Keysher Fuller Spence (born 12 July 1994) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga FPD club C.S. Cartaginés and the Costa Rica national team.[2][3]

Keysher Fuller
Fuller in 2020
Personal information
Full name Keysher Fuller Spence[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-12) 12 July 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Limón, Costa Rica[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
C.S. Cartaginés
Number 37
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Generación Saprissa Tibas
2016–2017 Uruguay de Coronado
2017–2018 Municipal Grecia 38 (4)
2018–2024 Herediano 181 (1)
2024- Cartaginés 9 (0)
International career
2019– Costa Rica 37 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:41, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:00, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Fuller made his debut for the senior Costa Rica national team at Avaya Stadium on 2 February 2019 against the United States.[4]

Club career

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From Limón, Fuller was in the Deportivo Saprissa youth academy. Fuller made his debut in the Second Division reserve team in January 2012. In 2016 he went to C.S. Uruguay de Coronado and a season later to Municipal Grecia where he become one a first team regular during the 2017-18 season.[5] His form for Municipal Grecia led to C.S. Herediano acquiring his services in March 2018.[6] In his first season with Herediano he won the CONCACAF League.[7]

In August 2024, he signed for C.S. Cartaginés.[8]

International career

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Born in Costa Rica, Fuller is of Jamaican descent.[9] He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a friendly against the United States on February 2, 2019. The next month on March 27 he scored his first international goal in a 1-0 win over Jamaica.[10] Fuller also represented Costa Rica at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[11]

In November 2022, Fuller was named to the Costa Rican squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[12] In Costa Rica's second group stage match on November 27, he scored the only goal of the game in a 1–0 victory over Japan.[13]

International goals

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List of international goals scored by Keysher Fuller
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 March 2019 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica   Jamaica 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 13 October 2021 Lower.com Field, Columbus, United States   United States 1–0 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 27 November 2022 Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al-Rayyan, Qatar   Japan 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup

Honours

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Herediano

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Costa Rica (CRC)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 7. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Keysher Fuller at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ^ Keysher Fuller at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ "United States vs. Costa Rica - 2 February 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Greece is loaded with veterans". diorioextra.com.
  6. ^ "Herediano attacks the market and signs Keysher Fuller from Greece". Evaradoherrera.com.
  7. ^ "Herediano suffers in Honduras, but is the Concacaf League champion". nacion.com.
  8. ^ Coto, Gerardo (19 August 2024). "Fuller wears blue and white". Sinartdigital.com. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  9. ^ "How many players of Jamaican Heritage will be at the World Cup?" – via www.youtube.com.
  10. ^ "Una Costa Rica sin mucha mejoría vence 1-0 a Jamaica". Everadoherrera.com.
  11. ^ Edwards, Andy (17 July 2021). "2021 Gold Cup squads for every team".
  12. ^ "Suarez names Costa Rica squad for Qatar 2022".
  13. ^ "World Cup 2022: Japan 0-1 Costa Rica - Keysher Fuller earns shock win". BBC Sport.
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