_(cropped).jpg) Colindres withCosta Rica at the2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Colindres Solera | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-01-10)10 January 1985 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Alajuela,Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Puntarenas | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo Saprissa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2018 | Saprissa | 244 | (61) |
| 2010–2012 | →Guápiles (loan) | 43 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | →Puntarenas (loan) | 20 | (7) |
| 2018–2020 | Bashundhara Kings | 29 | (15) |
| 2021 | Saprissa | 37 | (9) |
| 2021–2023 | Dhaka Abahani | 53 | (33) |
| 2023–2025 | Municipal Liberia | 81 | (22) |
| 2025– | Puntarenas | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2018 | Costa Rica | 17 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 September 2018 | |||
Daniel Colindres Solera (born 10 January 1985) is a Costa Rican professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forLiga FPD clubPuntarenas.
Colindres came through the youth ranks atSaprissa and made his debut with the first team in 2010. After appearing in three matches for Saprissa, he was loaned toGuápiles. With Guápiles he appeared in 43 matches scoring 9 goals. In 2012, he returned to Saprissa and appeared in 32 matches scoring 5 goals in his second stint with the club. He was again loaned out in January 2013, for six months toPuntarenas.[2] With Puntarenas he scored 7 goals in 20 matches. Upon returning to Saprissa, Colindres became an important attacking player for the club, playing primarily as a winger and being noted for his pace and play making ability. During his time with the club he helped Saprissa in capturing 5 domestic titles.
On 13 September 2018, Colindres moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Bangladeshi clubBashundhara Kings on a nine-month contract, becoming the first ever Costa Rican World Cup player to play in Bangladesh.[3]
On 25 September 2021, Colindres officially returned to theBangladesh Premier League this time joiningAbahani Limited Dhaka.[4][5]
Colindres made his debut forCosta Rica in a September 2011friendly match against theUSA.
In May 2018, he was named in Costa Rica's23 man squad for the2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6]
| Costa Rica | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 0 |
Saprissa
Bashundhara Kings
Dhaka Abahani
Colindres' father, Santiago, was originally fromHonduras.[8]
