Joel Solanilla

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Joel Solanilla

| fullname = Joel Isaac Solanilla Valdespino

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|12|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Panama City, Panama

| height = {{height|m=1.83|precision=0}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Pan de Azúcar

| years1 = 2001 | clubs1 = Talleres Córdoba | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2002–2003 | clubs2 = Plaza Amador

| years3 = 2003 | clubs3 = Patriotas

| years4 = 2004–2005 | clubs4 = Plaza Amador

| years5 = 2005–2006 | clubs5 = Árabe Unido

| years6 = 2006 | clubs6 = Envigado | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2007 | clubs7 = Plaza Amador

| years8 = 2007 | clubs8 = San Francisco | caps8 = 4 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2007–2008 | clubs9 = FAS

| years10= 2009–2011 | clubs10= Sporting San Miguelito | caps10= 32 | goals10= 1

| years11= 2012 | clubs11= → Deportivo Malacateco (loan) | caps11= 15 | goals11= 0

| years12= 2012–2013 | clubs12= Millenium UP

| years13= 2014–2015 | clubs13= Costa del Este

| nationalyears1 = 2003–2009

| nationalteam1 = Panama

| nationalcaps1 = 30

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 31 July 2006

| ntupdate = 31 August 2015

}}

Joel Isaac Solanilla Valdespino (born 24 December 1983 in Panama, Panama) is a Panamanian football defender who most recently played for Panamanian second division team Costa del Este.

Playing career

=Club=

Solanilla started his career with Argentinian side Talleres de Córdoba, but has spent most of his playing career in Panama, joining Plaza Amador in January 2004.[http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/content/defensor-joel-solanilla-jugar%C3%A1-en-el-plaza-amador Defensor Joel Solanilla jugará en el Plaza Amador] - Panamá América {{in lang|es}} He made a move to Colombian first division side Envigado in 2006,{{cite web|publisher=Elmundo.com|title=Sintonizado con el Naranja|url=http://www.elmundo.com/sitio/noticia_detalle.php?idedicion=154&idcuerpo=3&dscuerpo=Deportivo&idseccion=&dsseccion=&idnoticia=10638&imagen=&vl=1&r=deportivo.php|language=Spanish|date=12 February 2006}} only to leave them in August 2006 claiming the club owed him salary.[http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/content/joel-solanilla-se-desvincul%C3%B3-del-envigado Joel Solanilla se desvinculó del Envigado] - Panamá América {{in lang|es}}

In August 2007, Solanilla moved abroad again to play for Salvadoran side FAS from San Francisco,[http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/FAS-Salvador-contrata-Joel-Solanilla_0_2086291459.html El FAS de El Salvador contrata al jugador panameño Joel Solanilla] - La Prensa {{in lang|es}} whom he had only joined a month earlier.[http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/content/joel-solanilla-y-julio-al-san-francisco Joel Solanilla y Julio al San Francisco] - Panamá América {{in lang|es}}

He joined Guatemalan club Deportivo Malacateco in December 2011 on loan from Sporting San Miguelito,[http://panamafutbol.com/?p=6180 Joel Solanilla reforzará al Deportivo Malacateco] - PanamaFutbol{{in lang|es}} only to be released by the club in March 2012 after playing only 5 matches.[http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Panameno-Solanilla-queda-Malacateco_0_3342415964.html Panameño Solanilla queda fuera del Malacateco] - La Prensa {{in lang|es}}

He went on to play in the Panamanian second division and joined Costa del Este ahead of the 2014 Clausura.[http://www.critica.com.pa/golazo/fichajes-que-aportan-experiencia-al-club-317876 Fichajes que aportan experiencia al club] - Crítica {{in lang|es}}

=International=

Solanilla played at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates.{{FIFA player|197911}}

He made his senior debut for Panama in a February 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala and has earned a total of 30 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/05gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024022300/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/05gc-full.html |date=2008-10-24 }} - RSSSF and he also played at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/09gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726152032/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/09gc-full.html |date=2014-07-26 }} - RSSSF

His final international was a July 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Nicaragua.

Personal life

His parents are Isaac Solanilla and Yadira Valdespino. His older brother Osvaldo[http://portal.critica.com.pa/archivo/07142004/dep16.html Hermanos Solanilla en el Plaza] - Crítica {{in lang|es}} won 10 caps for Panama in 1996 and 1997.

Honours

Panama

CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2005{{Cite web |date=2013-07-26 |title=A look back at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final - SBI Soccer |url=https://sbisoccer.com/2013/07/2005-concacaf-gold |access-date=2025-03-27 |language=en-US}}