Adalberto Carrasquilla

Adalberto Carrasquilla
Carrasquilla with Panama in 2026
Personal information
Full name Adalberto Eliécer Carrasquilla Alcázar[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-28) 28 November 1998[2]
Place of birth Panama City, Panama[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pumas UNAM
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Tauro 86 (4)
2019 → Cartagena (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2022 Cartagena 38 (1)
2021–2022 → Houston Dynamo (loan) 20 (1)
2022–2024 Houston Dynamo 81 (8)
2025– Pumas UNAM 54 (3)
International career‡
2017 Panama U20 3 (0)
2018– Panama 73 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Panama
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up2023 United States–CanadaTeam
CONCACAF Nations League
Runner-up2025 United StatesTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:21, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:44, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Adalberto Eliécer Carrasquilla Alcázar (born 28 November 1998), commonly known as Coco Carrasquilla[4] is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Pumas UNAM and the Panama national team.

Club career

Tauro

Carrasquilla began his career with Tauro FC in his hometown of Panama City. He made his first team debut on 29 March 2015 during a 1–0 loss to Árabe Unido in a Liga Panameña de Fútbol match at just 16 years old.[5] He scored his first goal on 22 April 2016 to give Tauro a 2–1 win over Árabe Unido.[6] During 5 seasons playing for Tauro, Carrasquilla helped them win the 2017 Clausura and 2018 Apertura league titles.[5]

FC Cartagena

On 12 August 2019 it was confirmed that Carrasquilla had been loaned out to FC Cartagena, who at the time were playing in Segunda División B, the Spanish third-tier, for the rest of 2019 with an option to buy.[7] He made his debut for Cartagena on 15 September, coming off the bench in a 1–0 win over Atlético Sanluqueño.[8]

On 29 November 2019, Cartagena announced that they had triggered Carrasquilla's purchase option for €300,000 and signed him to a new contract until 2025.[9] Carrasquilla made 20 appearances in all competitions during his first season in Spain, helping Cartagena win promotion to the Segunda División after 8 seasons in the third tier.[6]

He scored his first goal for Cartagena on 24 October 2020 in a 3–0 win against UD Las Palmas.[10] After playing regularly for the first half of the season Cartagena brought in a new head coach in January, Luis Carrión. Carrasquilla featured less frequently over the latter half of the season.[11][12] He made 28 appearances and scored 1 goal in league play as Cartagena finished 16th in the table, 3 spots and 3 points above the relegation zone.[13]

Houston Dynamo

On 5 August 2021, Carrasquilla joined MLS side Houston Dynamo on loan.[14] He made his Dynamo debut on 7 August, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 loss to Minnesota United.[15] He scored his first goal on 28 August in a 2–1 loss to Minnesota United.[15] Carrasquilla ended the season with 10 appearances and 1 goal as Houston finished last in the Western Conference, missing out on the playoffs.[15][16]

On 10 May 2022, Houston Dynamo activated their purchase option on Carrasquilla's loan, making his move to the Dynamo permanent.[17] The official transfer fee was undisclosed, but was reportedly close to $2 million.[18] Carrasquilla scored his first goal of the season on 14 May in a 2–0 win over Nashville.[19] He finished the season with 2 goals and 4 assists in 32 appearances, but Houston failed to qualify for the playoffs again, finishing 13th in the conference.[20]

Pumas UNAM

Carrasquilla with Pumas in 2025

On 16 January 2025, Mexican club Pumas announced the signing of Carrasquilla.

International career

Carrasquilla made his debut for the Panama national team on 17 April 2018, coming off the bench in a 1–0 win over Trinidad and Tobago.[21]

On 14 May 2018, he was called up for the preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup[22][23] but was not named in the final 23.[24]

Carrasquilla scored his first goal for Panama on 8 September 2019 in a 4–1 victory against Bermuda in the CONCACAF Nations League.[25]

On 1 July 2021, Carrasquilla was named to head coach Thomas Christiansen's 23-man squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[26] Carrasquilla started all 3 games and had an assist as Panama finished 3rd in their group.[27]

In June 2023, Carasquilla was named to the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad.[28] He was a regular fixture in the line-up as Panama made the Final of the tournament and finished runners-up to Mexico.[29] For his efforts, Carrasquilla was the recipient of the Golden Ball for the tournament.[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2026[31][32][33][34]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Playoffs[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tauro 2014–15 Liga Panameña de Fútbol 50————50
2015–16 11120———131
2016–17 10000———100
2017–18 281——4[c]0—321
2018–19 32200—6[d]0—382
Total 86420—100—984
Cartagena (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División B 8000———80
Cartagena 2019–20 1001010——120
2020–21 Segunda División 28110———291
Cartagena total 4612010——491
Houston Dynamo (loan) 2021 Major League Soccer 101————101
2022 10000———100
Total 20100———201
Houston Dynamo 2022 Major League Soccer 22210———232
2023 3034100—4[e]0384
2024 29310004[c]01[e]0353
Total 81861004050969
Pumas UNAM 2024–25 Liga MX 151——3[c]000181
2025–26 382——2[c]03[e]3435
2026–27 10——003[e]040
Total 543——5063656
Career total 267151011017011329319

International

As of matches played 31 March 2026[35]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Panama 201830
201951
202020
2021140
2022140
2023151
2024100
202581
202620
Total733
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[35]
List of international goals scored by Adalberto Carrasquilla
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 September 2019Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda Bermuda4–14–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
2.17 October 2023Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Guatemala1–03–02023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
3.20 March 2025SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles, United States Mexico1–11–22025 CONCACAF Nations League final

Honours

Tauro

Houston Dynamo

Panama

Individual

References

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  2. ↑ Adalberto Carrasquilla – FIFA competition record (archived)
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  4. ↑ "Confirmado: Adalberto Carrasquilla es oficialmente jugador de Pumas". www.prensa.com (in Spanish). 16 January 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
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