Leonel Moreira

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Leonel Moreira
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Moreira in 2018
Personal information
Full name Leonel Gerardo Moreira Ledezma
Date of birth (1990-04-02) 2 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Heredia, Costa Rica
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Alajuelense
Number 23
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2019 Herediano 293 (0)
2019–2021 Pachuca 0 (0)
2019 → Bolívar (loan) 23 (0)
2020–2021 → Alajuelense (loan) 57 (0)
2021– Alajuelense 46 (0)
International career‡
2011–2022 Costa Rica 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:08, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2022

Leonel Gerardo Moreira Ledezma (born 2 April 1990) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga FPD club Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team.

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Club career

Moreira came through the Herediano youth system [2] and has only played for the Florenses.

International career

Moreira was in Costa Rica's 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup squad. [3]

He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a July 2011 Copa América match against Colombia [4] and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. He was a non-playing squad member at the 2011 and 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cups.

In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [5]

Career statistics

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 21 July 2021 [6]
Costa Rica
YearAppsGoals
201130
201310
201410
201610
201720
201820
201950
202180
202210
Total240

Honours

Herediano

Alajuelense

Individual

Personal life

Moreira is married to Yuli Granados and they have a son, Santiago. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 24 June 2018. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Tricolor carecerá de experiencia en el arco 3 Jóvenes opciones Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Leonel Moreira – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ↑ Debutantes con buena actuación Moreira no solo cumplió, sino que terminó como la figura – Nación (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ "Costa Rica national team World Cup squad: Oscar Ramirez names 23-man roster featuring Keylor Navas, six MLS players | Goal.com".
  6. ↑ "Leonel Moreira". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Leonel Moreira, portero herediano, fue goleado por el matrimonio – Al Día (in Spanish)


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