Daniel Colindres
Costa Rican footballer (born 1985)
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Daniel Colindres Solera (born 10 January 1985) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga FPD club Puntarenas.
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Colindres with Costa Rica at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Colindres Solera | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Puntarenas | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo Saprissa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2018 | Saprissa | 244 | (61) |
| 2010–2012 | → Guápiles (loan) | 43 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | → Puntarenas (loan) | 20 | (7) |
| 2018–2020 | Bashundhara Kings | 29 | (15) |
| 2021 | Saprissa | 37 | (9) |
| 2021–2023 | Dhaka Abahani | 53 | (33) |
| 2023–2025 | Municipal Liberia | 81 | (22) |
| 2025– | Puntarenas | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2018 | Costa Rica | 17 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 September 2018 | |||
Club career
Colindres came through the youth ranks at Saprissa and made his debut with the first team in 2010. After appearing in three matches for Saprissa, he was loaned to Guápiles. With Guápiles he appeared in 43 matches scoring 9 goals. In 2012, he returned to Saprissa and appeared in 32 matches scoring 5 goals in his second stint with the club. He was again loaned out in January 2013, for six months to Puntarenas.[2] With Puntarenas he scored 7 goals in 20 matches. Upon returning to Saprissa, Colindres became an important attacking player for the club, playing primarily as a winger and being noted for his pace and play making ability. During his time with the club he helped Saprissa in capturing 5 domestic titles.
On 13 September 2018, Colindres moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Bangladeshi club Bashundhara Kings on a nine-month contract, becoming the first ever Costa Rican World Cup player to play in Bangladesh.[3]
On 25 September 2021, Colindres officially returned to the Bangladesh Premier League this time joining Abahani Limited Dhaka.[4][5]
International career
Colindres made his debut for Costa Rica in a September 2011 friendly match against the USA.
In May 2018, he was named in Costa Rica's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6]
Career statistics
International
- As of 11 September 2018[7]
| Costa Rica | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 0 |
Honours
Saprissa
- Liga FPD: Clausura 2010, Clausura 2014, Apertura 2014, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016, Clausura 2018, Clausura 2021
- Costa Rican Cup: 2013
Bashundhara Kings
Dhaka Abahani
