Michaell Chirinos

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Michaell Chirinos
Personal information
Full name Michaell Anthony Chirinos Cortez
Date of birth (1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 (age 30) [1]
Place of birth Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Olimpia
Number 33
Youth career
Olimpia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2022 Olimpia 174 (50)
2018–2019 → BUAP (loan) 33 (6)
2019 → Vancouver Whitecaps (loan) 7 (1)
2023 Volos 14 (1)
2023–2024 Saprissa 14 (1)
2024– Olimpia 65 (12)
International career‡
2014–2015 Honduras U20 10 (2)
2017– Honduras 22 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:38, 12 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2024

Michaell Anthony Chirinos Cortez (born 17 June 1995) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga Nacional club Olimpia and the Honduras national team. [2]

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Club career

On 14 June 2018, Chirinos signed with Lobos BUAP of Liga MX on a one-year loan from C.D. Olimpia. [3] He scored his first goal on 4 February 2019 in a 1–1 draw against Pachuca. [4]

On 3 August 2019, Chirinos signed with Major League Soccer team Vancouver Whitecaps FC for the remainder of the MLS season. [5] He scored his first goal for the club on September 30, the winner in a 4–3 away victory against the LA Galaxy. [6]

On 22 December 2022, Chirinos signed with Super League Greece club Volos on a one-year contract with the option to extend for a further year. [7] He made his debut two weeks later in the league against Olympiacos, starting and playing 65 minutes in the 0–4 home defeat. [8] He scored his first goal the following 28 January in a 2–3 home defeat to Panetolikos. [9] On 12 May 2023, Chirinos and Volos reached an agreement to terminate his contract at the club. [10]

On 26 July 2023, Chirinos signed with Liga FPD club Deportivo Saprissa. [11] He made his debut the following 10 August in Saprissa's second match of the CONCACAF Central American Cup group stage, scoring once in the 4–0 win against Jocoro. [12] On 4 January 2024, Saprissa announced the departure of Chirinos, citing personal issues as the reason. [13]

One week after departing from Saprissa, Chirinos returned to Olimpia ahead of the Clausura 2024 season. [14]

International career

On 24 March 2024, Chirinos scored his team's only goal in an eventual 3–1 defeat to Costa Rica in the 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs. [15] The goal was nominated for Goal of the Year at the 2023–24 CONCACAF Awards, [16] before being nominated for the 2024 FIFA Puskás Award. [17]

Honours

Olimpia

Saprissa

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Michaell Chirinos | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  2. ↑ Michaell Chirinos at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ↑ Así es el Lobos Buap, nuevo equipo de Michael Chirinos en México (This is Lobos BUAP, the new team of Michael Chirinos in Mexico) Archived 26 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine ; Diario Diez, 14 June 2018
  4. ↑ El mensaje de Michaell Chirinos tras anotar su primer gol del 2019 en México Archived 26 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish) Diario Diez. 4 February 2019
  5. ↑ OFICIAL: Vancouver Whitecaps de la MLS es el nuevo equipo de Michaell Chirinos (OFFICIAL: Vancouver Whitecaps of MLS is the new team of Michaell Chirinos) Archived 26 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine Diario Diez, 3 August 2019
  6. ↑ Michaell Chirinos anota su primer gol en MLS con los Whitecaps (Michaell Chirinos scores his first MLS goal with the Whitecaps) Archived 26 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine ; Diario Diez. 30 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "OFICIAL: El hondureño Michaell Chirinos fue presentado con el Volos FC de la Superliga de Grecia ¿Cuándo podría debutar?" [OFFICIAL: The Honduran Michael Chirinos was presented by Volos FC of the Greek Super League. When will he debut?]. Diario Diez (in Spanish). 22 December 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "El hondureño Michaell Chirinos debutó con el Volos en la Superliga de Grecia: jugó 65 minutos como extremo izquierdo" [The Honduran Michael Chirinos debuted with Volos in the Greek Super League: He played 65 minutes as a left-winger]. Diario Diez (in Spanish). 8 January 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "¡Grito esperado! Michaell Chirinos anota su primer gol con el Volos FC en Grecia" [Long-awaited goal! Michaell Chirinos scores his first goal for Volos FC in Greece.]. Deportes TVC (in Spanish). 28 January 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Michaell Chirinos termina su contrato con el Volos FC de Grecia y regresa a Honduras ¿Al Olimpia?" [Michaell Chirinos ends his contract with Volos FC in Greece and returns to Honduras. Will he join Olimpia?]. Diario Diez (in Spanish). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Oficial: Saprissa anuncia el fichaje del hondureño Michaell Chirinos" [Official: Saprissa announces the signing of Honduran Michaell Chirinos.]. La Prensa (in Spanish). 26 July 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Michael Chirinos anota en su debut con Saprissa" [Michael Chirinos scores in his debut with Saprissa]. Diario Deportivo MÁS (in Spanish). 10 August 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Michaell Chirinos deja el Saprissa" [Michaell Chirinos leaves Saprissa]. ESPN Mexico (in Spanish). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Oficial: Michaell Chirinos vuelve al Olimpia tras su salida del Saprissa" [Official: Michaell Chirinos returns to Olimpia after leaving Saprissa]. La Prensa (in Spanish). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Costa Rica 3-1 Honduras (Mar 23, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  16. ↑ "2023/24 Concacaf Awards Goal of the Year Nominee Michaell Chirinos, Honduras". CONCACAF. 3 August 2024 – via YouTube.
  17. ↑ "Voting open for 2024 FIFA Puskás Award". FIFA. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  18. ↑ Olimpia gana en penales a Santos de Guápiles y se corona campeón de la Concacaf League Archived 17 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine ; La Prensa , 26 October 2017
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