{{short description|Salvadoran football player (born 1985)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dennis Alas | image = | fullname = Dennis Jonathan Alas Morales | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|1|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = San Salvador, El Salvador | height = {{convert|1.73|m|abbr=on}} | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Santa Tecla F.C. | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Academia La Chelona | years1 = 2001–2008 | clubs1 = San Salvador | caps1 = 156 | goals1 = 14 | years2 = 2008 | clubs2 = → Real Maryland ''(loan) '' | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 2008–2013 | clubs3 = Luís Ángel Firpo | caps3 = 164 | goals3 = 44 | years4 = 2014–2015 | clubs4 = Feronikeli | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2015– | clubs5 = Santa Tecla | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2001–2012 | nationalteam1 = El Salvador | nationalcaps1 = 81 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | pcupdate = 28 May 2011 | ntupdate = 1 July 2016 }}
{{family name hatnote|Alas|Morales|lang=Spanish}} '''Dennis Jonathan Alas Morales''' (born 10 January 1985 in San Salvador) is a Salvadoran former footballer. He was banned for life in 2013, for match fixing while playing for the El Salvador national football team.
He is the older brother of El Salvador international Jaime Alas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centerlinesoccer.com/2012/2/20/2812528/la-selecta-midfielder-jaime-alas-returns-to-el-salvador-remains|title=La Selecta midfielder Jaime Alas returns to El Salvador, remains confident of transfer to San Jose Earthquakes|first=Robert|last=Jonas|publisher=SB Nation|work=Central Line Soccer|date=20 February 2012}}</ref>
==Club career== Nicknamed ''Pitbull'', Alas came through the youth ranks at Academia La Chelona and joined San Salvador F.C. in 2001.
After sparking interest with his Gold Cup performance, Alas trained with MLS club CD Chivas USA in contemplation of a potential move there. Nothing came of this and he returned to El Salvador. On 27 December 2007, it was announced that Dennis Alas had signed a one-year contract with USL-2 side Real Maryland F.C.<ref>[http://www.realmaryland.us/html/news-05.html Dennis Alas, Promising Salvadorian Player Comes To Real Maryland F.C.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726113856/http://www.realmaryland.us/html/news-05.html |date=2011-07-26 }} - Real Maryland FC</ref> On 14 July 2008, Real Maryland F.C. announced that Dennis Alas’ contract had been terminated by mutual consent with the player.<ref>[http://www.realmaryland.us/html/news107.html Real Maryland Release Alas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416210343/http://realmaryland.us/html/news107.html |date=2009-04-16 }} - Real Maryland FC</ref> The Salvadoran international played a total of 14 games and scored 3 goals and was also selected to the USL-2 team of the week twice including a USL-2 Player of the Week honor for his two-goal performance in the 3-2 win over Cleveland. The Salvadoran was on loan to Real Maryland from his former club San Salvador F.C.
Due to a clause in his contract he became free when the capital club was relegated to El Salvador’s second division. Alas jumped at the chance to join Salvadoran champions C.D. Luís Ángel Firpo.
In September 2014, thanks to the Football Superleague of Kosovo not being recognised by FIFA, Alas joined KF Feronikeli. His fellow banned Salvadoran teammates Cristian Castillo and José Henríquez joined Zeravani SC in the Kurdish Premier League, a league also not recognised by FIFA, while Ramón Sánchez subsequently joined Zakho FC of the same league.
==International career== Alas made his debut for El Salvador in an October 2001 friendly match against Mexico and has, as of August 2011, earned a total of 63 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080404022410/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=208002/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA</ref> and played at several UNCAF Cups as well as at the 2007<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024002319/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/07gc-full.html |date=24 October 2008 }} - RSSSF</ref> and 2009<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/09gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726152032/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/09gc-full.html |date=26 July 2014 }} - RSSSF</ref> and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2011gc.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011] - RSSSF</ref>
On the night of 7 June 2007, he scored the game-winning goal against Trinidad and Tobago to give El Salvador their first win of their 2007 Gold Cup campaign. That night, Alas was named by Univision as the Miller Light Player Of The Match.{{fact|date=February 2026}}
On 20 September 2013, Alas was one of 14 Salvadoran players banned for life due to their involvement with match fixing.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24184567 |title= El Salvador match-fixing: 14 footballers banned for life |publisher= BBC |access-date=21 September 2013}}</ref>
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 21 February 2005 || Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala || {{fb|CRC}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–2 || 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup |- | 2 || 7 June 2007 || Home Depot Center, Carson, United States || {{fb|TRI}} || '''2'''–1 || 2–1 || 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup |- | 3 || 24 March 2011 || Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba || {{fb|CUB}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 || Friendly |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|pid=7955}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100313191629/http://www.lafuriapampera.com/equipo/24.html Fan Website Profile] {{in lang|es}} * [http://www.elgrafico.com/gol-nacional/primera/tabla-de-posiciones-apertura-2010/player/7/54.html El Grafico Profile]{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|es}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100313191629/http://www.lafuriapampera.com/equipo/24.html Profile] - La Furia Pampera
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alas, Dennis}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from San Salvador Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Salvadoran men's footballers Category:21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen Category:El Salvador men's international footballers Category:2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Category:2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Category:2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Category:San Salvador FC footballers Category:Real Maryland F.C. players Category:USL Second Division players Category:CD Luis Ángel Firpo players Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo Category:Salvadoran expatriate men's footballers Category:Sportspeople involved in betting scandals Category:Sportspeople banned for life