Suhander Zúñiga
Costa Rican association football player
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Suhander Manuel Zúñiga Cordero (born 15 January 1997) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Cartaginés of the Costa Rican First Division and the Costa Rica national team.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Suhander Manuel Zúñiga Cordero | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cartaginés | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Carmelita | 102 | (9) |
| 2019 | → Deportivo Saprissa (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Herediano | 53 | (4) |
| 2022 | → Guanacasteca (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | San Carlos | 16 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Alajuelense (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2024 | Alajuelense | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | Cartaginés | 40 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Costa Rica U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Costa Rica U-21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Costa Rica | 9 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2023 00:15 (UTC) | |||
Career
He made his senior league debut for 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 Herediano.[6] In June 2022, he signed for San Carlos.[7] In December 2022, he signed on loan for 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]
