Álvaro Zamora

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zamora and the second or maternal family name is Mata.
Álvaro Zamora
Personal information
Full name Álvaro José Zamora Mata[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-09) 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
0000–2017 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 3 (1)
International career‡
2023– Costa Rica U23 1 (0)
2022– Costa Rica 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:22, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:22, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

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, the young winger scored his first goal for his new club in a difficult 3-2 home win against Asteras Tripoli. [4]

International career

Zamora made his national team debut for Costa Rica in a friendly against South Korea national football team 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 Rica squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[6]

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Costa Rica (CRC)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 7. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "Άρης: Συμφώνησε με την Σαπρίσα για τον Ζαμόρα σύμφωνα με δημοσιογράφο από την Κόστα Ρίκα" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 9 July 2023.
  3. "Άρης Μεταγραφές: Ανακοινώθηκε η απόκτηση του Ζαμόρα" (in Greek). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  4. "Άρης - Αστέρας 3-2: Πρώτη νίκη για τους κίτρινους στο ντεμπούτο του Μάντζιου" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 3 September 2023.
  5. "South Korea vs. Costa Rica". ESPN. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  6. "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.
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