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Roby Norales
Honduran footballer (born 1991)
Roby Alberto Norales Núñez (born 25 January 1991), is a Honduran footballer who plays for Honduran club Mukura Victory Sports F.C. as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roby Alberto Norales Núñez | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Balfate, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mukura Victory | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Motagua | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Motagua | 46 | (8) |
| 2014 | Real Sociedad | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Deportivo Ayutla | 13 | (7) |
| 2016 | Platense | 25 | (11) |
| 2017 | Bengaluru FC | 4 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Ozone FC (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Platense | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | Juventud | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Atlético Esperanzano | ||
| 2019 | Liria Prizren | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | Mukura Victory | ||
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Honduras | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:44, 21 February 2020 (UTC) | |||
Roby made his National League debut for F.C. Motagua on 28 August 2011 under head coach Ramón Maradiaga against Platense F.C. His first goal came against C.D. Victoriaon 13 November the same year, where he went on to score 2 goals at the Estadio Nacional.[1]
Bengaluru
On 7 January 2017, Norales signed for Indian I-League champions, Bengaluru FC.[2] However, after 4 games, he was loaned out to I-League 2nd division team Ozone FC.[3] He scored only 1 goal with the club in the league.
Platense
After unsuccessful stint in India, Norales rejoined Platense in 2017–18 season.
Mukura Victory
After a failed spell at Kosovo with KF Liria, Norales joined Mukura Victory in Rwanda for the 2020 season.[4]
He was summoned for the first time to the Honduras national team in August 2012 for matches against Cuba in 2014 World Cup Qualifiers.[5]
On 3 November 2016 he made his international debut in a friendly against Belize, coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute of the match.[6]
On 4 November 2016 he received a call by Jorge Luis Pinto for games against Panama and Trinidad and Tobago for the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers.
Born in Rio Esteban, a village 20 km from Balfate he came to San Pedro Sula in 2009 to play football and joined the youth team of F.C. Motagua. Honduras national team striker Romell Quioto is his cousin.[7]
- Menon, Sandeep (7 January 2017). "I-League: The Blues look to hit ground running". The Asian Age.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Roby Alberto Norales Núñez (Player) – National Team & Club Appearances". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- EL COLADO | JOSÉ CAÑETE ARRIBA; ROBY JUGARÁ EN RUANDA, eloncehn.com, 15 January 2020
- Roby Norales at Soccerway