![]() Moreira in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonel Gerardo Moreira Ledezma | ||
Date of birth | 2 April 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Heredia, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Alajuelense | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2019 | Herediano | 293 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Pachuca | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Bolívar (loan) | 23 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Alajuelense (loan) | 57 | (0) |
2021– | Alajuelense | 46 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2022 | Costa Rica | 24 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:08, 15 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2022 |
Leonel Gerardo Moreira Ledezma (born 2 April 1990) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga FPD club Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team.
Club career
Moreira came through the Herediano youth system[2] and has only played for the Florenses.
International career
Moreira was in Costa Rica's 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup squad.[3]
He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a July 2011 Copa América match against Colombia[4] and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. He was a non-playing squad member at the 2011 and 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cups.
In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[5]
Career statistics
International
- Statistics accurate as of match played 21 July 2021[6]
Costa Rica | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2011 | 3 | 0 |
2013 | 1 | 0 |
2014 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | 5 | 0 |
2021 | 8 | 0 |
2022 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 24 | 0 |
Honours
Herediano
- Liga FPD: Clausura 2012, Clausura 2013, Clausura 2015, Clausura 2016, Clausura 2017, Apertura 2019
- CONCACAF League: 2018
Alajuelense
Individual
- CONCACAF League Golden Glove: 2018
- CONCACAF League Golden Glove: 2020
- CONCACAF League Golden Glove: 2022
Personal life
Moreira is married to Yuli Granados and they have a son, Santiago.[7]
References
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 24 June 2018. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ Tricolor carecerá de experiencia en el arco 3 Jóvenes opciones Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Leonel Moreira – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Debutantes con buena actuación Moreira no solo cumplió, sino que terminó como la figura – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "Costa Rica national team World Cup squad: Oscar Ramirez names 23-man roster featuring Keylor Navas, six MLS players | Goal.com".
- ^ "Leonel Moreira". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ Leonel Moreira, portero herediano, fue goleado por el matrimonio – Al Día (in Spanish)
External links
- Leonel Moreira at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Herediano
- Leonel Moreira at Soccerway
- Leonel Moreira at ESPN FC