Nelson Blanco
Salvadoran footballer (born 1999)
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Nelson Blanco Flores (born 17 August 1999) is a Salvadoran footballer who plays as a left-back for San Antonio FC in the USL Championship and for the El Salvador national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nelson Blanco Flores | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | San Miguel, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Antonio FC | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Arlington SA | ||
| 2015–2017 | D.C. United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | North Carolina FC | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | San Diego 1904 | 6 | (1) |
| 2020 | Oakland Roots | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | North Carolina FC | 86 | (0) |
| 2024– | San Antonio FC | 33 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | El Salvador | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2023 | |||
Club career
Blanco played for the academy team at D.C. United for three seasons before signing with North American Soccer League side North Carolina FC on 11 October 2017.[1] He re-signed with North Carolina on 29 January 2018, when the club moved to the United Soccer League.[2] In August 2019, he joined San Diego 1904 FC, an expansion team in the National Independent Soccer Association.[3][4]
On August 6, 2020, Blanco signed with Oakland Roots SC of the National Independent Soccer Association.[5]
In March 2021, Blanco returned to North Carolina FC of USL League One.[6]
Blanco transferred to San Antonio FC in June 14, 2024.[7][8]
International career
Blanco debuted for the El Salvador national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Bolivia on 6 November 2021.[9] Blanco started his first game for the El Salvador national team in a 1–1 tie vs Ecuador on 4 December 2021. He was also called for the World Cup qualifiers.
