Orlando Galo

Orlando Galo
Personal information
Full name Orlando Moisés Galo Calderón
Date of birth (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000
Place of birth Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Riga
Number 4
Youth career
–2018 Alajuelense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Alajuelense 17 (0)
2019–2025 Herediano 157 (7)
2024–2025 → Riga (loan) 17 (4)
2025– Riga 28 (6)
International career‡
2018 Costa Rica U20 5 (0)
2021– Costa Rica 35 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 August 2026

Orlando Moisés Galo Calderón, known as Orlando Galo (born 11 August 2000) is a Costa Rican football player. He plays for Latvian club Riga.

In 2022, he was discover by FIFA using illegal substances in sports and banned for 12 months from playing professionally.

International career

He made his debut for the Costa Rica national football team on 7 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Honduras.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 March 2026[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoal
Alajuelense 2017–18 Liga FPD 40———40
2018–19 130———130
Total 170———170
Herediano 2018–19 Liga FPD 120———120
2019–20 281—2[a]0—301
2020–21 372—1[a]01[b]0392
2021–22 383———383
2022–23 140—4[a]01[b]0190
2023–24 281—7[c]0—341
Total 1577—140201737
Riga (loan) 2025 Latvian Higher League 174———184
Riga Latvian Higher League 292416[d]0—393
2026 Latvian Higher League 31———31
Total 3234160—424
Career total 22314412102025015
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in CONCACAF League
  2. 1 2 Appearance in Supercopa de Costa Rica
  3. ↑ Two appearances in CONCACAF Central American Cup, five appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 10 June 2026[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Costa Rica 202140
202260
202300
202493
2025121
202640
Total354
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Galo goal.[3]
List of international goals scored by Orlando Galo
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
123 March 2024Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States Honduras1–13–12024 Copa América qualifying play-offs
26 June 2024Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica Saint Kitts and Nevis1–04–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
32–0
47 June 2025Wildey Turf, Bridgetown, Barbados Bahamas4–08–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ "Honduras v Costa Rica game report". FIFA. 7 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "O. Galo - Profile with news, career statistics and history -Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. 1 2 "Orlando Galo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
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