| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseth Gael Peraza Serrano | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 2004 | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zalaegerszeg | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | San Carlos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | San Carlos | 75 | (4) |
| 2025– | → Zalaegerszeg (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025- | Costa Rica | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 1 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:00, 2 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Joseth Gael Peraza Serrano (born 9 December 2004) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hungarian club Zalaegerszeg on loan from Liga FPD club San Carlos and the Costa Rica national team. [2] [3]
He attended Santa Rosa de La Palmera school in San Carlos where due to his height he was initially encouraged to play as a goalkeeper before developing as a central defender. [4]
He plays as a central defender for A.D. San Carlos in the Liga FPD, the top division of Costa Rican football. [5] He began training with the first-team where he was 14 years-old and made his top-flight debut in 2020, at just 15 years old three days before his sixteenth birthday. [6]
He was nominated for the best U-21 player of the 2024 Clausura, in which he played 23 of 24 matches. That year, he signed a new three-year contract with the club, into 2027. [7] [8] However, he received a fine and a ban after striking an advertising hoarding during the second leg of the 2024 Clausura National Championship semi-finals away against Deportivo Saprissa. [9] [10]
He represented Costa Rica at youth level football. [1] He was called up to the senior Costa Rica national football team squad but was an unused substitute against the United States in January 2025. [11] He was selected again for the friendly against Catalonia on 28 May 2025. [12]
A tall central defender, he is noted for his ariel ability, and whilst not possessing great pace is considered to have the ability to read the game well. [13]