Narciso Orellana

Narciso Orellana

Orellana with El Salvador in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Narciso Oswaldo Orellana Guzmán
Date of birth	(1995-01-28) 28 January 1995
Place of birth	Metapán, El Salvador
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Alianza
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Titán	66	(8)
2013–2017	Isidro Metapán	174	(5)
2017–	Alianza	254	(9)
International career‡
2014–2015	El Salvador U20	10	(0)
2014	El Salvador U21	3	(0)
2015	El Salvador U23	6	(0)
2014–	El Salvador	72	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Narciso Oswaldo Orellana Guzmán (born 28 January 1995), also known as Chicho Orellana or Chicho, is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primera División club Alianza and the El Salvador national team.

Club career

Titán

In 2010, Orellana began his career with Titán in the Segunda División de El Salvador. During his stay with the club, he made 66 appearances and scored 8 goals. A short time later, Primera División clubs saw the qualities that Orellana possessed and put their interest in signing the player.

Isidro Metapán

2013–14 season

Orellana signed with Isidro Metapán for the Apertura 2013. On 4 August 2013, Orellana officially made his debut under the trust of Jorge Rodríguez, against Santa Tecla. Orellana played for 46 minutes in the game, in which The Caleros would draw 3–3. On 8 December 2013, Orellana played in the second leg of the semi-finals against Atlético Marte, after winning against Alianza in the playoffs. Due to the equalization of points in the table, Orellana was sent off after 21 minutes of the first half, thus missing out on his first final. Isidro Metapán won by a score of 3–2. In Orellana's first season with the club, he played in 21 games and accumulated a total of 1,596 minutes, being named the rookie of the season.

2014–15 season

On 18 January 2014, the Clausura 2014 began, Orellana played 84 minutes in the game against Juventud Independiente in the victory in favor of the Caleros. Isidro Metapán qualified from second place to the semi-finals of the tournament and faced Juventud Independiente, with the first leg finishing 2–2 and the second leg finishing 2–0, reaching their second consecutive final. In the final match, on 25 May, they faced Deportivo Dragón with a score of 0–0, which was decided by penalties, winning 6–5, thus achieving his second consecutive profession championship. Orellana played 71 minutes in the final match.

For the Apertura 2014, Orellana scored his first goal on 17 August 2014 against Deportivo Universidad de El Salvador in the 89th minute, his goal gave Isidro Metapán a 1–0 victory.

Alianza

On 23 May 2017, Alianza officially announced the signing of Orellana, with a two-year contract. Orellana scored in a 7–0 victory against Chalatenango in the Estadio Cuscatlán, in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Apertura 2018, in December 2018.

On 8 December 2018, Orellana was sent off in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Apertura 2018, a 2–2 draw against FAS. Alianza reached its fifth consecutive final since the Apertura 2016.

With Alianza, Orellana won two national league titles: Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2018.

International career

On 30 August 2014, Orellana made his debut for the senior team in a friendly against the Dominican Republic, which resulted in a 2–0 win.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 September 2019	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Saint Lucia	1–0	3–0	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B

External links

• Narciso Orellana at WorldFootball.net