Bernald Alfaro
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| Full name | Bernald Alfaro Alfaro | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Cartaginés | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Carmelita | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2022 | Carmelita | 86 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | → Alajuelense (loan) | 117 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Cartaginés | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Costa Rica U20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Costa Rica U21 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Costa Rica U23 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Costa Rica | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
Bernald Alfaro Alfaro (born 26 January 1997) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga FPD club Cartaginés and the Costa Rica national team.[1]
Club career[edit]
A youth academy graduate of Carmelita, Alfaro made his professional debut on 6 May 2015 in a 2–3 league defeat against Saprissa.[2] On 23 May 2019, Alajuelense announced the loan signing of Alfaro for three seasons.[3] In February 2020, he extended his loan contract with the club until June 2024.[4]
International career[edit]
Alfaro has represented Costa Rica at different age level tournaments. He was part of Costa Rica U20 team for 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[5] He was also part of the team which won silver medal at the 2017 Central American Games.[6]
On 1 February 2020, Alfaro made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a 0–1 friendly loss against United States.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
International[edit]
- As of 10 June 2021[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Bernald Alfaro at Soccerway
- ^ "Carmelita vs. Deportivo Saprissa - 6 May 2015". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Alajuelense presenta a Bernald Alfaro como su nuevo fichaje". 23 May 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Bernald Alfaro renueva con Alajuelense hasta el 2024". 11 February 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Los 20 ticos para el Premundial Sub 20". 10 February 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Honduras amarga otra vez a Costa Rica y le gana 1-0 en la final en los Juegos Centroamericanos". 13 December 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Un penal sentenció a Costa Rica en Estados Unidos (1-0)". 1 February 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
External links[edit]
- Bernald Alfaro at WorldFootball.net
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- Costa Rica men's international footballers
- Costa Rica men's under-20 international footballers
- Liga FPD players
- A.D. Carmelita footballers
- Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers
- Footballers from Alajuela
- Central American Games silver medalists for Costa Rica
- Central American Games medalists in football
- Costa Rican football biography stubs