Leonel Antonio Parris Mitre (born 13 June 1982) is a Panamanian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

He played for

Plaza Amador Plaza Amador is a Panamanian football club based in Panama City, that currently plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is the oldest team in Panama. History C.D Plaza Amador was founded in 1955 by Panamanian sports legend León Cocoliso Tejad ...

and Chorrillo before moving to Tauro in 2009. In June 2014, he moved abroad to join Colombian side Uniautónoma, but he was released in January 2015.

International career

Parris made his debut for

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in a May 2005

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against

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and has, as of June 2015, earned a total of 25 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 6

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matches and was a member of the squad at the

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where Panama finished runners-up.

Honours

Panama *

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runner-up:

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* 1982 births Living people Men's association football defenders Panamanian men's footballers 21st-century Panamanian sportsmen Panama men's international footballers 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Categoría Primera A players C.D. Plaza Amador players Club Deportivo Universitario players Tauro F.C. players Uniautónoma F.C. footballers Panamanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia {{Panama-footy-bio-stub