Álvaro Saborío

Álvaro Saborío
Saborío playing for D.C. United in 2015
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Alberto Saborío Chacón
Date of birth (1982-03-25) 25 March 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Monterrey B
Coyotes de Saltillo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Saprissa 149 (95)
2006–2010 Sion 87 (36)
2009–2010 → Bristol City (loan) 19 (2)
2010 → Real Salt Lake (loan) 27 (12)
2011–2015 Real Salt Lake 100 (51)
2015–2016 D.C. United 31 (10)
2017 Saprissa 4 (1)
2018–2022 San Carlos 125 (62)
2020–2021 → Alajuelense (loan) 18 (6)
National team‡
2004 Costa Rica U23 15 (13)
2002–2019 Costa Rica 111 (36)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:37, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 June 2019

Álvaro Alberto Saborío Chacón (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo saβoˈɾi.o]; born 25 March 1982) is a Costa Rican professional footballer, who plays as a forward, who most recently played for Costa Rican side A.D. San Carlos. Saborío originally retired in 2017, but returned months later.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 July 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
Apps Goals
Saprissa 2001–02 24 11
2002–03 36 27
2003–04 37 25
2004–05 21 15
2005–06 31 17
Total 149 95
Sion 2006–07 31 14
2007–08 34 17
2008–09 22 5
Total 87 36
Bristol City (loan) 2009–10 19 2
Real Salt Lake 2010 27 12
2011 23 11
2012 31 17
2013 16 12
2014 16 8
2015 14 3
Total 127 63
D.C. United 2015 12 4
2016 19 6
Total 31 10
Saprissa 2016–17 4 1
A.D. San Carlos 2018–19 48 28
2019–20 28 13
2020–21 22 9
Total 98 50
Alajuelense (loan) 2020–21 18 6
Career total 533 263

International career statistics

Costa Rica national team
YearAppsGoals
2002 1 0
2003 5 2
2004 9 1
2005 5 2
2006 6 3
2007 11 2
2008 6 2
2009 16 7
Total 59 19

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
  2. ↑ "Former Costa Rica and Real Salt Lake star Alvaro Saborio retires". ESPN. ESPN FC. Retrieved 19 February 2017.