Bernald Alfaro
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| Full name | Bernald Alfaro Alfaro | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Cartaginés | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Carmelita | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2022 | Carmelita | 86 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | → Alajuelense (loan) | 117 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Cartaginés | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Costa Rica U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Costa Rica U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Costa Rica U23 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Costa Rica | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 May 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Bernald Alfaro Alfaro (born 26 January 1997) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga FPD club Cartaginés.[1]
A youth academy graduate of Carmelita, Alfaro made his professional debut on 6 May 2015 in a 2–3 league defeat against Saprissa.[2] On 23 May 2019, Alajuelense announced the loan signing of Alfaro for three seasons.[3] In February 2020, he extended his loan contract with the club until June 2024.[4]
International career
Alfaro has represented Costa Rica at different age level tournaments. He was part of Costa Rica U20 team for 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[5] He was also part of the team which won silver medal at the 2017 Central American Games.[6]
On 1 February 2020, Alfaro made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a 0–1 friendly loss against United States.[7]
