Álvaro Zamora
Costa Rican footballer (born 2002)
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Álvaro José Zamora Mata (born 9 March 2002) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga Portugal 2 club Académico de Viseu, on loan from Greek side Aris, and the Costa Rica national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro José Zamora Mata[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Académico de Viseu (on loan from Aris) | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Alajuelense | ||
| 2017–2019 | Orlando City | ||
| 2019–2020 | Herediano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Herediano | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Municipal Grecia (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Pérez Zeledón | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Deportivo Saprissa | 44 | (4) |
| 2023– | Aris | 52 | (6) |
| 2025– | → Académico de Viseu (loan) | 23 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Costa Rica U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Costa Rica | 26 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:20, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Aris
On 9 July 2023, Aris reached an agreement with Deportivo Saprissa for the purchase of 60% of Zamora's rights. [2] Five days later, the greek club officially announced the signing of Zamora on a five-year contract. [3] On 3 September 2023, he scored his first goal for his new club in a 3–2 home win against Asteras Tripolis.[4]
International career
Zamora made his national team debut for the Costa Rica national team in a friendly against South Korea on 23 September 2022. He came in as a substitute for Gerson Torres at half-time.[5]
He was called up to the final 26-man Costa Rica squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Municipal Grecia (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga FPD | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Pérez Zeledón | 2020–21 | Liga FPD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Deportivo Saprissa | 2021–22 | Liga FPD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga FPD | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 4 | |||
| Total | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 | |||
| Aris | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 32 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | |
| 2024–25 | Super League Greece | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| Total | 52 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 62 | 6 | |||
| Académico de Viseu (loan) | 2025–26 | Liga Portugal 2 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 125 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 16 | ||
- Appearance in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 June 2024 | Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada |  Grenada | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
| 2 | 21 March 2025 | FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize |  Belize | 0–5 | 0–7 | 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
| 3 | 0–7 | |||||
| 4 | 25 March 2025 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | Belize | 6–1 | 6–1 | 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
| 5 | 7 June 2025 | Wildey Turf, Bridgetown, Barbados |  Bahamas | 0–8 | 0–8 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
