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

Career statistics

International

As of match played 2 July 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Costa Rica	2022	4	0
	2023	2	0
	2024	8	1
Total		14	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

^ ^a ^b ^c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Costa Rica (CRC)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 7. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ "Άρης: Συμφώνησε με την Σαπρίσα για τον Ζαμόρα σύμφωνα με δημοσιογράφο από την Κόστα Ρίκα" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 9 July 2023.
^ "Άρης Μεταγραφές: Ανακοινώθηκε η απόκτηση του Ζαμόρα" (in Greek). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
^ "Άρης - Αστέρας 3-2: Πρώτη νίκη για τους κίτρινους στο ντεμπούτο του Μάντζιου" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 3 September 2023.
^ "South Korea vs. Costa Rica". ESPN. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^ "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

[FIFA_2022-1] "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.

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