Christopher Meneses

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|name = Christopher Meneses

|image = ChristopherMeneses.jpg

|caption =

|fullname = Christopher Meneses Barrantes

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|5|2}}

|birth_place = Costa Rica

|height = {{height|m=1.79}}

|position = Defender

|currentclub = Sporting San José

|clubnumber =

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 =

|years1 = 2008–2012

|clubs1 = Alajuelense

|years2 = 2013–2015

|clubs2 = IFK Norrköping

|caps1 = 116

|goals1 = 9

|caps2 = 32

|goals2 = 2

|years3 = 2015–2020

|clubs3 = Alajuelense

|caps3 = 142

|goals3 = 7

|years4 = 2020–2021

|clubs4 = Cariari Pococí

|caps4 =

|goals4 =

|years5 = 2021

|clubs5 = Santos de Guápiles

|caps5 = 44

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 2022–

|clubs6 = Sporting San José

|caps6 = 12

|goals6 = 1

|nationalyears1 = 2012

|nationalteam1 = Costa Rica U23

|nationalcaps1 = 2

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|nationalyears2 = 2010–

|nationalteam2 = Costa Rica

|nationalcaps2 = 20

|nationalgoals2 = 0

|medaltemplates =

|pcupdate = 30 July 2021

|ntupdate = 22 January 2017

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Christopher Meneses Barrantes (born May 2, 1990) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sporting San José.

Club career

Meneses came through the youth ranks of Alajuelense for whom he made his senior debut in 2008. In summer 2013 he joined Swedish side IFK Norrköping.[http://www.aldia.cr/futbol-costa-rica/alajuelense/Christopher_Meneses-Suecia-alajuelense_0_116988321.html Christopher Meneses confirma que firmó con equipo sueco] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517121319/http://www.aldia.cr/futbol-costa-rica/alajuelense/Christopher_Meneses-Suecia-alajuelense_0_116988321.html |date=2017-05-17 }} - Al Día {{in lang|es}} After a year and a half with Norrköping they declared in April 2015 that Meneses was free to leave the club after they had reached an agreement that he needed to restart his career somewhere else.{{cite web|url=http://www.folkbladet.se/sport/meneses-fri-att-lamna-ifk-norrkoping-7952132.aspx|title=Meneses fri att lämna IFK Norrköping|accessdate=24 April 2015|publisher=Folkbladet}} In 2015, he returned to Liga Deportiva Alajuelense.

On 13 December 2021, Meneses signed with Sporting San José.{{cite press release|publisher=Sporting San José|url=https://www.facebook.com/sportingfccr/posts/6519574118115434|title=Le damos la bienvenida a los jugadores Cristopher Meneses, Bryan López, Giovanni Clunie y Jonathan Martínez|date=13 December 2021|access-date=7 April 2022|language=es}}

International career

Meneses made his debut for Costa Rica in an August 2010 friendly match against Paraguay and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 15 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches{{FIFA player|365561}} and played at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana and the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2013gc.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2013] - RSSSF