Álvaro Zamora

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 Winger
Team information
Current team
 Académico de Viseu
(on loan from Aris)
Number 32
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)
2025– → Académico de Viseu (loan) 30 (8)
International career‡
2023– Costa Rica U23 1 (0)
2022– Costa Rica 26 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:20, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Álvaro José Zamora Mata (born 9 March 2002) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga Portugal 2 club Académico de Viseu, on loan from Greek side 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 Tripolis.[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 19 June 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Municipal Grecia (loan) 2019–20 Liga FPD 20———20
Pérez Zeledón 2020–21 Liga FPD 4000——40
Deportivo Saprissa 2021–22 Liga FPD 2000—0020
2022–23 Liga FPD 42400——424
Total 44400—00444
Aris 2023–24 Super League Greece 324701[a]0—404
2024–25 Super League Greece 20220——222
Total 5269010—626
Académico de Viseu (loan) 2025–26 Liga Portugal 2 30630——336
Career total 13216120100014516

International

As of match played 31 March 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Costa Rica 202240
202320
2024101
202584
202620
Total265
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Álvaro Zamora
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 June 2024Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada Grenada2–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualifying
221 March 2025FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize Belize0–50–72025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
30–7
425 March 2025Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica Belize6–16–12025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
57 June 2025Wildey Turf, Bridgetown, Barbados Bahamas0–80–82026 FIFA World Cup qualifying

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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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