Daniel Colindres

Daniel Colindres
	Colindres with Costa Rica at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Colindres Solera
Date of birth	10 January 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Alajuela, Costa Rica
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Municipal Liberia
Number	26
Youth career
	Deportivo Saprissa
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2018	Saprissa
2010–2012	→ Guápiles (loan)
2013–2014	→ Puntarenas (loan)
2018–2020	Bashundhara Kings
2021	Saprissa
2021–2023	Abahani Limited Dhaka
2023–	Municipal Liberia
International career‡
2011–2018	Costa Rica
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2018

Daniel Colindres Solera (born 10 January 1985) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga FPD club Municipal Liberia.

Club career

Colindres came through the youth ranks at Saprissa and made his debut with the first team in 2010. After appearing in three matches for Saprissa, he was loaned to Guápiles. With Guápiles he appeared in 43 matches scoring 9 goals. In 2012, he returned to Saprissa and appeared in 32 matches scoring 5 goals in his second stint with the club. He was again loaned out in January 2013, for six months to Puntarenas.^[2] With Puntarenas he scored 7 goals in 20 matches. Upon returning to Saprissa, Colindres became an important attacking player for the club, playing primarily as a winger and being noted for his pace and play making ability. During his time with the club he helped Saprissa in capturing 5 domestic titles.

On 13 September 2018, Colindres moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Bangladeshi club Bashundhara Kings on a nine-month contract, becoming the first ever Costa Rican World Cup player to play in Bangladesh.^[3]

On 25 September 2021, Colindres officially returned to the Bangladesh Premier League this time joining Abahani Limited Dhaka.^[4]^[5]

International career

Colindres made his debut for Costa Rica in a September 2011 friendly match against the USA.

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

As of 11 September 2018^[7]

Costa Rica
Year	Apps	Goals
2011	2	0
2012	1	0
2013	0	0
2014	0	0
2015	3	0
2016	1	0
2017	3	0
2018	7	0
Total	17	0

Honours

Saprissa

Bashundhara Kings

Dhaka Abahani

Personal life

Colindres' father, Santiago, was originally from Honduras.^[8]

References

^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
^ Daniel Colindres y Víctor Bolívar serán los dos nuevos refuerzos del Puntarenas F. C. - Nación (in Spanish)
^ "Bashundhara Kings bring in striker who played Russia World Cup". The Daily Star. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
^ "Colindres joins Abahani". 21 November 2021.
^ "Abahani buckle up to dethrone Kings". 26 November 2021.
^ "Costa Rica national team World Cup squad: Oscar Ramirez names 23-man roster featuring Keylor Navas, six MLS players - Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
^ "Daniel Colindres". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
^ Daniel Colindres celebró junto a su papá- Al Dia (in Spanish) Archived 12 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Daniel Colindres at National-Football-Teams.com
Daniel Colindres at Soccerway
Daniel Colindres at WorldFootball.net
aldia.cr
diez.hn
Archive at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 November 2017), for reference No.3

[1] "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

[2] Daniel Colindres y Víctor Bolívar serán los dos nuevos refuerzos del Puntarenas F. C. - Nación (in Spanish)

[3] "Bashundhara Kings bring in striker who played Russia World Cup". The Daily Star. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

[4] "Colindres joins Abahani". 21 November 2021.

[5] "Abahani buckle up to dethrone Kings". 26 November 2021.

[6] "Costa Rica national team World Cup squad: Oscar Ramirez names 23-man roster featuring Keylor Navas, six MLS players - Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

[7] "Daniel Colindres". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

[8] Daniel Colindres celebró junto a su papá- Al Dia (in Spanish) Archived 12 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine

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