Orlando Galo

Orlando Galo
Personal information
Full name Orlando Moisés Galo Calderón
Date of birth (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Riga
on loan from Herediano
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2018 Alajuelense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Alajuelense 17 (0)
2019– Herediano 157 (7)
2024– → Riga (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2018 Costa Rica U20 5 (0)
2021– Costa Rica 19 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:47, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Orlando Moisés Galo Calderón, known as Orlando Galo (born 11 August 2000) is a Costa Rican football player. He plays for Latvian club Riga, on loan from Herediano.

International career

He made his debut for the Costa Rica national football team on 7 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Honduras.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goal
Alajuelense 2017–18 Liga FPD 4 0 — — — 4 0
2018–19 13 0 — — — 13 0
Total 17 0 — — — 17 0
Herediano 2018–19 Liga FPD 12 0 — — — 12 0
2019–20 28 1 — 2[a] 0 — 30 1
2020–21 37 2 — 1[a] 0 1[b] 0 39 2
2021–22 38 3 — — — 38 3
2022–23 14 0 — 4[a] 0 1[b] 0 19 0
2023–24 28 1 — 7[c] 0 — 34 1
Total 157 7 — 14 0 2 0 173 7
Career total 174 7 0 0 14 0 2 0 190 7
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in CONCACAF League
  2. ^ a b Appearance in Supercopa de Costa Rica
  3. ^ Two appearances in CONCACAF Central American Cup, five appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup

International

As of match played 2 July 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Costa Rica 2021 4 0
2022 6 0
2023 0 0
2024 9 3
Total 19 3
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Galo goal.[3]
List of international goals scored by Orlando Galo
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 March 2024 Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States  Honduras 1–1 3–1 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs
2 6 June 2024 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–0 4–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 2–0

References

  1. ^ "Honduras v Costa Rica game report". FIFA. 7 October 2021.
  2. ^ "O. Galo - Profile with news, career statistics and history -Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ a b "Orlando Galo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 March 2024.


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