| Álvaro Zamora | |
| Full Name: | Álvaro José Zamora Mata[1] |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 2002 |
| Birth Place: | San José, Costa Rica |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Aris |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Alajuelense |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Orlando City |
| Youthyears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | Herediano |
| Years1: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Herediano |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Municipal Grecia (loan) |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | Pérez Zeledón |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Deportivo Saprissa |
| Caps4: | 44 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Aris |
| Caps5: | 39 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Costa Rica |
| Nationalcaps2: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 22:00, 23 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:14, 11 October 2024 (UTC) |
Álvaro José Zamora Mata (born 9 March 2002) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club Aris and the Costa Rica national team.
On 9 July 2023, Aris reached an agreement with Deportivo Saprissa for the purchase of 60% of Zamora's rights. [2] Five days later, the greek club officially announced the signing of Zamora on a five-year contract. [3] On 3 September 2023, he scored his first goal for his new club in a 3–2 home win against Asteras Tripoli. [4]
Zamora made his national team debut for the Costa Rica national team in a friendly against South Korea on 23 September 2022. He came in as a substitute for Gerson Torres at half-time.[5] He was called up to the final 26-man Costa Rice squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Municipal Grecia (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga FPD | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Pérez Zeledón | 2020–21 | Liga FPD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Deportivo Saprissa | 2021–22 | Liga FPD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga FPD | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 | ||||
| Aris | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 32 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | Super League Greece | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 46 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 88 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 8 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 16 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.
| 1 | 8 June 2024 | Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying |