Panama national football team

In the 2011 Gold Cup, Panama was placed into Group C with Canada, United States, and Guadeloupe. They debuted with a 3–2 win over Guadeloupe. In the next match, they beat the United States 2–1. Then they tied 1–1 against Canada, winning their group for the first time in the Gold Cup. They played against El Salvador in the quarter-finals, beating them 5–3 on penalties. They played against the United States again, this time in the semi-finals, although they lost 1–0.

In the 2013 Gold Cup, Panama began with a 2–1 win over Mexico, with Gabriel Torres scoring both goals. In the second match, Panama beat Martinique 1–0 with Gabriel Torres scoring the only goal. With two victories, they secured their qualification to the knockout stages. Already being qualified, they tied 0–0 against Canada securing the first place in their group. They easily beat Cuba 6-1 and qualified for the semi-finals with Blas Pérez and Gabriel Torres scoring two goals each. They faced Mexico again in the semifinals and beat them 2–1 to advance to the final for the second time in the competition against the United States, which was their opponent in the 2005 final and beat them on penalties. The Panamanians couldn't get their revenge on them and lost 0–1 with a goal from Brek Shea.

Panama came close to advancing out of the fourth round of qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup. In their last match, which was against the United States, they led 2–1 after 90 minutes and were assured to advance to a play-off against New Zealand, but conceded two goals in stoppage time and were eliminated, with Mexico taking the playoff slot instead.[7]

In the 2015 Gold Cup, Panama was drawn into Group A, along with the United States, Haiti, and Honduras. All of their games were a 1–1 draws. However this was enough to advanced to the knockout stage as the best ranked third place. In the Quarter-Finals, they played against Trinidad & Tobago, drawing 1-1 after 90 minutes and defeating them 6–5 on penalties. They advanced to the semi-finals against Mexico. Roman Torres scored on behalf of Panama and Andres Guardado scored for Mexico. The first 90 minutes ended in a 1–1 draw. Panama was then defeated 2–1 in extra time after referee Mark Geiger gave Mexico a penalty, which Andres Guardado also scored. With this result, Panama earned the chance to play the third place playoff against the United States. The score was 1-1 after extra time and Panama won 3–2 on penalties, giving them the third place. Mexico ended up defeating Jamaica in the final to crown themselves champions.

Four years after failing to qualify for the 2014 World Cup, Los Canaleros finally qualified for the World Cup after defeating Costa Rica 2−1 in their final qualifying match,[8] which meant that the United States, who lost to Trinidad and Tobago 2–1, failed to qualify for the first time since 1986.[9] Román Torres, who scored the winning goal in the 87th minute, was subsequently considered a national hero.[10] The day after the match, the President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela declared a national holiday to commemorate the achievement, stating on his Twitter profile: "The voice of the people has been heard... Tomorrow will be a national holiday".[11][12]

The national football team of Panama were drawn in Group G, together with European giants Belgium and England and the African side Tunisia.[13] Their debut World Cup match was against Belgium, on 18 June 2018. Los Canaleros initially held on, with the score 0–0 at half-time, before eventually suffering a 3–0 loss.[14][15] Six days later, Panama faced England, and this time succumbed to a 6–1 defeat; Felipe Baloy's late goal was the nation's first at a World Cup, but it was not enough to save them from elimination.[16] A 2–1 loss to Tunisia in their final game meant that Panama finished bottom of their group - and 32nd and last in the tournament overall - having lost all three of their games and conceded eleven goals.

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

The following players were called up for the friendly match against Argentina on 23 March 2023.[17]

Caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2022, after the match against Martinique.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Emerson Dimas	(2001-08-10) 10 August 2001	0	0	Plaza Amador
12	1GK	José Guerra	(1994-09-12) 12 September 1994	1	0	San Francisco
2	2DF	Iván Anderson	(1997-11-24) 24 November 1997	3	0	Monagas
3	2DF	Kevin Galván	(1996-03-10) 10 March 1996	1	0	Sporting San Miguelito
4	2DF	Edgardo Fariña	(2001-09-21) 21 September 2001	0	0	Universitario
5	2DF	Richard Peralta	(1993-09-20) 20 September 1993	12	0	Sporting San Miguelito
13	2DF	Jiovany Ramos	(1997-01-26) 26 January 1997	7	0	Deportivo Táchira
14	2DF	Gilberto Hernández	(1997-06-26) 26 June 1997	0	0	Independiente
16	2DF	Michael Casazola	(1993-04-27) 27 April 1993	0	0	Sporting San Miguelito
6	3MF	Irving Gúdiño	(2000-11-15) 15 November 2000	3	0	Tauro
7	3MF	Jorge Serrano	(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998	0	0	Independiente
8	3MF	Martín Morán	(2001-08-30) 30 August 2001	0	0	Etar
10	3MF	Miguel Camargo	(1993-05-09) 9 May 1993	31	3	Tauro
11	3MF	José Murillo	(1995-02-24) 24 February 1995	7	1	Plaza Amador
15	3MF	Ricardo Ávila	(1997-01-04) 4 January 1997	7	0	Universitario
17	3MF	Cristian Quintero	(2000-05-23) 23 May 2000	2	0	La Luz
18	3MF	Víctor Medina	(2001-02-18) 18 February 2001	3	0	Tauro
20	3MF	Omar Browne	(1994-05-03) 3 May 1994	12	0	Tauro
9	4FW	Alfredo Stephens	(1994-12-25) 25 December 1994	21	1	Academia Puerto Cabello
19	4FW	Ronaldo Córdoba	(2000-12-21) 21 December 2000	5	0	Herrera

The following players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A match against Costa Rica on 28 March 2023.[18]

Caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2022, after the match against Martinique.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Luis Mejía	(1991-03-16) 16 March 1991	48	0	Unión Española
22	1GK	Orlando Mosquera	(1994-12-25) 25 December 1994	6	0	Monagas
12	1GK	César Samudio	(1994-03-26) 26 March 1994	0	0	Marathón
3	2DF	Harold Cummings	(1992-03-01) 1 March 1992	81	1	Monagas
15	2DF	Eric Davis	(1991-03-31) 31 March 1991	74	5	Dunajská Streda
4	2DF	Fidel Escobar	(1995-01-09) 9 January 1995	60	2	Saprissa
23	2DF	Michael Amir Murillo	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996	59	2	Anderlecht
16	2DF	Andrés Andrade	(1998-10-16) 16 October 1998	18	1	Arminia Bielefeld
2	2DF	César Blackman	(1998-04-02) 2 April 1998	8	0	Dunajská Streda
20	2DF	Eduardo Anderson	(2001-03-01) 1 March 2001	1	0	San Carlos
14	2DF	José Córdoba	(2001-06-03) 3 June 2001	1	0	Levski Sofia
19	3MF	Alberto Quintero	(1987-12-18) 18 December 1987	126	7	Cienciano
10	3MF	Yoel Bárcenas	(1993-10-23) 23 October 1993	66	4	Mazatlán
8	3MF	Adalberto Carrasquilla	(1998-11-28) 28 November 1998	33	1	Houston Dynamo
21	3MF	César Yanis	(1996-01-28) 28 January 1996	32	2	Potros del Este
5	3MF	Abdiel Ayarza	(1992-09-12) 12 September 1992	22	3	Cusco
6	3MF	Cristian Martínez	(1997-02-06) 6 February 1997	18	0	Najran
13	3MF	Freddy Góndola	(1995-09-18) 18 September 1995	11	1	Alajuelense
7	3MF	Jovani Welch	(1999-12-07) 7 December 1999	1	0	Académico de Viseu
17	4FW	José Fajardo	(1993-08-18) 18 August 1993	26	3	Cusco
18	4FW	Cecilio Waterman	(1991-04-13) 13 April 1991	22	8	Cobresal
11	4FW	Ismael Díaz	(1997-05-12) 12 May 1997	18	3	Universidad Católica
9	4FW	Azarías Londoño	(2001-06-21) 21 June 2001	0	0	Comunicaciones

The following players have been called up within the past year.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Alex Rodríguez	(1990-08-05) 5 August 1990	7	0	Atlético Chiriquí	v.  Uruguay, 11 June 2022
GK	Éric Hughes	(1986-07-11) 11 July 1986	1	0	Tauro	v.  Uruguay, 11 June 2022
GK	Kevin Mosquera	(1999-10-07) 7 October 1999	0	0	Sporting San Miguelito	v.  El Salvador, 1 May 2022
DF	Omar Valencia	(2004-06-08) 8 June 2004	1	0	New York Red Bulls II	v.  Guatemala, 12 March 2023
DF	José Matos	(2002-03-08) 8 March 2002	0	0	San Francisco	v.  Guatemala, 12 March 2023
DF	Reyniel Perdomo	(2001-04-28) 28 April 2001	0	0	Alianza	v.  Guatemala, 12 March 2023
DF	Omar Alba	(2004-03-26) 26 March 2004	0	0	Real Monarchs	v.  Guatemala, 12 March 2023
DF	Samir Ramírez	(1997-04-27) 27 April 1997	1	0	Plaza Amador	v.  Cameroon, 18 November 2022
DF	Roderick Miller	(1992-04-03) 3 April 1992	34	1	Turan Tovuz	v.  Martinique, 12 June 2022
DF	Francisco Palacios	(1990-12-10) 10 December 1990	19	1	San Francisco	v.  Uruguay, 11 June 2022
DF	Jorge Gutiérrez	(1998-09-01) 1 September 1998	3	0	Deportivo La Guaira	v.  Uruguay, 11 June 2022
DF	Emanuel Chanis	(1998-12-21) 21 December 1998	1	0	Sporting San Miguelito	v.  Uruguay, 11 June 2022
DF	Manuel Gamboa	(1999-02-05) 5 February 1999	1	0	Plaza Amador	v.  Uruguay, 11 June 2022
DF	Jean Sánchez	(1999-08-13) 13 August 1999	1	0	San Francisco	v.  Uruguay, 11 June 2022
DF	Luis Asprilla	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001	1	0	Tauro	v.  El Salvador, 1 May 2022
MF	Rodrigo Tello	(2003-08-18) 18 August 2003	1	0	Sporting San Miguelito	v.  Guatemala, 12 March 2023
MF	Ricardo Hinds	(2001-05-06) 6 May 2001	0	0	Potros del Este	v.  Guatemala, 12 March 2023
MF	Carlos Harvey	(2000-02-03) 3 February 2000	0	0	Phoenix Rising	v.  Guatemala, 12 March 2023
MF	Luis Fields	(2003-03-08) 8 March 2003	0	0	Independiente	v.  Guatemala, 12 March 2023
MF	Uziel Maltez	(2002-03-20) 20 March 2002	0	0	Independiente	v.  Guatemala, 12 March 2023
MF	Keny Bonilla	(2003-04-02) 2 April 2003	0	0	San Francisco	v.  Guatemala, 12 March 2023
MF	Aníbal Godoy	(1990-02-10) 10 February 1990	122	4	Nashville	v.  Cameroon, 18 November 2022
MF	José Luis Rodríguez	(1998-06-19) 19 June 1998	39	2	Famalicão	v.  Cameroon, 18 November 2022
MF	Romeesh Ivey	(1994-07-14) 14 July 1994	2	0	Spartak Varna	v.  Bahrain, 27 September 2022
MF	Ángel Orelien	(2001-04-02) 2 April 2001	2	0	Hermanos Colmenarez	v.  Bahrain, 27 September 2022
MF	Jorge Méndez	(2001-04-06) 6 April 2001	1	0	Once Caldas	v.  Bahrain, 27 September 2022
MF	Ricardo Buitrago	(1985-03-10) 10 March 1985	28	3	Plaza Amador	v.  Uruguay, 11 June 2022
MF	Rolando Botello	(1991-11-20) 20 November 1991	9	0	Tauro	v.  Uruguay, 11 June 2022
MF	Rodolfo Vega	(2003-06-12) 12 June 2003	2	0	Plaza Amador	v.  Uruguay, 11 June 2022
MF	Víctor Griffith	(2000-12-12) 12 December 2000	10	0	Portland Timbers 2	v.  El Salvador, 1 May 2022
MF	Édgar Aparicio	(1996-12-03) 3 December 1996	0	0	Sporting San Miguelito	v.  El Salvador, 1 May 2022
MF	Yoameth Murillo	(2001-11-07) 7 November 2001	0	0	Antigua	v.  El Salvador, 1 May 2022
FW	Leonel Tejada	(2003-02-11) 11 February 2003	0	0	Árabe Unido	v.  Guatemala, 12 March 2023
FW	Tomás Rodríguez	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999	0	0	Sporting San Miguelito	v.  Guatemala, 12 March 2023
FW	Eduardo Guerrero	(2000-02-21) 21 February 2000	4	0	Zorya Luhansk	v.  Bahrain, 27 September 2022
FW	Gabriel Torres	(1988-10-31) 31 October 1988	104	24	Deportes Antofagasta	v.  Martinique, 12 June 2022
FW	Rolando Blackburn	(1990-01-09) 9 January 1990	54	12	FAS	v.  Martinique, 12 June 2022
FW	Ricardo Clarke	(1992-09-27) 27 September 1992	6	0	Plaza Amador	v.  Uruguay, 11 June 2022
FW	John Alvarado	(2001-11-07) 7 November 2001	1	0	Alianza	v.  Uruguay, 11 June 2022
FW	Jordan Girón	(2000-12-21) 21 December 2000	1	0	Alianza	v.  Uruguay, 11 June 2022
FW	Carlos Rivera	(2003-02-24) 24 February 2003	1	0	Santos de Guápiles	v.  Uruguay, 11 June 2022
FW	Carlos Rodriguez	(2001-05-17) 17 May 2001	0	0	Puntarenas	v.  El Salvador, 1 May 2022
INJ Withdrew due to injury. COV Withdrew due to COVID-19 PRE Preliminary squad. RET Retired from the national team. SUS Serving Suspension. WD Withdrew for personal reasons.

Copa América record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
19931	Not invited
1995
1997
1999
2001
2004
2007
2011
2015
20162	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	4	10	Squad
2019	Not invited
2021
2024	To be determined
Total	Group stage	1/12	3	1	0	2	4	10	—

¹ Ecuador 1993 was the first time nations from outside the CONMEBOL were invited.

² United States 2016 was the first time nations from outside the CONMEBOL could qualify and host.