Leonel Moreira

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreira and the second or maternal family name is Ledezma.

Leonel Moreira
Leonel Moreira.jpg
Moreira with Herediano in 2016
Personal information
Full name Leonel Gerardo Moreira Ledezma
Date of birth (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 (age 31)
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
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

Alajuelense

Individual

Personal life[]

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

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. ^ https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/costa-rica-names-23-man-world-cup-squad-featuring-keylor/1bw2iz8pkma5614bzushqyyo7g[bare URL]
  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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