Álvaro Saborío
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Álvaro Alberto Saborío Chacón (Script error: No such module "IPA".; born 25 March 1982) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer, who played as a forward. Saborío originally retired in 2017 but returned months later.[1]
A full international for Costa Rica since 2002, Saborío has over 110 caps and 36 goals for the nation, whom he represented at five CONCACAF Gold Cups, in addition to one tournament each at the Olympics, FIFA World Cup, and Copa América.
Club career
Saborío is a product of C.F. Monterrey's youth system. He played with the club's reserve team in the Segunda División de México and with affiliate Coyotes de Saltillo in the Primera A.[2][3]
Deportivo Saprissa
Saborio began his professional career with Saprissa in his native Costa Rica.[4] He made his Costa Rican Primera División debut against Limonense on 8 August 2001.[3] Saborío was the leading goal-scorer of the 2003–2004 Costa Rican season, finishing the year with 25 goals, five above Whayne Wilson.
With Saprissa, he has won a league title and a CONCACAF Champions Cup and was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool. At the tournament, he scored two goals and ended up tied with three other players for top scoring honors.
FC Sion
He moved to Swiss Super League outfit FC Sion after playing for Costa Rica at the 2006 World Cup. He formed a good partnership at FC Sion with Poland's Zbigniew Zakrzewski.
His performances in Switzerland reportedly caught the eye of Stoke City's manager Tony Pulis who aimed to sign him in the summer of 2009, however he instead joined Bristol City on loan.
Bristol City
Saborío played his first game for Bristol City in a Championship match on 13 September against Coventry City making an impact by setting up fellow striker Nicky Maynard. Saborío also picked up his first yellow card in English football as the match ended in a 1–1 draw.[5] Saborio scored his first goal for Bristol City in their 1–1 draw with Scunthorpe United.[6]
He left Bristol City, and his contract was terminated with FC Sion in February 2010 so that he could return to Costa Rica.
Real Salt Lake
Saborío signed with Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake in March 2010.[7] He made a huge impact in his first season in Salt Lake: RSL boasted the highest-scoring offense in MLS in 2010 (45 goals); Saborío led the way with a team-high 12 tallies. For his efforts, he earned the MLS Newcomer of the Year award.[8] He also starred for the club in the CONCACAF Champions League tournament, scoring eight goals as Real Salt Lake advanced to the championship round.
After a successful first season at the club, Saborío was made Salt Lake's first ever Designated Player, signing a four-year contract with the club on 1 December 2010.[9]
Saborío became the club's all-time leading scorer, and their key target man. As of 5 May 2012, Saborío had scored 38 goals across all competitions, eight of them coming from CONCACAF Champions League play.
On 18 November 2013 Saborío was named FutbolMLS.com's Latino del Año.[10]
Saborío scored a goal in the 52nd minute of the 2013 MLS Cup on 7 December. His goal was equalized by Aurélien Collin in the 76th minute. He later missed his penalty kick when the game went into a penalty kick shoutout, in which Sporting Kansas City won.
D.C. United
On 16 July 2015, Saborío was traded to D.C. United for Luis Silva.[11] He scored his first goal for United on 26 July 2015, against the Philadelphia Union.[12] On 2 October 2015, Saborío scored a stoppage time winner against New York City FC to clinch United a spot in the 2015 MLS Playoffs.[13]
Saborío re-signed with United on 17 November 2015.[14]
On 14 November 2016, Saborío announced that he was to leave United after two seasons.[15] He played 31 games, scored 10 goals, and contributed 10 assists for D.C. United.[16]
Deportivo Saprissa
On 10 January 2017, Saborío signed a one-year contract with Deportivo Saprissa. On 9 February 2017, Saborío announced his retirement due to conflicts with Saprissa fans.[1]
San Carlos
Saborío was a leading figure in San Carlos' double championship: first in the second division, and once in the first division, they won the Torneo de Clausura for the 2018-2019 season.
International career
Saborío was an important player for the Costa Rica national team at numerous levels. He represented the U-23 team at the 2004 Olympics,[17] scoring the qualifying goal that took them there, and subsequently started three of four games for the team, scoring a goal against Portugal.
Saborío made his senior debut for Costa Rica in an October 2002 friendly match against Ecuador and has, as of October 2021, earned a total of 112 caps, scoring 36 goals,[18] placing him third at his country's all-time goalscorers list behind Rolando Fonseca and Paulo Wanchope.
Saborío, better known as Pipe, has been notably recognized for his accomplishments with Deportivo Saprissa, and the high number of goals he scored in a short period. But after a year at the club his Costa Rican coach got a hold of him and he took part in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[17] He was mostly a substitute for the side, behind Rónald Gómez and former Manchestet City forward Paulo Wanchope. He also scored the first goal ever in the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, in the inaugural match against China. Saborío was at the centre of much controversy in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, criticized heavily for his misses, including two penalty kicks in the quarterfinals against Honduras, and for a training pitch incident where he allegedly kicked a ball at a child who was in the stands.[19]
Saborío scored eight times in Costa Rica's successful 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, including a hat-trick in a 4–0 away win over Guyana on 12 June 2012,[20] and a further two goals on 16 October in a 7–0 win over the same opponents.[21] On 12 May 2014, Saborío was named to Costa Rica's 30-man preliminary roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[22] However, on 29 May, the Costa Rican Football Federation confirmed that Saborío had broken the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot during a training session with the national team and would subsequently miss the World Cup.[23]
Saborío was in Costa Rica's squad for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup and earned his 100th cap on 11 July at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, assisting Bryan Ruiz's goal in a 1–1 Group B draw with El Salvador; he was the fifth Costa Rican to make one hundred appearances.[24]
Personal life
A son of former Costa Rica international Álvaro Grant MacDonald and Marlene Saborío,[25] Saborío can speak four languages: Portuguese, Spanish, French and English.[26]
Saborío holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[27]
Career statistics
Club
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| 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 goals
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Saborío goal.[28]
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| 10 | 24 March 2007 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, Tibás, Costa Rica | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = New Zealand | flag alias = Flag of New Zealand.svg | flag alias-1834 = Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.svg | flag alias-civil-1867 = Flag of New Zealand Government Ships 1867.svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of New Zealand.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of New Zealand.svg | flag alias-naval-1941 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | link alias-naval = Royal New Zealand Navy | flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of New Zealand.svg | link alias-air force = Royal New Zealand Air Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of New Zealand.svg | link alias-navy = Royal New Zealand Navy | empty = Junior All Blacks | link alias-football = New Zealand men's national football team | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
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| 18 | 4–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 10 October 2009 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, Tibás, Costa Rica | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Trinidad and Tobago | flag alias = Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg | flag alias-colonial = Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889–1958).svg | flag alias-1958 = Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1958–1962).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago.svg | link alias-naval = Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard.svg | Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard | flag alias-army = Flag of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment.svg | link alias-army = Trinidad and Tobago Regiment | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago.svg | link alias-navy = Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|4–0 || rowspan="2"|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 4–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 3 September 2010 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Panama | flag alias = Flag of Panama.svg | link alias-naval = Panamanian Public Forces | link alias-navy = Panamanian Public Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team
}}|| align="center"|2–2 || align="center"|2–2 || rowspan="2"|Friendly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 26 March 2011 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = China | flag alias = Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | flag alias-1862 = Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1862-1889).svg | border-1862 = | flag alias-1889 = Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912).svg | flag alias-Qing = Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912).svg | flag alias-1912 = Flag of China (1912–1928).svg | flag alias-1928 = Flag of the Republic of China.svg | flag alias-army-1949 = Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg | flag alias-marines-1949 = Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg | flag alias-navy-1949 = Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg | flag alias-naval-1949 = Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg | flag alias-air force-1949 = Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg | flag alias-military = People's Liberation Army Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | link alias-military = People's Liberation Army | flag alias-coast guard=Flag of China.svg | link alias-coast guard=China Coast Guard | flag alias-army = Ground Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | link alias-army = People's Liberation Army Ground Force | flag alias-marines=Naval ensign of China.svg | link alias-marines=People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps | flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of China.svg | link alias-navy = People's Liberation Army Navy | flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of China.svg | link alias-naval = People's Liberation Army Navy | flag alias-air force = Air Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | link alias-air force = People's Liberation Army Air Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 5 June 2011 | Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Cuba | flag alias = Flag of Cuba.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Cuba.svg | link alias-naval = Cuban Revolutionary Navy | flag alias-1902 = Flag of Cuba (sky blue).svg | link alias-army = Cuban Revolutionary Army | flag alias-navy = Naval Jack of Cuba.svg | link alias-navy = Cuban Revolutionary Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant=
}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|5–0 || 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 8 June 2012 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = El Salvador | flag alias = Flag of El Salvador.svg | flag alias-1822 = Flag of El Salvador (1822–1865).svg | flag alias-1823 = Flag of the United Provinces of Central America.svg | flag alias-1824 = Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America.svg | flag alias-1839 = Flag of El Salvador (1822–1865).svg | flag alias-1865a = Flag of El Salvador (April 1865).svg | flag alias-1865b = Flag of El Salvador (June 1865).svg | flag alias-1869 = Flag of El Salvador (1869-1873).svg | flag alias-1873 = Flag of El Salvador (1873-1875).svg | flag alias-1875 = Flag of El Salvador (1875-1877).svg | flag alias-1898 = Flag of the Greater Republic of Central America (1898).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of El Salvador.svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Salvadoran Army.svg | link alias-army = Salvadoran Army | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Navy of El Salvador.svg | link alias-navy = Navy of El Salvador | flag alias-naval = Flag of the Navy of El Salvador.svg | link alias-naval = Navy of El Salvador | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Salvadoran Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Salvadoran Air Force | flag alias-military = Flag of the Armed Forces of El Salvador.svg | link alias-military = Armed Forces of El Salvador | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–2 || rowspan="6"|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 12 June 2012 | Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Guyana | flag alias = Flag of Guyana.svg | flag alias-1966 = Flag of Guyana (2004).png | flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Guyana.svg | Guyanese Coast Guard | link alias-military = Guyana Defence Force | flag alias-military = Flag of the Guyana Defence Force.svg | flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Guyana.svg | Guyanese Coast Guard | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" align="center"|4–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 2–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 3–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | 16 October 2012 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | 4–0 | 7–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | 7–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | 6 February 2013 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Panama | flag alias = Flag of Panama.svg | link alias-naval = Panamanian Public Forces | link alias-navy = Panamanian Public Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team
}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|2–2 || rowspan="2"|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | 15 October 2013 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Mexico | flag alias = Flag of Mexico.svg | flag alias-1821a = Flag of the Three Guarantees.svg | flag alias-1821 = Bandera del Primer Imperio Mexicano.svg | flag alias-1823 = Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg | flag alias-1864 = Imperial Standard of Mexico (1864-1867).svg | flag alias-1867 = Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg | flag alias-1893 = Flag of Mexico (1893-1916).svg | flag alias-1916 = Flag of Mexico (1916–1934).svg | flag alias-1934 = Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Mexican Air Force.svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Mexican Army.svg | link alias-army = Mexican Army | link alias-air force = Mexican Air Force | link alias-naval = Mexican Navy | flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Mexican Maritime Search and Rescue.png | link alias-coast guard = Mexican Maritime Search and Rescue | flag alias-navy = Naval jack of Mexico.svg | link alias-navy = Mexican Navy | flag alias-marines = Estandarte Infantería de Marina de México.svg | link alias-marines = Mexican Naval Infantry Corps | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 5 March 2014 | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Paraguay | flag alias = Flag of Paraguay.svg | flag alias-1812 = Flag of Paraguay (1812-1826).svg | flag alias-1826 = Flag of Paraguay (1826-1842).svg | flag alias-1842 = Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg | flag alias-1954 = Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg | flag alias-1988 = Flag of Paraguay (1988-1990).svg | flag alias-1990 = Flag of Paraguay (1990–2013).svg | link alias-naval = Paraguayan Navy | link alias-air force = Paraguayan Air Force | link alias-army = Paraguayan Army | link alias-navy = Paraguayan Navy | size = | name = | variant = | altlink = national football team
}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="4"|Friendly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | 10 October 2014 | Sohar Regional Sports Complex, Sohar, Oman | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Oman | flag alias = Flag of Oman.svg | flag alias-1970 = Old Flag of Oman.svg | link alias-military = Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Oman.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Navy of Oman | flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Oman.svg | link alias-air force=Royal Air Force of Oman | flag alias-army = Royal Army of Oman Flag.svg | link alias-army = Royal Army of Oman | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Oman.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Navy of Oman | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | 13 November 2014 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Uruguay | flag alias = Flag of Uruguay.svg | flag alias-1828 = Flag of Uruguay (1828-1830).svg | link alias-naval = National Navy of Uruguay | flag alias-army = Flag of Uruguayan Army.svg | National Army of Uruguay | link alias-air force = Uruguayan Air Force | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Uruguayan Air Force.svg | link alias-navy = National Navy of Uruguay | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | 31 March 2015 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panamá City, Panama | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Panama | flag alias = Flag of Panama.svg | link alias-naval = Panamanian Public Forces | link alias-navy = Panamanian Public Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team
}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|1–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | 24 June 2019 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Haiti | flag alias = Flag of Haiti.svg | flag alias-1791 = Flag of Haiti (1791-1789).svg | flag alias-1798 = Flag of France (1794-1815).svg | flag alias-1803 = Flag of Haiti (1803-1804).svg | flag alias-1806 = Flag of Haiti (1806-1811).svg | flag alias-1811 = Flag of Haiti (1811–1814).png | flag alias-1814 = Flag of Haiti (1814–1820).svg | flag alias-1849 = Flag of Haiti (1849-1859).png | flag alias-1859 = Flag of Haiti (1820–1849, 1859–1964).svg | flag alias-1964 = Flag of Haiti (1964–1986).svg | flag alias-2013 = Flag of Haiti (WFB 2013).gif | flag alias-civil = Flag of Haiti (civil).svg | flag alias-civil-1964 = Flag of Haiti 1964 (civil).svg | flag alias-coast guard = Flag of Haiti (1859–1964, 3-2).svg | link alias-coast guard = Haitian Coast Guard | link alias-army = Haitian Army | link alias-military = Armed Forces of Haiti | Haitian Navy | link alias-air force = Haitian Aviation Corps | Haitian Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–2 || 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Honours
Saprissa
- Liga FPD: 2003–04, Apertura 2005, Clausura 2006
- CONCACAF Champions League: 2005
- Copa Interclubes UNCAF: 2003
Sion
Real Salt Lake
- Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship: 2013
San Carlos
- Liga FPD: Clausura 2019
- Liga de Ascenso: 2017–18
Alajuelense
Costa Rica
Individual
- MLS Newcomer of the Year: 2010
- CONCACAF Gold Cup All-Tournament Team: 2009
See also
References
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