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02
AG
Amado Guevara 138 caps (Honduras) · F.C. Motagua, New York Red BullsHonduras reached the 2001 Copa América on a Colombian air force plane after the tournament had already kicked off, knocked the holders Brazil out 2-0 in Manizales, and he flew home with the best player award and third place.
CDM1994–2010
03
Wilson Palacios 97 caps (Honduras) · C.D. Olimpia, Tottenham HotspurSouth Africa 2010 put three Palacios brothers in one Honduras squad, Wilson alongside Jerry and Johnny, the first set of three brothers a single nation had named at a World Cup.
CDM2003–2014
Wilson Palacios 97 caps (Honduras) · C.D. Olimpia, Tottenham HotspurSouth Africa 2010 put three Palacios brothers in one Honduras squad, Wilson alongside Jerry and Johnny, the first set of three brothers a single nation had named at a World Cup.
CDM2003–2014
04
CP
Carlos Pavón 101 caps (Honduras) · 67 goals · Club Celaya, Club Atlético MoreliaPavón finished the 2007 Gold Cup as its leading scorer with five goals, one ahead of Landon Donovan, and was named in the team of the tournament.
CAM1993–2010
05
MF
Maynor Figueroa 181 caps (Honduras) · C.D. Olimpia, FC DallasAt the Britannia on 12 December 2009 he lined up a free kick around 35 yards out and put it over everybody on 72 minutes, an equaliser at Stoke that the BBC voted its goal of the season.
CB2003–2022
08
JC
José Cardona Lusitano Évora, ElcheOn 4 July 1965 he settled the Copa del Generalísimo final at the Bernabéu, a 65th-minute goal that beat Real Zaragoza 1-0 in front of 90,000 and gave Atlético Madrid their revenge for losing the same final a year earlier.
ST
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q3810412
09
RM
Ramón Maradiaga 47 caps (Honduras) · 1 goals · F.C. Motagua, C.D. ÁguilaHonduras led the hosts in Valencia on 16 June 1982, Héctor Zelaya scoring inside eight minutes with Maradiaga captaining the midfield, and Spain needed a 65th-minute penalty to save the point.
CM1973–1985
10
AN
Andy Najar 53 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Honduras) · 5 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · D.C. United, C.D. OlimpiaEleven days after his seventeenth birthday he made his D.C. United debut, and that season ended with him voted MLS Rookie of the Year; four years later he opened the scoring against Arsenal in Brussels before two Arsenal goals in the last two minutes took the game away. Open Cup with Nashville.
RM2011–
12
EB
Eduardo Bennett 36 caps (Honduras) · 19 goals · C.F. Cobras de Querétaro, San Lorenzo de Almagro
SS1991–2000
13
GY
Gilberto Yearwood 46 caps (Honduras) · 1 goals · Elche CF, Real ValladolidEvery other man in Honduras's 1982 World Cup squad played his club football at home; el Vikingo played his at Real Valladolid, and Honduras opened the tournament in Valencia against the country that paid his wages.
LM1982–1993
14
JC
Julio César de León 83 caps (Honduras) · 14 goals · Platense, AS Reggina 1914Rambo was what Honduras called him, and Genoa's supporters came round to it too, voting him their player of the season in 2007-08.
CM1999–2011
15
WV
Wilmer Velásquez 47 caps (Honduras) · 35 goals · C.D. Olimpia, Club Deportes ConcepciónPanama conceded four goals to Velásquez inside the first 45 minutes on 16 April 1997 at the UNCAF Nations Cup, the last a penalty as the half closed, in a 5-0 win.
ST1994–2007
16
AP
Alex Pineda Chacón 45 caps (Honduras) · 5 goals · C.D. Olimpia, Miami FusionAt 31 he arrived at Lockhart Stadium and scored 19 goals in 25 games for the Miami Fusion, a club Major League Soccer contracted out of existence three months after his best season ended.
CAM1992–2000
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Anthony Lozano C.D. Olimpia, Valencia CF MestallaCádiz had never won at Real Madrid until 17 October 2020, when his goal at the Alfredo Di Stéfano settled it 1-0.
ST2011–
Anthony Lozano C.D. Olimpia, Valencia CF MestallaCádiz had never won at Real Madrid until 17 October 2020, when his goal at the Alfredo Di Stéfano settled it 1-0.
ST2011–
19
JL
José Luis Pineda 52 caps (Honduras) · Olimpia, River PlateThey called him el Flaco, the skinny one, and he stayed at Olimpia from 1994 to 2006, long enough to win a record nine championship finals with the club.
CB1996–2004
21
VB
Víctor Bernárdez C.D.S. Vida, F.C. MotaguaHonduras came away from the 2010 World Cup with a single point, the goalless draw against Switzerland on 25 June, and Bernárdez played all ninety minutes of it in the middle of the defence.
CB2004–2014
22
DT
Danilo Tosello 9 de Julio, Belgrano de CórdobaAn Argentine from Santa Fe, he signed for Olimpia in 1999 and gave the club eight seasons, 298 league games and 86 goals, which leaves him ninth on the Liga Nacional's all-time scoring list.
CAM
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q5141263
23
JV
Jaime Villegas 32 caps (Honduras) · Real EspañaReal España had him from 1968 to 1986, and no one else in the Honduran league had played 309 matches when he finally stopped.
CB1973–1985
24
Jerry Bengtson 54 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Honduras) · 21 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · C.D.S. Vida, F.C. Motagua
ST2010–
Jerry Bengtson 54 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Honduras) · 21 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · C.D.S. Vida, F.C. Motagua
ST2010–
26
OC
Osman Chávez Platense, F.C. MotaguaHonduras had waited 28 years for another World Cup when South Africa 2010 came, and he stood in the middle of the defence for all three group matches.
CB2008–
28
BB
Brayan Beckeles C.D.S. Vida, C.D. OlimpiaA World Cup in Brazil in 2014, runner-up at that 2013 Copa Centroamericana, promotion with Necaxa in 2015-16, the Copa MX in Clausura 2018 and the Supercopa MX that year.
RB2010–
29
JU
Jorge Urquía 11 caps (Honduras) · 3 goals · Atlético Indio, RCD MallorcaFew expected the call at his age, but Honduras named him for the 1981 CONCACAF Championship and he scored in the 4-0 win over Haiti.
CM1968–1981
30
WM
Walter Martínez 49 caps (Honduras) · 12 goals · Club Deportivo Victoria, C.D. MarathónHis penalty in the 36th minute knocked Canada out of the 2009 Gold Cup quarter-final on 18 July, a week after he had opened the scoring against Grenada inside two minutes.
LM2002–2011
31
DM
Donaldo Morales 2 caps (Honduras) · F.C. MotaguaMotagua's goal was his for eight seasons and 129 league games, and in December 2012 he collected his second award as the Liga Nacional's least beaten goalkeeper.
GK2006–2006
32
JP
Johnny Palacios 19 caps (Honduras) · C.D. OlimpiaJerry and Wilson travelled to South Africa in 2010 alongside him, the first three brothers ever named in one nation's World Cup squad.
CB2009–2011
33
JC
Juan Carlos García C.D. Marathón, C.D. Olimpia
LB
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q3699363About this XI
The collection opens with David Suazo, Amado Guevara and Wilson Palacios. The 33 covers 2 goalkeepers, 11 defenders, 14 midfielders and 6 forwards, with sourced senior international careers spanning the 1960s to the 2020s. Pick a formation, drag your eleven onto the pitch, then explore the careers and settle the duels below. Your votes reorder the people's ranking of these 33 in real time.
Who is the greatest Honduras footballer of all time?
The editorial collection starts with David Suazo. Its first five careers: David Suazo, Amado Guevara, Wilson Palacios, Carlos Pavón, Maynor Figueroa. The people's ranking on this page moves with every duel vote and can disagree.
How were these 33 Honduras players chosen?
The collection covers every position across Honduras's football history. Honours, international records and career achievements inform the editorial order. Each entry opens a career note and its sources. Fan votes in the duels build a separate ranking.
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