List of Costa Rica international footballers

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Celso Borges is Costa Rica's most capped international of all time with 158 caps. Celso Borges - Gold Cup 2015.jpg
Celso Borges is Costa Rica's most capped international of all time with 158 caps.

The Costa Rica national football team has represented Costa Rica in international football since 1921, when they played their first international, a 7–0 win over El Salvador in the Independence Centenary Games. Organized by the Costa Rican Football Federation, it joined FIFA in 1927 and CONCACAF in 1961.

Players

As of match played 29 March 2023 [1] [2]
Key
BoldPlayed for the national team in the past year
Rolando Fonseca is Costa Rica's top goalscorer with 47 goals from 113 caps. Rolando Fonseca - Oct. 2006.jpg
Rolando Fonseca is Costa Rica's top goalscorer with 47 goals from 113 caps.
Costa Rica national team footballers with at least 25 appearances
No.NameNational careerCapsGoals
1 Celso Borges 2008–15827
2 Bryan Ruiz 2005–14729
3 Walter Centeno 1995–200913724
4 Luis Marín 1993–20061285
5 Joel Campbell 2011–12425
6 Rolando Fonseca 1992–201111347
7 Álvaro Saborío 2002–11236
8 Mauricio Solís 1993–20061106
Keylor Navas 2008–1100
10 Michael Umaña 2004–20171021
11 Harold Wallace 1995–20091013
12 Rónald Gómez 1993–20089124
13 Hernán Medford 1987–20028918
14 Giancarlo González 2010–882
15 Christian Bolaños 2005–876
16 Júnior Díaz 2003–2016811
Johan Venegas 2014–8111
18 Cristian Gamboa 2010–2020793
Francisco Calvo 2011–798
Yeltsin Tejeda 2011–791
21 Bryan Oviedo 2010–782
22 Erick Lonnis 1992–2002760
Wílmer López 1993–2003766
24 Óscar Ramírez 1985–1997756
Óscar Duarte 2010–754
26 Jervis Drummond 1995–2008731
Paulo Wanchope 1996–20087345
28 Steven Bryce 1998–2005729
29 Jhonny Acosta 2011–2018702
30 Kendall Waston 2013–688
31 Marco Ureña 2009–20206715
Mauricio Wright 1995–2005676
33 Austin Berry 1991–2002656
Rónald González 1990–2000655
35 David Guzmán 2010–630
Jafet Soto 1994–20056310
37 Randall Azofeifa 2005–2018613
Leonardo González 2002–2009611
Gilberto Martínez 2001–2011610
40 Roy Miller 2005–2015582
41 Mauricio Montero 1985–1996563
42 Michael Barrantes 2007–2015544
José Miguel Cubero 2010–2020542
Rónald Matarrita 2015–543
45 Evaristo Coronado 1983–19925210
Enrique Díaz 1979–1992523
47 Víctor Cordero 1995–2008510
Marvin Obando 1980–1994511
Edgar Quesada 1951–1963513
50 Juan Cayasso 1983–1993499
Róger Flores 1983–1991492
52 Carlos Castro 2000–2007481
Héctor Marchena 1987–1994480
Reynaldo Parks 1993–2003481
Alonso Solís 1999–2008488
56 Germán Chavarría 1983–1994461
Claudio Jara 1983–19944611
Álvaro Grant 1959–1969461
59 Juan José Gámez 1959–1970457
Rúben Jiménez 1955–19634511
Roy Myers 1990–2000452
62 Ricardo González 1995–2009440
63 Randall Brenes 2005–2014438
Wálter Elizondo 1963–1975435
Marvin Rodríguez 1955–1961437
66 Douglas Sequeira 1999–2010422
67 Mario Cordero 1950–1963417
68 Carlos Hernández 2004–2014407
69 Pablo Chinchilla 1999–2008391
Patrick Pemberton 2010–2017390
71 Álvaro Mesén 1999–2006380
72 Hermidio Barrantes 1989–2000370
73 Álvaro Murillo 1950–1959369
Asdrúbal Paniagua 1971–1985360
José Salvatierra 2011–2018360
76 Leonel Hernández 1963–19723511
Alexander Madrigal 1995–2002352
William Sunsing 2000–2009352
79 Rodrigo Cordero 2000–2004341
José Luis López 2003–2011340
Keysher Fuller 2019–343
82 Javier Delgado 1992–2000332
Floyd Guthrie 1991–1998333
Jose Porras 2004–2007330
85 Luis Diego Arnáez 1991–20043210
Alex Sánchez 1950–1963320
Carlos Toppings 1979–1984322
Rodney Wallace 2011–2018324
89 Francisco Hernández 1967–1980315
Edgar Marín 1963–1976314
Vladimir Quesada 1989–1996310
92 Leonidas Flores 1984–1996306
93 Gabelo Conejo 1987–1991290
Pablo Herrera 2007–2014294
Mario Pérez Rodriguez 1955–1971290
96 Danny Fonseca 2003–2008282
Víctor Núñez 2006–2013286
Óscar Rojas 2001–2012281
Erick Scott 2002–2012287
100 Sandro Alfaro 1991–2000271
Winston Parks 2001–2011276
Roy Sáenz 1965–19702712
Juan Ulloa 1955–19622723
104 Gabriel Badilla 2005–2012261
Jorge Monge 1955–19612621
Allan Oviedo 1996–1999267
107 Carlos Alvarado 1946–1960250
Juan Carlos Arguedas 1991–2000254
Try Bennett 1995–2007251
Freddy Fernández 2007–2009251
Andy Herron 2002–2009257
Esteban Alvarado 2010–2022250

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References

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