Daniel Chacón (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Alonso Chacón Salas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Turrialba, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colorado Rapids | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Cartaginés | 105 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Colorado Rapids 2 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Cartaginés (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2023– | Colorado Rapids | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Alajuelense (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2024– | Colorado Rapids 2 | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Costa Rica | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:24 28 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2023 | |||
Daniel Alonso Chacón Salas (born 11 April 2001) is a Costa Rican professional footballer for Colorado Rapids and the Costa Rica national team.
Club career
[edit]Chacón joined up with C.S. Cartaginés as a youngster and made his senior debut for the club on 19 November 2017 as a 16 year-old.[2] He scored a first goal for the club on 27 September 2020 against Saprissa in a 2–1 victory.[3] In 2020 he was linked with a move to Portuguese side G.D. Estoril Praia however the transfer fell through.[4] With his contract running out in 2022 Chacón was again linked with a move away, with interest reportedly coming from rival Liga FPD club Saprissa as well as from an unnamed Belgian side.[5] In June 2022, Colorado Rapids 2 announced the signing of Chacón at the end of his contract with Cartaginés in the following month.[6] His contract with Colorado lasts through the 2023 season.[7] General manager Brian Crookham describing him as "one of the most talented players in an up-and-coming generation of Costa Rican players."[8][9][10] In July 2022, Chacón was loaned back to Cartaginés for the remainder of the season, ending in October.[11] On 3 July 2023, it was announced Chacón would join Colorado Rapids's Major League Soccer roster on a deal until the end of the 2025 season and was immediately loaned to Alajuelense until the end of the season.[12]
International career
[edit]Chacón represented his country at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[13] He made his debut for the senior Costa Rica side at 20 years-old, appearing as a substitute on 20 January 2022 during a 0–0 draw against Mexico. He made his first start for the national team on 30 March 2022 against the USA.[14] On 14 June 2022, Chacon appeared as a substitute in the match where his country sealed qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup by beating New Zealand 1–0 to win the intercontinental playoff held in Qatar.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Costa Rica (CRC)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 7. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Cartaginés derrotó 2–0 a un desconocido Pérez Zeledón que deberá esperar para clasificar". everadoherrera.com.
- ^ "Cartaginés has the measure set to Saprissa and beats him 2–1". everadoherrera.com.
- ^ "Young man from Cartaginés will have to wait to fulfill a European dream". Amprensa.com. 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Brumoso Daniel Chacón entre Saprissa y Europa". Diarioextra.com.
- ^ Frey, Kinzie (15 June 2022). "Colorado Rapids 2 sign Costa Rican International Daniel Chacon". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Rapids 2 announces 2022 year-end roster updates". Colorado Rapids. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Colorado Rapids 2 sign Costa Rican International Daniel Chacon". coloradorapids.com.
- ^ "Daniel Chacón signed with the Colorado Rapids 2". elmundo.cr. 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Daniel Chacón from Cartaginés leaves for US soccer". Teletica.com. 15 June 2022.
- ^ Frey, Kinzie (15 July 2022). "Rapids 2 loan Costa Rican international Daniel Chacon to C.S. Cartagines". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Colorado Rapids sign, loan out defender Daniel Chacón | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "The 21 children for the World Cup in India". fedefutbol.com.
- ^ "La Sele closes the octagonal with a giant step". fedefutbol.com.
- ^ "With the spirit of an entire country, we are in the World Cup!". fedefutbol.com.
External links
[edit]Daniel Chacón at Soccerway
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