Franklin Salas

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Franklin Salas
Full name	Franklin Agustín Salas Narváez
Date of birth	August 30, 1981 (1981-08-30) (age 26)
Place of birth	Los Bancos, Pichincha, Ecuador
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+¹⁄₂ in) 64 kg
Playing position	Wing Forward
Club information
Current club	Red Star Belgrade
Number	25
Youth clubs
1995-1999	LDU Quito
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999–2006 2007– 2008-	LDU Quito Red Star Belgrade LDU Quito	187 (61) 004 0(0)
National team²
2003–	Ecuador	021 0(2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 4 July 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Franklin Agustín Salas Narváez (born 30 August 1981 in Los Bancos) is an Ecuadorian football striker currently playing for Red Star Belgrade in the Serbian Superliga. His nickname is Mago, meaning wizard.

Noted for his skillful dribbling skills and his electrifying pace. His hard shot from 25 yards won the award for the goal of the tournament in the 2005 edition of the Copa Sudamericana. He is consider to be one of the best players Liga has manage to get from minor divisions. On July 16, 2007, Salas was presented along with Argentine Hernán Barcos and Colombian Mauricio Molina as the three new South American strikers for Red Star Belgrade, former European Cup champions.^[1].In 2008, Salas made a return to LDU Quito after a bad run with the Serbian club.[1]

[edit] International Career

He was a regular member of the national team, but was not called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad due to a serious knee injury which required surgery. He scored the winning goal against Colombia in World Cup Preliminaries, 2 June 2004. He was also a call-up for U-20 team at 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship and made three substitutes appearances.