Álvaro Saborío
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Saborío playing for D.C. United in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Alberto Saborío Chacón | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| 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 | → Alajuelense (loan) | 18 | (6) |
| 2023 | San Carlos | 8 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004 | Costa Rica U23 | 15 | (13) |
| 2002–2021 | Costa Rica | 112 | (36) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:37, 21 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2021 | |||
Álvaro Alberto Saborío Chacón (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo saβoˈɾi.o]; 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.
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.