Carlos Discua

Carlos Discua
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Israel Discua Castellanos
Date of birth	20 September 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Marathón
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2006	Universidad
2006–2008	Olimpia
2008–2009	Victoria
2009	Olimpia
2009–2010	Xinabajul
2010–2011	Comunicaciones
2011–2015	Motagua
2015–2016	Alajuelense
2016–2018	Motagua
2018–	Marathón
International career‡
2012–2017	Honduras
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2018; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 March 2017

Carlos Israel Discua Castellanos (born 20 September 1984) is a Honduran football player who currently plays for C.D. Marathón in the Honduran Liga Nacional.

Club career

Nicknamed el Chino,^[1] Discua played for Victoria and Olimpia as well as for Guatemalan outfits Deportivo Xinabajul and Comunicaciones^[2] before joining F.C. Motagua. He scored his first goal for Motagua on 2 November 2011 in the 3–0 home victory over C.D.S. Vida.^[3] In July, 2015, Discua joined Costa Rican first division team, Liga Deportiva Alajuelense. He debuted with La Liga on July 26, 2015, as a starter in the Super Clásico, against Deportivo Saprissa.

International career

Discua made his debut for Honduras in an April 2012 friendly match against Costa Rica and has, as of June 2015, earned a total of 13 caps, scoring one goal. He scored his first goal against the U.S. in the 2015 Gold Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.^[4]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 July 2015	Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States	United States	1–2	1–2	2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2.	16 March 2017	Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Nicaragua	1–0	2–0	Friendly