Leonel Moreira

Leonel Gerardo Moreira Ledezma (born 4 April 1990) is a Costa Rican football player, currently playing for Liga Deportiva Alajuelense and for the Costa Rica national football team. Moreira plays as a goalkeeper.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreira and the second or maternal family name is Ledezma.

Leonel Moreira
Moreira with Herediano in 2016
Personal information
Full name Leonel Gerardo Moreira Ledezma
Date of birth (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990
Place of birth Heredia, Costa Rica
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Alajuelense
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2019 Herediano 293 (0)
2019 Pachuca 0 (0)
2019 → Bolívar (loan) 23 (0)
2020– Alajuelense 40 (0)
National team‡
2011– Costa Rica 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2019

Club career

Moreira came through the Herediano youth system[3] and has only played for the Florenses.

International career

Moreira was in Costa Rica's 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad,[4] where Costa Rica finished 4th after losing to Hungary in the 3rd place match.

He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a July 2011 Copa América match against Colombia[5] 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.[6]

Career statistics

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 30 June 2019.[7]
Costa Rica
YearAppsGoals
201130
201200
201300
201410
201500
201610
201720
201820
201950
Total140

Honours

Club
Herediano
Alajuelense

Individual

Personal life

Moreira is married to Yuli Granados and they have a son, Santiago.[8]

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 24 June 2018. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  2. "Profile". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  3. Tricolor carecerá de experiencia en el arco 3 Jóvenes opciones Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
  4. Leonel Moreira – FIFA competition record
  5. Debutantes con buena actuación Moreira no solo cumplió, sino que terminó como la figura – Nación (in Spanish)
  6. https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/costa-rica-names-23-man-world-cup-squad-featuring-keylor/1bw2iz8pkma5614bzushqyyo7g
  7. "Leonel Moreira". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  8. Leonel Moreira, portero herediano, fue goleado por el matrimonio – Al Día (in Spanish)
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