Suhander Zúñiga
Costa Rican association football player
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Suhander Manuel Zúñiga Cordero | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 27) | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | AD Carmelita | 102 | (9) |
| 2019 | → Deportivo Saprissa (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | CS Herediano | 53 | (4) |
| 2022 | → A.D. Guanacasteca (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2022– | A.D. San Carlos | 16 | (1) |
| 2022– | → LD Alajuelense (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Costa Rica U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Costa Rica U-21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Costa Rica | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023 00:15 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023 00:15 (UTC) | |||
Suhander Manuel Zúñiga Cordero (born 15 January 1997) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for LD Alajuelense of the Costa Rican First Division, on loan from A.D. San Carlos, and the Costa Rica national team.[1]
Career
He made his senior league debut for AD Carmelita on 15 August 2014 against the Limón F.C. at the Morera Soto Stadium.[2] In his debut season he made eighteen appearances. On 28 May 2015, he was awarded the Under-21 player of the season award.[3]
On 7 January 2019, Zúñiga joined Deportivo Saprissa on a year-long loan.[4] He scored his first goal for them on 24 July 2019 against Pérez Zeledón.[5]
On 28 December 2019, he signed for CS Herediano.[6] In June 2022, he signed for A.D. San Carlos.[7] In December 2022, he signed on loan for LD Alajuelense.[8]
International career
He was selected to represent Costa Rica U-20 at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.[9]
He made his debut for the senior Costa Rica national football team in March 2021, against Bosnia.[10]
References
- ^ "S.Zuniga". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Segura Vargas, José Pablo (August 15, 2014). "With double from Guatemalan Angelo Padilla Carmelita beats Limón". Everardo Herrera. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Elías Aguilar was chosen the Best Player and Oscar Ramírez the Best Coach of the season". Everardo Herrera. December 30, 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Araya, José Fernando (January 7, 2019). ""Saprissa signs youth players Suhander Zúñiga and Jonathan Martínez"". Teletica.
- ^ Segura Vargas, José Pablo (25 July 2019). "Saprissa golea 3-0 a Pérez Zeledón con doblete de Manfred Ugalde". Everardo Herrera. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Fonseca, Graciela (December 28, 2019). ""Herediano makes Suhander Zúñiga official as rojiamarillo"". CrHoy.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Mendez, Daniel (5 December 2022). "Suhander Zúñiga goes on loan to Alajuelense". Telesancarlosradio.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Suhander Zúñiga makes efforts for Alajuelense and San Carlos to agree on his transfer". ESPN. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ ""Marcelo defined the 21 for Korea"". Costa Rican Football Federation. April 28, 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Segura Vargas, José Pablo (March 27, 2021). ""Costa Rica dominated but was left without a goal against Bosnia (0-0)"". Everardo Herrera.
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