Daniel Colindres Solera (born 10 January 1985) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga FPD club Municipal Liberia.
_(cropped).jpg) Colindres with Costa Rica at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Colindres Solera | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Municipal Liberia | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo Saprissa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2018 | Saprissa | 244 | (61) |
| 2010–2012 | → Guápiles (loan) | 43 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | → Puntarenas (loan) | 20 | (7) |
| 2018–2020 | Bashundhara Kings | 29 | (15) |
| 2021 | Saprissa | 37 | (9) |
| 2021–2023 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 53 | (33) |
| 2023– | Municipal Liberia | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2018 | Costa Rica | 17 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2018 | |||
Club career
editColindres came through the youth ranks at Saprissa and made his debut with the first team in 2010. After appearing in three matches for Saprissa, he was loaned to Guápiles. With Guápiles he appeared in 43 matches scoring 9 goals. In 2012, he returned to Saprissa and appeared in 32 matches scoring 5 goals in his second stint with the club. He was again loaned out in January 2013, for six months to Puntarenas.[2] With Puntarenas he scored 7 goals in 20 matches. Upon returning to Saprissa, Colindres became an important attacking player for the club, playing primarily as a winger and being noted for his pace and play making ability. During his time with the club he helped Saprissa in capturing 5 domestic titles.
On 13 September 2018, Colindres moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Bangladeshi club Bashundhara Kings on a nine-month contract, becoming the first ever Costa Rican World Cup player to play in Bangladesh.[3]
On 25 September 2021, Colindres officially returned to the Bangladesh Premier League this time joining Abahani Limited Dhaka.[4][5]
International career
editColindres made his debut for Costa Rica in a September 2011 friendly match against the USA.
In May 2018, he was named in Costa Rica's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 11 September 2018[7]
| Costa Rica | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 0 |
Honours
editSaprissa
- Liga FPD: Clausura 2010, Clausura 2014, Apertura 2014, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016, Clausura 2018, Clausura 2021
- Costa Rican Cup: 2013
Bashundhara Kings
Dhaka Abahani
Personal life
editColindres' father, Santiago, was originally from Honduras.[8]
References
edit- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ Daniel Colindres y Víctor Bolívar serán los dos nuevos refuerzos del Puntarenas F. C. - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "Bashundhara Kings bring in striker who played Russia World Cup". The Daily Star. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Colindres joins Abahani". 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Abahani buckle up to dethrone Kings". 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Costa Rica national team World Cup squad: Oscar Ramirez names 23-man roster featuring Keylor Navas, six MLS players - Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Daniel Colindres". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ Daniel Colindres celebró junto a su papá- Al Dia (in Spanish) Archived 12 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Daniel Colindres at National-Football-Teams.com
- Daniel Colindres at Soccerway
- Daniel Colindres at WorldFootball.net
- aldia.cr
- diez.hn
- Archive at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 November 2017), for reference No.3
