Leonel Moreira
![]() Moreira with Herediano in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonel Gerardo Moreira Ledezma | ||
Date of birth | 4 April 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Heredia, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Alajuelense | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2019 | Herediano | 293 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Pachuca | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Bolívar (loan) | 23 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Alajuelense (loan) | 57 | (0) |
2021– | Alajuelense | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011– | Costa Rica | 20 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 July 2021 |
Leonel Gerardo Moreira Ledezma (born 4 April 1990) is a Costa Rican professional goalkeeper who plays for Liga FPD club Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team.
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 | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2011 | 3 | 0 |
2014 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | 5 | 0 |
2021 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 20 | 0 |
Honours[]
Herediano
- Liga FPD: Clausura 2012, Clausura 2013, Clausura 2015, Clausura 2016, Clausura 2017, Apertura 2019
- CONCACAF League: 2018
Alajuelense
Individual
- CONCACAF League Golden Glove: 2018
- CONCACAF League Golden Glove: 2020
Personal life[]
Moreira is married to Yuli Granados and they have a son, Santiago.[7]
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Tricolor carecerá de experiencia en el arco 3 Jóvenes opciones Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Leonel Moreira – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Debutantes con buena actuación Moreira no solo cumplió, sino que terminó como la figura – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/costa-rica-names-23-man-world-cup-squad-featuring-keylor/1bw2iz8pkma5614bzushqyyo7g[bare URL]
- ^ "Leonel Moreira". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ Leonel Moreira, portero herediano, fue goleado por el matrimonio – Al Día (in Spanish)
External links[]
- Leonel Moreira at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Herediano
- Leonel Moreira at Soccerway
- Leonel Moreira at ESPN FC
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Heredia Province
- Association football goalkeepers
- Costa Rican footballers
- Costa Rican expatriate footballers
- Costa Rica international footballers
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- C.F. Pachuca players
- Club Bolívar players
- L.D. Alajuelense footballers
- Liga FPD players
- Bolivian Primera División players
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Bolivia
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2011 Copa América players
- 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Copa América Centenario players
- 2017 Copa Centroamericana players
- 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Costa Rican football biography stubs