Nelson Flores Blanco, #3
Pronunciation: “Nel-son Flo-res BLANC-o”
Position: DEF
Height: 5-7
Birthday: 8-19-99
Hometown (Affiliation): Alexandria, VA (SLV)
College: N/A
USL Experience: 5thYear
Acquired: Signed as a free agent ahead of 2021 season.
2023: Appeared in 28 games, making 26 starts… logged 2,376 minutes, two assists and 51 clearances, winning 61.2% of his tackles and 53.6% of his duels… named to the USL League One Team of the Week in week 12.
2022: Won 73.3% of his tackles and 59.1% of his duels in 23 appearances in 2022… logged 1,891 minutes.
2021: Re-joined NCFC… logged 2,247 minutes over 27 appearances, 25 of which were starts… assisted three goals, won 64.8% of his tackles and 54.6% of his duels… made international debut for El Salvador National Team… named to the USL League One Team of the Week three times.
Prior to NCFC: Was previously with NCFC from 2017-2018 after signing his first professional contract with the club… played for San Diego 1904 and Oakland Roots in 2019-2020… played for D.C. United Academy.