Yeison Molina Ruiz (born 25 January 1996) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Guanacasteca and the Costa Rica national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yeison Molina Ruiz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Nicoya, Costa Rica[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guanacasteca | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Jicaral | ||
| 2020– | Guanacasteca | 116 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Costa Rica | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Nicoya, Molina began his career with Jicaral. After arriving as a forward, he played in several positions for the club during his spell.[2] He also helped Jicaral to achieve promotion to the Liga FPD in 2019.
In July 2020, Molina moved to Guanacasteca in the second division,[3] achieving promotion to the top tier in his first year.
International career
editIn May 2024, Molina was called up to the Costa Rica national team by manager Gustavo Alfaro for a friendly against Uruguay.[4] He made his full international debut late in the month, starting in the 0–0 draw at the Estadio Nacional in San José.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Yeison Molina at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Árbitro descubrió al defensa goleador de Jicaral" [Referee discovered the goalscoring defender from Jicaral] (in Spanish). La Teja. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "#OFICIAL | El defensor Yeison Molina deja Jicaral Sercoba y es nuevo jugador de la Asociación Deportiva Guanacasteca - ADG" [#OFFICIAL | Defender Yeison Molina leaves Jicaral Sercoba and is the new player of Asociación Deportiva Guanacasteca - ADG]. Deportes a lo Tico (in Spanish). Facebook. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Yeison Molina: "El profe (Gustavo Alfaro) cree que en campeonato local tenemos mucha calidad"" [Yeison Molina: "The coach (Gustavo Alfaro) believes that we have a lot of quality in our national championship"] (in Spanish). Columbia. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Dos debutantes con la Selección Nacional en el juego contra Uruguay" [Two debutants with the national team on the field against Uruguay] (in Spanish). La Nación. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
External links
edit- Yeison Molina at National-Football-Teams.com