Randall Azofeifa

Randall Azofeifa Corrales (born 30 December 1984) is a Costa Rican football midfielder who currently plays for Herediano.

Randall Azofeifa
Randall Azofeifa during an interview at the Middle East Technical University
Personal information
Full name Randall Azofeifa Corrales
Date of birth (1984-12-30) 30 December 1984
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Herediano
Youth career
1997–2001 Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Saprissa 48 (26)
2006–2011 K.A.A. Gent 140 (40)
2011–2013 Gençlerbirliği 70 (7)
2013–2014 Kayseri Erciyesspor 17 (1)
2014 CS Uruguay 10 (1)
2015– Herediano 228 (46)
National team
2005– Costa Rica 60 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2018

Club career

Azofeifa won two national championship, the UNCAF Nations Cup title and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title with Deportivo Saprissa. He participated in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup with his team, where he played a key role in helping them to finish in third place, behind São Paulo and Liverpool. Azofeifa joined Belgian Jupiler League club Gent in 2006.[2]

Turkey

In January 2011 he was transferred to the Turkish team Gençlerbirliği at a transfer price of 1.6 million Euros and in May 2013 he moved on to Kayseri Erciyesspor.[3]

In September 2014, Azofeifa returned to Costa Rica to play for Uruguay Coronado[4] and in January 2015 he joined Herediano.[5]

International career

Azofeifa played at the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Trinidad and Tobago.[6] As of January 2014, Azofeifa has made 35 appearances for the senior Costa Rica national football team, including qualifying matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup.[6] He made one appearance for Costa Rica at the 2006 World Cup.[6] Azofeifa appeared in four matches at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]

In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[8]

Honours

K.A.A. Gent

Career statistics

International

As of 27 June 2018[9]
Costa Rica
YearAppsGoals
200520
200670
200770
200841
200930
201030
201160
201230
201300
201400
201520
2016102
201790
201820
Total583

International goals

Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 June 2008Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica Grenada3–03–02010 World Cup qualifier
2.2 September 2016Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Haiti1–01–02018 World Cup qualifier
3.8 October 2016Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia Russia1–04–3Friendly

References

  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. "Randall Azofeifa". Sport.be. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  3. Futbolista de Costa Rica, Randall Azofeifa, cambia de equipo en Turquía - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. Randall Azofeifa jugará con Uruguay de Coronado Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Al Día (in Spanish)
  5. Rándall Azofeifa ya es jugador del Club Sport Herediano - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. Randall AzofeifaFIFA competition record
  7. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 – Full Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  8. https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/costa-rica-names-23-man-world-cup-squad-featuring-keylor/1bw2iz8pkma5614bzushqyyo7g
  9. "Randall Azofeifa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 24 June 2018.


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