Ricardo Gabriel Canales Lanza (born 30 May 1982) is a Honduran former footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Nicknamed el Gato (The Cat), Canales made his debut in league on 16 May 2001 playing for Victoria against Real España.

He was released from Motagua just after he returned from playing with the Honduras national football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa[1] and he returned to Victoria.

Vida at the start of the Clausura tournament after lack of playing time with F.C.

[5] He made his debut for Honduras in a June 2009 friendly match against Panama and has, as of July 2012, earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals.