Álvaro Zamora

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

Álvaro Zamora
Personal information
Full name Álvaro José Zamora Mata[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002[1]
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Aris
Number 9
Youth career
–2017 Alajuelense
2017–2019 Orlando City
2019–2020 Herediano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Herediano 0 (0)
2020 → Municipal Grecia (loan) 2 (0)
2021 Pérez Zeledón 4 (0)
2021–2023 Deportivo Saprissa 44 (4)
2023– Aris 52 (6)
International career‡
2023– Costa Rica U23 1 (0)
2022– Costa Rica 21 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:07, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:20, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

Álvaro José Zamora Mata (born 9 March 2002) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club Aris and the Costa Rica national team.

Club career

Aris

On 9 July 2023, Aris reached an agreement with Deportivo Saprissa for the purchase of 60% of Zamora's rights. [2] Five days later, the greek club officially announced the signing of Zamora on a five-year contract. [3] On 3 September 2023, he scored his first goal for his new club in a 3–2 home win against Asteras Tripoli. [4]

International career

Zamora made his national team debut for the Costa Rica national team in a friendly against South Korea on 23 September 2022. He came in as a substitute for Gerson Torres at half-time.[5]

He was called up to the final 26-man Costa Rica squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Municipal Grecia (loan) 2019–20 Liga FPD 2 0 — — — 2 0
Pérez Zeledón 2020–21 Liga FPD 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Deportivo Saprissa 2021–22 Liga FPD 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
2022–23 Liga FPD 42 4 0 0 — — 42 4
Total 44 4 0 0 — 0 0 44 4
Aris 2023–24 Super League Greece 32 4 7 0 1[a] 0 — 40 4
2024–25 Super League Greece 20 2 2 0 — — 22 2
Total 52 6 9 0 1 0 — 62 6
Career total 102 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 112 10
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 18 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Costa Rica 2022 4 0
2023 2 0
2024 10 1
2025 5 4
Total 21 5
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Álvaro Zamora
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 June 2024 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada  Grenada 2–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying
2 21 March 2025 FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize  Belize 0–5 0–7 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
3 0–7
4 25 March 2025 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica  Belize 6–1 6–1 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
5 7 June 2025 Wildey Turf, Bridgetown, Barbados  Bahamas 0–8 0–8 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Costa Rica (CRC)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 7. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Άρης: Συμφώνησε με την Σαπρίσα για τον Ζαμόρα σύμφωνα με δημοσιογράφο από την Κόστα Ρίκα" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 9 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Άρης Μεταγραφές: Ανακοινώθηκε η απόκτηση του Ζαμόρα" (in Greek). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Άρης - Αστέρας 3-2: Πρώτη νίκη για τους κίτρινους στο ντεμπούτο του Μάντζιου" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 3 September 2023.
  5. ^ "South Korea vs. Costa Rica". ESPN. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Suárez eligió a sus 26 jugadores para la aventura mundialista en Catar" [Suarez chooses 26 players for the Qatar World Cup adventure]. FCRF (in Spanish). 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.


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