Eriq Zavaleta hit the trifecta in donning El Salvador colours for the first time during the recent international break.
The 28-year-old Toronto FC centre back started all four of El Salvador’s World Cup qualifying games, scored against Antigua and Barbuda, and was handed the captain’s armband when skipper Marvin Monterroza came off.
Zavaleta played in first-round wins over the U.S. Virgin Islands (7-0) and Antigua and Barbuda (3-0) before helping El Salvador reach the final round of CONCACAF qualifying with a 6-0 aggregate victory over St. Kitts and Nevis in the second-round playoff.
“It was a wonderful experience.