Costa Rican football player (born 1990)
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]
Honours
Herediano
Alajuelense
Individual
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