Pablo Punyed

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Pablo Punyed

| fullname = Pablo Oshan Punyed Dubón{{cite web|url=http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/felagsmadur/?pLeikmadurNr=286557|title=Pablo Punyed|publisher=KSI|language=is}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|4|18}}

| birth_place = Miami, Florida, United States

| position = Midfielder

| height = 1.76m

| currentclub = Víkingur Reykjavík

| clubnumber = 10

| youthyears1 = 2005–2007

| youthclubs1 = FUTSOC

| collegeyears1 = 2008–2011

| college1 = St. John's Red Storm

| years1 = 2012 | clubs1 = Fjölnir | caps1 = 22 | goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2013 | clubs2 = Fylkir | caps2 = 11 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2014–2015 | clubs3 = Stjarnan | caps3 = 48 | goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2016–2017 | clubs4 = ÍBV | caps4 = 42 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2018–2020 | clubs5 = KR Reykjavík | caps5 = 58 | goals5 = 11

| years6 = 2020– | clubs6 = Víkingur Reykjavík | caps6 = 80 | goals6 = 6

| nationalyears1 = 2014– | nationalteam1 = El Salvador | nationalcaps1 = 29 | nationalgoals1 = 3

| pcupdate = 19 May 2024

| ntupdate = 19 April 2024

}}

Pablo Oshan Punyed Dubón (born 18 April 1990) is a professional soccer player who plays for Víkingur Reykjavík in the Úrvalsdeild.{{cite web|url=http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/punyed_pablo00.html|title=Pablo Punyed Bio – REDSTORMSPORTS.COM – St. John's University Official Athletic Site|publisher=redstormsports.com|access-date=2015-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140757/http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/punyed_pablo00.html|archive-date=2018-06-22|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://es.scoresway.dev.hosted.core.optasports.com/?sport=soccer&page=player&id=245534|title=Pablo Punyed – Fútbol – Scoresway – Results, fixtures, tables and statistics|website=es.scoresway.dev.hosted.core.optasports.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Concacaf-anuncia-a-los-cabeza-de-serie-de-la-Copa-Oro-20180831-0006.html|title=Concacaf anuncia a los cabeza de serie de la Copa Oro|website=El Gráfico}}{{cite web|url=https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Punyed-jugara-la-ronda-previa-de-la-Europa-League-20180929-0020.html|title=Punyed jugará la ronda previa de la Europa League|website=El Gráfico}}{{cite web|url=https://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/369332/pablo-punyed-con-pase-a-semifinales-de-la-copa-de-islandia/|title=Pablo Punyed, con pase a semifinales de la Copa de Islandia|date=3 July 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/En-fotos-El-seleccionado-Pablo-Punyed-se-caso-con-futbolista-islandesa-20171222-0009.html|title=En fotos: El seleccionado Pablo Punyed se casó con futbolista islandesa|website=El Gráfico}} Born in the United States, he plays for the El Salvador national team.

Early life

Punyed played high school soccer at Coral Park High in Miami where he played center midfield and served as a captain as a junior and senior. He later played college soccer at St. John's University.

Club career

After graduating in 2012, Punyed started his professional career with Fjölnir in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. He spent the following season with Fylkir before signing with Stjarnan where he won the Icelandic championship in 2014. After two seasons with Stjarnan, he signed with ÍBV where he played two season. In 2018, he signed with Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur. In 2019, he won the Icelandic championship with KR.{{cite news |author1=Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson |title="Átta árum síðar er ég enn hér" |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20201979704d/-atta-arum-sidar-er-eg-enn-her- |access-date=12 June 2020 |work=Vísir.is |date=12 June 2020 |language=is}} In November 2020 Pablo signed for Víkingur Reykjavík.{{cite news |author1=Elvar Geir Magnússon |title=Pablo Punyed í Víking (Staðfest) |url=https://www.fotbolti.net/news/11-11-2020/pablo-punyed-i-viking-stadfest |access-date=12 February 2021 |work=Fotbolti.net |date=11 November 2020 |language=is}}

International career

He made his international debut for the El Salvador national football team on October 10, 2014, against Colombia, where El Salvador was shut out 3–0. He then played three more games for El Salvador and received his first yellow card with the national side in the game against Nicaragua.{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/57425.html |title=Player profile |website=National-Football-Teams.com }}

=International goals=

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

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable"
1.	9 October 2015	BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States	{{fb\|Haiti}}	{{center\|1–3}}	{{center\|1–3}}	Friendly
2.	25 March 2016	rowspan=2 \| Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	{{fb\|Honduras}}	{{center\|1–1}}	{{center\|2–2}}	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	19 November 2019	{{fb\|DOM}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 2–0	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B

Honours

=Club=

;Stjarnan

Úrvalsdeild (1): 2014
Icelandic Super Cup (1): 2015

;ÍBV

Icelandic Cup (1): 2017

;KR

Úrvalsdeild (1): 2019

;Víkingur

Úrvalsdeild (2): 2021 2023
Icelandic Cup (3): 2021, 2022 2023

Personal life

Punyed's younger brother Renato Punyed has capped for the Nicaragua national football team.{{Cite web|url=https://getconcacafed.substack.com/p/-one-family-two-teams-how-miamis|title=🇺🇸-🇸🇻 (+🇳🇮) One family, two teams. How Miami's Punyed brothers ended up representing different Concacaf nations|first=Jon|last=Arnold|website=getconcacafed.substack.com|date=8 December 2020 }}