Suhander Zúñiga

Suhander Zúñiga

Personal information
Full name	Suhander Manuel Zúñiga Cordero
Date of birth	(1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 27)
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2019	AD Carmelita	102	(9)
2019	→ Deportivo Saprissa (loan)	21	(4)
2020–2022	CS Herediano	53	(4)
2022	→ A.D. Guanacasteca (loan)	21	(4)
2022–	A.D. San Carlos	16	(1)
2022–	→ LD Alajuelense (loan)	24	(1)
International career^‡
2017	Costa Rica U-20	1	(0)
2018	Costa Rica U-21	3	(0)
2021–	Costa Rica	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023 00:15 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023 00:15 (UTC)

Suhander Manuel Zúñiga Cordero (born 15 January 1997) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for LD Alajuelense of the Costa Rican First Division, on loan from A.D. San Carlos, and the Costa Rica national team.^[1]

Career

He made his senior league debut for AD Carmelita on 15 August 2014 against the Limón F.C. at the Morera Soto Stadium.^[2] In his debut season he made eighteen appearances. On 28 May 2015, he was awarded the Under-21 player of the season award.^[3]

On 7 January 2019, Zúñiga joined Deportivo Saprissa on a year-long loan.^[4] He scored his first goal for them on 24 July 2019 against Pérez Zeledón.^[5]

On 28 December 2019, he signed for CS Herediano.^[6] In June 2022, he signed for A.D. San Carlos.^[7] In December 2022, he signed on loan for LD Alajuelense.^[8]

International career

He was selected to represent Costa Rica U-20 at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.^[9]

He made his debut for the senior Costa Rica national football team in March 2021, against Bosnia.^[10]

References

1. "S.Zuniga". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
2. Segura Vargas, José Pablo (15 August 2014). "With double from Guatemalan Angelo Padilla Carmelita beats Limón". Everardo Herrera. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
3. "Elías Aguilar was chosen the Best Player and Oscar Ramírez the Best Coach of the season". Everardo Herrera. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
4. Araya, José Fernando (7 January 2019). ""Saprissa signs youth players Suhander Zúñiga and Jonathan Martínez"". Teletica.
5. Segura Vargas, José Pablo (25 July 2019). "Saprissa golea 3-0 a Pérez Zeledón con doblete de Manfred Ugalde". Everardo Herrera. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
6. Fonseca, Graciela (28 December 2019). ""Herediano makes Suhander Zúñiga official as rojiamarillo"". CrHoy.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
7. Mendez, Daniel (5 December 2022). "Suhander Zúñiga goes on loan to Alajuelense". Telesancarlosradio.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
8. "Suhander Zúñiga makes efforts for Alajuelense and San Carlos to agree on his transfer". ESPN. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
9. ""Marcelo defined the 21 for Korea"". Costa Rican Football Federation. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
10. Segura Vargas, José Pablo (27 March 2021). ""Costa Rica dominated but was left without a goal against Bosnia (0-0)"". Everardo Herrera.