Tallest: 1 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 1 · Minute
El Salvador's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0% |
| Without them | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Alberto Tarantini | Argentina | 1 |
| Alexandre Czerniatynski | Belgium | 1 |
| Américo Gallego | Argentina | 1 |
| András Törőcsik | Hungary | 1 |
| Daniel Bertoni | Argentina | 1 |
| Daniel Passarella | Argentina | 1 |
| Diego Maradona | Argentina | 1 |
| Eric Gerets | Belgium | 1 |
| Erwin Vandenbergh | Belgium | 1 |
| Ferenc Mészáros | Hungary | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 25 Jun 1989 | v Costa Rica | 2–4 | — | — | 1 | — | CONCACAF Championship 1989 · Final round |
| 23 Jun 1982 | v Argentina | 0–2 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1982 · Group stage |
| 19 Jun 1982 | v Belgium | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1982 · Group stage |
| 15 Jun 1982 | v Hungary | 1–10 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1982 · Group stage |
Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.