Alexis Norambuena

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alexis Norambuena

| fullname = Alexis Patricio Norambuena Ruz

| image = Alexis Norambuena 2011.jpg

| caption = Norambuena with Jagiellonia Białystok in 2011

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|03|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Valdivia, Chile

| height = {{height|m=1.76}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Unión Española

| years1 = 2003–2007 | clubs1 = Unión Española | caps1 = 122 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2008 | clubs2 = Ñublense | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2008–2013 | clubs3 = Jagiellonia Białystok | caps3 = 146 | goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2014 | clubs4 = GKS Bełchatów | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2016 | clubs5 = Deportes La Serena | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2016–2017 | clubs6 = Shabab Al-Khalil | caps6 = – | goals6 = –

| years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = Deportes Melipilla | caps7 = 37 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2019 | clubs8 = Deportes Colina | caps8 = 10 | goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 352

| totalgoals = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2012–2019

| nationalteam1 = Palestine

| nationalcaps1 = 23

| nationalgoals1 = 1

}}

Alexis Patricio Norambuena Ruz ({{langx|ar|ألكسيس نورامبوينا}}; born 31 March 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in Chile, he represented Palestine at international level. He retired in early 2019.{{cite web |title=Grał dla Palestyny, na hasło "Hamas" zareagował w moment. "Polska też zniknęła" |url=https://przegladsportowy.onet.pl/pilka-nozna/ekstraklasa/gral-dla-palestyny-na-haslo-hamas-zareagowal-w-moment-polska-tez-zniknela/7m6gjtk |website=przegladsportowy.onet.pl |access-date=31 March 2024 |language=pl |date=21 October 2023}}

Club career

Born in Valdivia, Chile, Norambuena is a product of Unión Española.{{cite web |title=Conoce a los jugadores chilenos que militaron en el fútbol de Israel y Palestina |url=https://www.elagora.net/conoce-a-los-jugadores-chilenos-que-militaron-en-el-futbol-de-israel-y-palestina/ |website=Diario El Ágora |access-date=30 December 2024 |language=es |date=14 October 2023 |quote=Alexis Norambuena: Se formó en Unión Española.}} He played for them between 2003 and 2007 and for Ñublense in 2008.{{cite web |title=Alexis Norambuena, el chileno que defenderá a Palestina en la Copa de Asia |url=https://www.t13.cl/noticia/deportes/alexis-norambuena-el-chileno-que-defendera-a-palestina-en-la-copa-de-asia |website=T13 |access-date=30 December 2024 |language=es |date=9 January 2015}}{{cite web |title=Ñublense 2008 - Apertura |url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/Nublense/Nublense%202008%20apertura.htm |website=www.solofutbol.cl |access-date=30 December 2024 |language=es}}

In 2008, Norambuena moved to Poland and spent seven years with both Jagiellonia Białystok and GKS Bełchatów.{{cite web |last1=Sepúlveda |first1=E. |title=Alexis Norambuena: Un luchador palestino |url=https://www.latercera.com/noticia/alexis-norambuena-un-luchador-palestino/ |website=La Tercera |access-date=30 December 2024 |language=es |date=14 January 2015}}{{cite web |last1=Retamal |first1=Rodrigo |title=Alexis Norambuena relata su entusiasmo a días de jugar la Copa de Asia con Palestina |url=https://www.latercera.com/noticia/alexis-norambuena-relata-su-entusiasmo-a-dias-de-jugar-la-copa-de-asia-con-palestina/ |website=La Tercera |access-date=30 December 2024 |language=es |date=1 January 2015}}{{cite web |title=La historia del chileno que volvió de Polonia y juega por Palestina |url=https://chile.as.com/chile/2015/09/16/futbol/1442427637_081116.html |website=Diario AS |access-date=30 December 2024 |language=es |date=12 October 2015}}

Back to Chile in 2015, Norambuena joined Deportes La Serena for the 2016 Primera B.{{cite news |title=Deportes La Serena confirma a Alexis Norambuena como su primer refuerzo para el 2016 |url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/2015/12/31/deportes-la-serena-confirma-a-alexis-norambuena-como-su-primer-refuerzo-para-el-2016.shtml |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=BioBioChile |publisher=Radio Bío-Bío |date=31 December 2015 |language=es}} After a stint with Palestinian club Shabab Al-Khalil,{{cite web |title=Alexis Norambuena |url=https://all4palestine.com/ModelDetails.aspx?gid=11&mid=15729&lang=en |website=all4palestine.com |access-date=30 December 2024}} Norambuena returned again to Chile and joined Deportes Melipilla in the Segunda División Profesional.{{cite web |title=MOVIDAS TRANSICIÓN 2017- SEGUNDA DIVISION |url=https://enelcamarin.cl/segundadivision/movidas2da-2/ |website=En El Camarín |access-date=30 December 2024 |language=es |date=2017}}

His last club was Deportes Colina in 2019.{{cite news |last1=Rodríguez |first1=Diego |title=Rodrigo Meléndez se transformó en el nuevo entrenador de Deportes Colina |url=https://www.adnradio.cl/deportes/2019/06/03/rodrigo-melendez-se-transformo-en-el-nuevo-entrenador-de-deportes-colina-3910396.html |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=ADN Radio |date=3 June 2019 |language=es |quote=donde cuenta con jugadores como Gerson Martínez, Alexis Norambuena, entre otros.}}{{cite news |title=Colchagua se trajo un punto desde Colina en jornada de empates |url=https://www.diarioviregion.cl/index.php/deportes/8497-colchagua-se-trajo-un-punto-desde-colina-en-jornada-de-empates |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=Diario VI Región |date=9 July 2019 |language=es}}

International career

Norambuena was born and raised in Chile to Chilean parents of Palestinian heritage. He made his debut for Palestine in a 2–1 victory versus Yemen on 18 June 2012.{{cite web|title=Alexis Patricio Norambuena Ruz|url=http://www.jagiellonia.pl/zawodnik.php?z=192|publisher=jagiellonia.pl|accessdate=26 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325164017/http://www.jagiellonia.pl/zawodnik.php?z=192|archive-date=2013-03-25|url-status=dead}}

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
1.	16 November 2018	Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine	{{fb\|PAK}}	align=center \| 1–1	align=center \| 2–1	Friendly

Personal life

His maternal great-grandparents were of Palestinian descent. Their last name was Nazar.

Honours

Unión Española

Primera División de Chile: 2005 Apertura

Jagiellonia Białystok

GKS Bełchatów

I liga: 2013–14

References

External links

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