2007	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Costa Rica	2–2	Friendly	0	?	?'
2	1 April 2009	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica	Costa Rica	0–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)	0	7	83'
3	8 October 2010	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Panama	0–1	Friendly	0	44	46'
4	12 October 2010	Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez, Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica	Costa Rica	1–2	Friendly	0	46	46'
5	18 January 2011	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Panama	0–2	2011 Copa Centroamericana	0	90
6	21 January 2011	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Honduras	0–2	2011 Copa Centroamericana	0	15	75'
7	23 January 2011	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Panama	0–0 (4–5 pen.)	2011 Copa Centroamericana	0	2	90' 90+1'
8	9 February 2011	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Haiti	1–0	Friendly	0	3	87'
9	24 March 2011	Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba	Cuba	1–0	Friendly	0	90
10	29 March 2011	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Jamaica	2–3	Friendly	1	90	90'
11	29 May 2011	Robertson Stadium, Houston, United States	Honduras	2–2	Friendly	0	63	63'
12	12 June 2011	Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois	Cuba	6–1	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup	1	22	68'  69'
13	7 August 2011	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.	Venezuela	2–1	Friendly	0	78	78'
14	2 September 2011	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Dominican Republic	3-2	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)	0	4	86'
15	7 October 2011	Estadio Panamericano, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic	2-1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)	1	90	67'
16	11 November 2011	André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname	Suriname	3-1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)	2	72	22',  58', 72'

References

1. ^ El Salvador 2009/10 - RSSSF
2. ^ Léster Blanco – FIFA competition record

External links

• Profile at El Grafico (Spanish)
• Léster Blanco at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Blanco, Mark Lester
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	January 17, 1989
Place of birth	Soyapango, El Salvador
Date of death
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