Leonel Moreira
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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]
 Moreira in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting San José | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2024 | Alajuelense | 136 | (0) |
| 2025 | Puntarenas | 24 | (0) |
| 2025– | Sporting San José | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2022 | Costa Rica | 24 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Sporting San José.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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, 2020, 2022
- CONCACAF Central American Cup Golden Glove: 2023, 2024
