Óscar Duarte (footballer, born 1989)

Óscar Esaú Duarte Gaitán (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈoskaɾ ˈðwaɾte];[lower-alpha 1] born 3 June 1989) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish club Levante. He previously played for Deportivo Saprissa, Club Brugge and Espanyol. He made his debut for the Costa Rica national team in 2010 and has since won more than 50 caps, including playing at two World Cups.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Duarte and the second or maternal family name is Gaitán.
Óscar Duarte
Duarte training with Club Brugge in 2014
Personal information
Full name Óscar Esaú Duarte Gaitán
Date of birth (1989-06-03) 3 June 1989
Place of birth Catarina, Nicaragua
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Levante
Number 6
Youth career
Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Saprissa 48 (2)
2010 → Puntarenas (loan) 15 (1)
2013–2016 Club Brugge 84 (7)
2016–2019 Espanyol 51 (1)
2019– Levante 19 (1)
National team‡
2010– Costa Rica 54 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2020

Club career

Duarte was born in Catarina, Masaya, Nicaragua.[2] After making 52 appearances in five years at Costa Rican club Deportivo Saprissa, Duarte joined Club Brugge in the Belgian Pro League in 2013.[3]

International career

Duarte made his debut for the Costa Rica national football team against Jamaica on 17 November 2010 and played for the team at the 2011 Copa Centroamericana, where they lost to Honduras in the final.[3]

In June 2014, Duarte was named in Costa Rica's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup,[4] becoming the first Nicaragua-born player at a World Cup finals.[2]

In the team's opening match, he scored his first goal for Los Ticos in a 3–1 defeat of Uruguay.[5] In their second match, the team beat Italy, a 1–0 win that qualified Costa Rica for the knockout stage.[6] Costa Rica completed the group stage unbeaten, recording a second consecutive clean sheet in a 0–0 draw with England in Belo Horizonte.[7] On 29 June, Duarte was sent off for receiving two yellow cards in Costa Rica's round of 16 match against Greece. The team advanced via a penalty shootout to the quarter-finals for the first time in their history, where they lost on penalties to the Netherlands.[8]

In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica’s 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9]

Career statistics
Duarte's goal against Uruguay at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

International
As of 13 November 2020[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Costa Rica 201010
201160
201200
201320
2014112
201560
201670
201720
201890
201980
202030
Total542

International goals
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Duarte goal.
List of international goals scored by Óscar Duarte
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
114 June 2014Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil Uruguay2–13–12014 FIFA World Cup
214 October 2014Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea South Korea3–13–1Friendly

Honors

Deportivo Saprissa

Club Brugge

Notes
  1. In isolation, Duarte is pronounced [ˈdwaɾte].

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. Nica Oscar Duarte debuta en el Mundial con la Selección de Costa Rica – El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  3. "Oscar DUARTE". FIFA. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  4. "Costa Rica World Cup 2014 squad". The Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  5. "Uruguay 1–3 Costa Rica". BBC. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  6. "Italy 0–1 Costa Rica". BBC. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  7. Taylor, Daniel (24 June 2014). "England end disappointing World Cup with barren draw against Costa Rica". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  8. "Costa Rica 1–1 Greece". BBC. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  9. Arnold, Jon (14 May 2018). "Keylor Navas & six MLS players named in Costa Rica's 23-man World Cup squad". Goal. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. "Óscar Duarte". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 24 June 2018.


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