player · international archive · 2004–2019
Álvaro Saborío
Be the first in the stands
Costa RicaArchive goals
21
for Costa Rica · 2 from the spot
Matches scored in
16
1 hat-trick among them
Tournaments
2
most in the FIFA World Cup qualification (17)
Career span
2004–2019
first 2004-06-12 · last 2019-06-24
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Álvaro Alberto Saborío Chacón is a Costa Rican former professional footballer, who played as a forward. Saborío originally retired in 2017 but returned months later. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-26
In the line-ups
11 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2009–2019The archive holds 11 team sheets naming Álvaro Saborío in Costa Rica's starting line-up, from 2009-07-19 to 2019-06-24.
11 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
21 goals across 16 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 2004–2019| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-24 |  Haiti | L1–2(n) | 13' | Gold Cup | Harrison |
| 2013-10-15 |  Mexico | W2–1(h) | 63' | FIFA World Cup qualification | San José |
| 2013-02-06 |  Panama | D2–2(a) | 39' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Panama City |
| 2012-10-16 |  Guyana | W7–0(h) | 51' (pen) 77' | FIFA World Cup qualification | San José |
| 2012-06-12 | Guyana | W4–0(a) | 20' 26' 52'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | Providence |
| 2012-06-08 |  El Salvador | D2–2(h) | 10' | FIFA World Cup qualification | San José |
| 2011-06-05 |  Cuba | W5–0(n) | 41' | Gold Cup | Arlington |
| 2009-10-10 |  Trinidad and Tobago | W4–0(h) | 61' 64' | FIFA World Cup qualification | San José |
| 2009-07-19 |  Guadeloupe | W5–1(n) | 16' 71' | Gold Cup | Arlington |
| 2009-06-06 | Trinidad and Tobago | W3–2(a) | 40' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Scarborough |
| 2009-06-03 |  United States | W3–1(h) | 2' | FIFA World Cup qualification | San José |
| 2008-08-20 | El Salvador | W1–0(h) | 49' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | San José |
| 2008-06-21 |  Grenada | W3–0(h) | 17' | FIFA World Cup qualification | San José |
| 2005-09-07 | Trinidad and Tobago | W2–0(h) | 15' | FIFA World Cup qualification | San José |
| 2005-09-03 | Panama | W3–1(a) | 44' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Panama City |
| 2004-06-12 | Cuba | D2–2(a) | 42' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Havana |
Honours
11 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updatedMarquee honours
CONCACAF Champions League
2005
| Team honours11 | ||||
| CONCACAF Champions League | ×1 | 2005 | Saprissa | |
| Liga FPD | ×5 | 2003–04, 2005, 2006, 2019, 2020 | Saprissa ·3, San Carlos ·1, Alajuelense ·1 | |
| Copa Centroamericana | ×1 | 2013 | Costa Rica | |
| Copa Interclubes UNCAF | ×1 | 2003 | Saprissa | |
| Liga de Ascenso | ×1 | 2017–18 | San Carlos | |
| Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship | ×1 | 2013 | Real Salt Lake | |
| Swiss Cup | ×1 | 2009 | Sion | |
| Individual honours2 | ||||
| More honours · 2 | ||||
| CONCACAF Gold Cup All-Tournament Team | 2009 | |||
| MLS Newcomer of the Year | 2010 | |||
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