Daniel Colindres

{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1985)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Daniel Colindres

| image = Daniel Colindres (2018 FIFA World Cup) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Colindres with Costa Rica at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

| fullname = Daniel Colindres Solera

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|1|10}}

| birth_place = Alajuela, Costa Rica

| height = 1.80 m{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=4 June 2018 |access-date=19 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=19 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Municipal Liberia

| clubnumber = 26

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Deportivo Saprissa

| years1 = 2010–2018

| years2 = 2010–2012

| years3 = 2013–2014

| years4 = 2018–2020

| years5 = 2021

| years6 = 2021–2023

| clubs1 = Saprissa

| clubs2 = → Guápiles (loan)

| clubs3 = → Puntarenas (loan)

| clubs4 = Bashundhara Kings

| clubs5 = Saprissa

| clubs6 = Abahani Limited Dhaka

| caps1 = 244

| caps2 = 43

| caps3 = 20

| caps4 = 29

| caps5 = 37

| caps6 = 53

| caps7 = 0

| goals1 = 61

| goals2 = 9

| goals3 = 7

| goals4 = 15

| goals5 = 9

| goals6 = 33

| goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2011–2018

| nationalteam1 = Costa Rica

| nationalcaps1 = 17

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 14 July 2023

| nationalteam-update = 11 September 2018

| years7 = 2023–

| clubs7 = Municipal Liberia

}}

{{family name hatnote|Colindres|Solera|lang=Spanish}}

Daniel Colindres Solera (born 10 January 1985) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga FPD club Municipal Liberia.

Club career

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.[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Daniel-Colindres-Victor-Bolivar-Puntarenas_0_1357464311.html Daniel Colindres y Víctor Bolívar serán los dos nuevos refuerzos del Puntarenas F. C.] - Nación {{in lang|es}} 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.{{cite web |title=Bashundhara Kings bring in striker who played Russia World Cup |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/bashundhara-kings-bring-colindres-1633294 |publisher=The Daily Star |accessdate=13 September 2018 |date=13 September 2018}}

On 25 September 2021, Colindres officially returned to the Bangladesh Premier League this time joining Abahani Limited Dhaka.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/colindres-joins-abahani-2235346|title=Colindres joins Abahani|date=21 November 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/abahani-buckle-dethrone-kings-2902831|title=Abahani buckle up to dethrone Kings|date=26 November 2021}}

International career

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/costa-rica-names-23-man-world-cup-squad-featuring-keylor/1bw2iz8pkma5614bzushqyyo7g|title=Costa Rica national team World Cup squad: Oscar Ramirez names 23-man roster featuring Keylor Navas, six MLS players - Goal.com|author=|date=|website=goal.com|accessdate=12 November 2018}}

Career statistics

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!colspan=3|Costa Rica

YearAppsGoals
201120
201210
201300
201400
201530
201610
201730
201870
Total||17||0

Honours

Personal life

Colindres' father, Santiago, was originally from Honduras.[http://www.aldia.cr/futbol-costa-rica/saprissa/Deportivo_Saprissa-Daniel_Colindres_0_339566063.html Daniel Colindres celebró junto a su papá]- Al Dia {{in lang|es}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112185248/http://www.aldia.cr/futbol-costa-rica/saprissa/Deportivo_Saprissa-Daniel_Colindres_0_339566063.html# |date=12 November 2017 }}

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