El Salvador
CONCACAF. Played 618 since 14 Sep 1921: won 201, drawn 139, lost 278. Elo 1476, ranked 115 in the world; peak 1711 in 2021.
Latest results
- 2026-10-05DMartinique1–1El SalvadorCONCACAF Nations League · Fort-de-France35%
- 2026-10-02LEl Salvador0–2JamaicaCONCACAF Nations League · San Salvador43%
- 2026-09-28LGuatemala6–0El SalvadorCONCACAF Nations League · Guatemala City22%
- 2026-09-25WEl Salvador3–1MartiniqueCONCACAF Nations League · San Salvador66%
- 2026-06-06DQatar0–0El SalvadorFriendly · Los Angeles39%
- 2026-06-03LSouth Korea1–0El SalvadorFriendly · Provo10%
- 2026-03-29WMartinique0–1El SalvadorCONCACAF Series · Santiago de los Caballeros48%
- 2026-03-26DDominican Republic2–2El SalvadorCONCACAF Series · Santiago de los Caballeros34%
- 2025-11-18LPanama3–0El SalvadorFIFA World Cup qualification · Panama City6%
- 2025-11-13LSuriname4–0El SalvadorFIFA World Cup qualification · Paramaribo23%
Squad
The following players were called up for the 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League matches from 25 September to 5 October 2026.
- Players
- 25
- Average age
- 27.3
- Caps between them
- 545
- Most from one club
- Luis Ángel Firpo (6)
Where they play
21 at home · 4 abroad in 4 other countries
- El Salvador 21
- Colombia 1
- Costa Rica 1
- Russia 1
- United States 1
Average club rating 1517 (ClubElo; 8 of 25 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Baltika Kaliningrad, ranked 292 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Mario GonzálezAlianza | 29 | 61 | 0 |
| 18 | Kevin CarabantesFAS | 33 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | Benji VillalobosÁguila | 38 | 19 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Julio SibriánAlianza | 30 | 33 | 0 |
| 3 | Elvis ClarosMunicipal Limeño | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Jorge CruzFAS | 26 | 27 | 0 |
| 6 | Alejandro HenríquezAlianza | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | Danis CerrosMunicipal Limeño | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Jefferson ValladaresMunicipal Limeño | 23 | 19 | 1 |
| 16 | Henry RomeroAlianza | 35 | 30 | 1 |
| Rudy ClavelFAS | 30 | 25 | 1 | |
| Diego FloresLuis Ángel Firpo | 25 | 19 | 1 | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 5 | Víctor GarcíaLuis Ángel Firpo | 31 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Harold OsorioAlianza | 23 | 18 | 2 |
| 12 | Marcelo DíazÁguila | 25 | 15 | 0 |
| 14 | Christian MartínezSan Carlos(Costa Rica) | 32 | 47 | 0 |
| 17 | Jairo HenríquezInter Santa Tecla | 33 | 65 | 5 |
| 19 | Rafael TejadaFAS | 23 | 17 | 2 |
| 20 | Mauricio CerritosLuis Ángel Firpo | 23 | 17 | 0 |
| 21 | Mayer GilDeportivo Pasto(Colombia) | 23 | 21 | 2 |
| 23 | Diego OrtezLuis Ángel Firpo | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||
| 7 | Styven VásquezLuis Ángel Firpo | 24 | 25 | 3 |
| 9 | Brayan GilBaltika Kaliningrad(Russia) | 25 | 26 | 7 |
| 10 | Nathan OrdazD.C. United(United States) | 22 | 15 | 2 |
| 11 | Cristian GilLuis Ángel Firpo | 30 | 22 | 3 |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: El Salvador national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 5 October 2026; page last edited 26 Oct 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
Gold Cup: 14 appearances
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
El Salvador v Guatemala: played 82, won 23, drawn 25, lost 34; goals 74–96. First met 19 Mar 1930, last 28 Sep 2026.
- 2026-09-28LGuatemala6–0El SalvadorCONCACAF Nations League · Guatemala City22%
- 2025-10-14LEl Salvador0–1GuatemalaFIFA World Cup qualification · San Salvador44%
- 2025-09-04WGuatemala0–1El SalvadorUpsetFIFA World Cup qualification · Guatemala City18%
- 2025-06-01DEl Salvador1–1GuatemalaFriendly · Chattanooga36%
- 2024-07-27WGuatemala0–1El SalvadorFriendly · Carson34%
- 2023-09-07LGuatemala2–0El SalvadorCONCACAF Nations League · Guatemala City29%
- 2022-04-24LEl Salvador0–4GuatemalaFriendly · San Jose53%
- 2021-09-24LEl Salvador0–2GuatemalaFriendly · Washington, D.C.64%
- 2021-07-11WEl Salvador2–0GuatemalaGold Cup · Group A · Frisco52%
- 2021-06-27DEl Salvador0–0GuatemalaFriendly · Los Angeles54%
- 2019-03-06WEl Salvador3–1GuatemalaFriendly · Los Angeles52%
- 2015-10-13DEl Salvador1–1Guatemala (Guatemala won on penalties)Friendly · Carson61%
- 2012-08-11WEl Salvador1–0GuatemalaFriendly · Carson52%
- 2010-09-07LEl Salvador0–2GuatemalaFriendly · Washington, D.C.58%
- 2010-03-03LEl Salvador1–2GuatemalaFriendly · Los Angeles60%
Latest 15 of 82 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 236 | 52 | 65 | 119 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 129 | 56 | 23 | 50 |
| UNCAF Cup | 56 | 19 | 13 | 24 |
| Gold Cup | 45 | 11 | 11 | 23 |
| CCCF Championship | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 |
| CONCACAF Championship | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| CONCACAF Nations League | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| CONCACAF Championship qualification | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| FIFA World Cup | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| CONCACAF Nations League qualification | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Gold Cup qualification | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Columbus Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CONCACAF Series | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Miami Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kirin Challenge Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Nations Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marlboro Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top scorers
- Raúl Díaz Arce 20
- Rodolfo Zelaya 15
- Osael Romero 11
- Nelson Bonilla 10
- Eduardo "Volkswagen" Hernández 8
- Rudis Corrales 8
- David Rugamas 8
- Juan Ramón Martínez 7
- Mágico González 7
- Eliseo Quintanilla 7
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.