Daniel Colindres Solera (born 10 January 1985) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dhaka Abahani in the Bangladesh Premier League.
![]() Colindres with Costa Rica at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Colindres Solera | ||
Date of birth | (1985-01-10) 10 January 1985 (age 37) | ||
Place of birth | Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Dhaka Abahani | ||
Number | 12 | ||
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– | Dhaka Abahani | 22 | (10) |
National team‡ | |||
2011– | Costa Rica | 17 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2018 |
Colindres came through the youth ranks at Saprissa and made his debut with the first team in 2010. After appearing in three matches for Saprissa, he was loaned to Guápiles. 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 to Puntarenas.[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 club Bashundhara 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 the Bangladesh Premier League this time joining Dhaka Abahani.[4][5]
Colindres made his debut for Costa Rica in a September 2011 friendly match against the USA.
In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica’s 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6]
Costa Rica | ||
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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 |
Colindres father, Santiago Colindres, was a Honduran, who lived in Costa Rica[8]
Costa Rica squad – 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||
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