| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro José Zamora Mata[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aris | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Alajuelense | ||
| 2017–2019 | Orlando City | ||
| 2019–2020 | Herediano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Herediano | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Municipal Grecia (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Pérez Zeledón | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Deportivo Saprissa | 44 | (4) |
| 2023– | Aris | 18 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Costa Rica U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Costa Rica | 4 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:01, 15 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:22, 8 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Álvaro José Zamora Mata (born 9 March 2002) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club Aris and the Costa Rica national team.
Club career
Aris
On 9 July 2023, Aris reached an agreement with Deportivo Saprissa for the purchase of 60% of Zamora's rights. [2] Five days later, the greek club officially announced the signing of Zamora on a five-year contract. [3] On 3 September 2023, he scored his first goal for his new club in a 3–2 home win against Asteras Tripoli. [4]
International career
Zamora made his national team debut for the Costa Rica national team in a friendly against South Korea on 23 September 2022. He came in as a substitute for Gerson Torres at half-time.[5]
He was called up to the final 26-man Costa Rice squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Costa Rica (CRC)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 7. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Άρης: Συμφώνησε με την Σαπρίσα για τον Ζαμόρα σύμφωνα με δημοσιογράφο από την Κόστα Ρίκα" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Άρης Μεταγραφές: Ανακοινώθηκε η απόκτηση του Ζαμόρα" (in Greek). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Άρης - Αστέρας 3-2: Πρώτη νίκη για τους κίτρινους στο ντεμπούτο του Μάντζιου" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 3 September 2023.
- ^ "South Korea vs. Costa Rica". ESPN. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Suárez eligió a sus 26 jugadores para la aventura mundialista en Catar" [Suarez chooses 26 players for the Qatar World Cup adventure]. FCRF (in Spanish). 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
External links
- Álvaro Zamora at National-Football-Teams.com
- Álvaro Zamora at Soccerway
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