Mariela Campos (footballer, born 1998)

Mariela Campos
Personal information
Full name	Mariela Campos Alvarado
Date of birth	7 October 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	Costa Rica
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Saprissa
Senior career*
Years	Team
–2023	Herediano
2023–	Saprissa
International career‡
2018–	Costa Rica
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 July 2019

Last updated August 21, 2023

Mariela Campos Avarado (born 7 October 1998) is a Costa Rican international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saprissa and the Costa Rica women's national football team.

Club career

Campos was active at Herediano until the end of January 2023. Since then, she has been under contract with Saprissa.

International career

Campos took part in the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup with the Costa Rican U-17 team and made two appearances there. She also appeared in 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, where she again received playing time in three games.^[1]

Campos made her senior debut for the Costa Rican national team was on June 10, 2018, in a 4–0 friendly loss to Chile.^[2] A month later, she and her team took part in the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games tournament, where she and her team took second place. After that, she was also active in the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification.

On 6 July 2023, Campos was called up to the 23-player squad to play the 2023 World Cup.^[3]^[4]

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References

↑ Newsday (2018-01-19). "Huitema doubles up as Canada trounce Costa Rica 3–1 – Trinidad and Tobago Newsday". newsday.co.tt. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
↑ "Chile vs. Costa Rica – 10 Juni 2018 – Women Soccerway" . Retrieved 2023-07-18.
↑ Julián Malek (6 June 2023). "Costa Rica anuncia la convocatoria oficial para el Mundial Femenino 2023". Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
↑ Fonseca, Graciela (6 July 2023). "Amelia Valverde: "Estas 23 tienen una responsabilidad grandísima a partir de hoy"" [Amelia Valverde: "These 23 have a huge responsibility as of today"] (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

External links

Mariela Campos at Soccerway

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[1] Newsday (2018-01-19). "Huitema doubles up as Canada trounce Costa Rica 3–1 – Trinidad and Tobago Newsday". newsday.co.tt. Retrieved 2023-07-25.

[2] "Chile vs. Costa Rica – 10 Juni 2018 – Women Soccerway" . Retrieved 2023-07-18.

[3] Julián Malek (6 June 2023). "Costa Rica anuncia la convocatoria oficial para el Mundial Femenino 2023". Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[4] Fonseca, Graciela (6 July 2023). "Amelia Valverde: "Estas 23 tienen una responsabilidad grandísima a partir de hoy"" [Amelia Valverde: "These 23 have a huge responsibility as of today"] (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

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