Álvaro Zamora

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

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.

Álvaro Zamora

Personal information
Full name	Álvaro José Zamora Mata[1]
Date of birth	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22)[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
0000–2017	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	38	(4)
International career‡
2023–	Costa Rica U23	1	(0)
2022–	Costa Rica	16	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 29 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:14, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

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 Rice squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 September 2024

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[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		40	4
	2024–25	Super League Greece	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	Total		38	4	7	0	1	0	—		46	4
Career total			88	8	7	0	1	0	0	0	96	8

1. Appearance in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 11 October 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Costa Rica	2022	4	0
	2023	2	0
	2024	10	1
Total		16	1

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

References

1. "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.

External links

• Álvaro Zamora at National-Football-Teams.com
• Álvaro Zamora at Soccerway