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Junior Firpo. Author Ardfern.

10 Best Football (Soccer) Players from Dominican Republic

As of 23 June 2022, the Dominican Republic is currently ranked 151st in the FIFA World Rankings. soccer not the most popular sport here, thus, contributing to its lack of success in any major tournament qualification. As of 2022, the Dominican Republic has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, or the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

1. Junior Firpo

Junior Firpo. Author Ardfern.

H茅ctor Junior Firpo Adames (born 22 August 1996), commonly known as Junior Firpo or simply Junior, is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Leeds United. Mainly a left-back, he can also play as a center-back or right-back. At club level, he has also played for Real Betis, Barcelona and Leeds United among other teams.

He has spent the majority of his life in Spain and continues to hold dual citizenship.  On 9 October 2015, he played the entire second half of a 0鈥�6 non-FIFA friendly loss for the Dominican Republic senior national team against the Brazil Olympic team.

On 31 August 2018, Junior was called up to the Spain under-21 team for two 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying matches against Albania and Northern Ireland. His preferred foot is Left and wears jersey number 3. Junior Firpo has also been used as an inverted wing back.

2. V铆ctor N煤帽ez

Victor Nunez. Author Moradazo Viajero.

V铆ctor Amaury N煤帽ez Rodr铆guez (born 15 April 1980) is a retired professional footballer who played as a forward for multiple clubs, including C.S. Herediano, L.D. Alajuelense, and Deportivo Saprissa. He currently serves as assistant coach at C.S. Herediano.

 He holds the all-time record for the number of goals in Costa Rica’s first division. Born in the Dominican Republic, N煤帽ez moved to Costa Rica at age 9. He was naturalized there on 31 January 2003, and subsequently opted to play internationally for the Costa Rica national team.

3. Mariano D铆az

Mariano D铆az, currently plays for Real Madrid. He is 29 years old. His preferred foot is Right with a number 24 jersey. Mariano D铆az has also been used as a poacher. He has also played for Real Madrid and Lyon.

He made his international debut on 24 March 2013 in a friendly against Haiti, where he scored the last goal of a 3鈥�1 victory. He later retired from the national team to focus on his career at Real Madrid and also avoid being cap-tied with the Dominican Republic, in view of a possible call up for the Spain national team.

At Real Madrid, he achieved the following honors; La Liga: 2016鈥�17, 2019鈥�20,[43] 2021鈥�2, Supercopa de Espa帽a: 2019鈥�20, UEFA Champions League: 2016鈥�17, 2021鈥�22,  UEFA Super Cup: 2022, FIFA Club World Cup: 2016.

4. Heinz M枚rschel

Heinz M枚rschel is a Dominican professional footballer who plays as a Center Attacking Midfielder for the SG Dynamo Dresden in the German 2. Bundesliga. He joined the club in 2021 on a release clause amounting to 鈧�2,800,000 and his contract is valid until 2022.

5. Luis Coordes

Luis Coordes is a Dominican professional footballer who plays as a Right Midfielder for the FC St. Pauli in the German 2. Bundesliga. He joined the club in 2018 on a release clause amounting to 鈧�1,400,000 and his contract is valid until 2022.

Coordes signed his first professional contract with FC St. Pauli on 30 June 2017, which began at the start of the 2018鈥�19 season and made his professional debut coming on as a substitute. On 27 January 2022, Coordes joined VfB Stuttgart II on 23 February 2021.

He started his international soccer career with the Dominican Republic national under-23 football team preliminary squad for the 2020 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship. However, he did not make the final squad as he was instead called up by the Dominican Republic at senior level for two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.

6.  Edison Azcona

Edison Azcona is a Dominican professional footballer who plays as a Center Attacking Midfielder for the Inter Miami in the USA Major League Soccer.

In March 2021, Azcona was named to the Dominican Republic squad for the 2020 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship and scored the only goal of the tournament for his country as they bowed out in the group stage.

7. Erick Junior Ozuna L贸pez

Erick Junior Ozuna L贸pez is a Dominican Republic footballer, Born 5 October 1990. He plays as a striker for Universidad O&M and the Dominican Republic national team.

8. Luis Miguel “Luismi” Quezada S谩nchez

Luis Miguel “Luismi” Quezada S谩nchez (born 11 February 1996) is a Dominican footballer who plays as either a left back or a left winger for Uzbekistani club Surkhon Termez and the Dominican Republic national team.

He joined Real Madrid’s youth setup in 2006, after representing UD San Sebasti谩n de los Reyes and DAV Santa Ana. On 18 January 2015, while still a junior, he made his senior debut with the C-team by coming on as a late substitute. He scored his first senior goal on 12 February 2017, netting the equalizer in a 2鈥�1 home defeat of CF Fuenlabrada

9. Jonathan Rafael Fa帽a Fr铆as

 Jonathan Rafael Fa帽a Fr铆as (born 11 April 1987) is a Dominican footballer who plays as a forward for Atl茅tico San Francisco and the Dominican Republic national team. He is regarded as the Dominican Republic all-time international top goal scorer with 24 goals. Fa帽a began his career with Moca FC in the Dominican Republic, leading the Liga Mayor with 16 goals during the 2004/05 season.

The 2009 season was Fa帽a’s most successful as he impressed at both the local league as well as in CONCACAF competitions. He led W Connection to the 2009 CFU Club Championship. He also scored both Connection goals in the final and ended as the competition’s top scorer with six goals.

He started his international football career in 2006. He has scored 16 goals in 24 appearances with the national team, and appeared in Caribbean Nations Cup qualifying matches. On March 24, 2013 Fa帽a scored the game-winning goal in a 3鈥�1 victory over Haiti, the Dominican Republic’s first-ever victory over their neighboring country.

10. C茅sar Manuel 鈥淒anco鈥� Garc铆a Peralta.

C茅sar Manuel 鈥淒anco鈥� Garc铆a Peralta (born 13 March 1993) is a Dominican footballer who plays as a defender for local club Jarabacoa FC and the Dominican Republic national team.