Luis José Espinal Florencio (born 20 February 1994) is a Dominican professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga DF club

Atlético Pantoja Club Atlético Pantoja is one of two professional football teams based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Founded in 1999, the team is currently playing in the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol, the top division of Dominican football. Their crosstow ...

and the Dominican Republic national team.

International career

Espinal made his formal debut for

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on 22 March 2018, being a second half substitute in a 4–0 friendly win against

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. He had faced

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and

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(twice) between 2016 and 2017, but none of these matches were recognised by FIFA.

International goals

''Scores and results list Dominican Republic's goal tally first''

Honors and awards

Clubs

;Deportivo Pantoja *

Primera División de Republica Dominicana Primera División de Republica Dominicana was the former top division of the Federación Dominicana de Fútbol. Established in 1970, since 2002 this competition serves as second level to the Liga Mayor (see below). The 2005 edition also was played ...

: 2011–12 ;Atlético Pantoja *

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Caribbean Club Championship The Caribbean Club Championship, also known as the CFU Club Championship or CFU Club Champions' Cup, was an annual international football competition held amongst association football clubs that are members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). T ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

References

External links

* * *https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/luis-espinal/136093/ * https://www.ligadominicanadefutbol.com/player/luis-espinal/ 1994 births Living people Dominican Republic men's footballers Men's association football forwards Liga Dominicana de Fútbol players Dominican Republic men's international footballers Dominican Republic men's under-20 international footballers 21st-century Dominican Republic sportsmen {{DominicanRepublic-footy-bio-stub