Álvaro José Zamora Mata (born 9 March 2002) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Académico de Viseu, on loan from Super League Greece club Aris, and the Costa Rica national team.
Club career Aris On 9 July 2023, Aris reached an agreement with Deportivo Saprissa for the purchase of 60% of Zamora's rights. Five days later, the Greek club officially announced the signing of Zamora on a five-year contract. On 3 September 2023, he scored his first goal for his new club in a 3–2 home win against Asteras Tripolis.
International career 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.
He was called up to the final 26-man Costa Rica squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMunicipal Grecia (loan)2019–20Liga FPD20———20Pérez Zeledón2020–21 Liga FPD4000——40Deportivo Saprissa2021–22Liga FPD2000—00202022–23Liga FPD42400——424Total44400—00444Aris2023–24Super League Greece3247010—4042024–25Super League Greece20220——222Total5269010—626Académico de Viseu (loan)2025–26Liga Portugal 230630——3362026–27Liga Portugal 25000——50Total35630——386Career total13716120100015016
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCosta Rica2022402023202024101202584202630Total275
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.
+ List of international goals scored by Álvaro Zamora No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 8 June 2024 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 2–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying 2 21 March 2025 FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize 0–5 0–7 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification 3 0–7 4 25 March 2025 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica 6–1 6–1 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification 5 7 June 2025 Wildey Turf, Bridgetown, Barbados 0–8 0–8 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying
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