Danny Carvajal

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Danny Carvajal

| image = Danny Carvajal 2016.jpg

| caption = Carvajal representing Saprissa in 2016

| fullname = Danny Gabriel Carvajal Rodríguez

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|1|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = San Ramón, Costa Rica

| height = {{height|m=1.83}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Herediano

| clubnumber = 21

| youthyears1 = 2004–2008 | youthclubs1 = Saprissa

| youthyears2 = 2008–2009 | youthclubs2 = Brujas

| years1 = 2009–2011 | clubs1 = Brujas | caps1 = 14 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2011–2013 | clubs2 = San Carlos | caps2 = 63 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2013–2017 | clubs3 = Saprissa | caps3 = 126 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2017–2018 | clubs4 = Albacete | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2018 | clubs5 = → Tokushima Vortis (loan) | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2018–2019 | clubs6 = Mito HollyHock | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2019–2023 | clubs7 = FC Ryukyu | caps7 = 94 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2024 | clubs8 = San Carlos | caps8 = 45 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2025– | clubs9 = Herediano | caps9 = 8 | goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2017| nationalteam1 = Costa Rica | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 12 March 2025

| nationalteam-update = 19 November 2018

}}

Danny Gabriel Carvajal Rodríguez ({{IPA|es|ˈdani kaɾβaˈxal}}; born 8 January 1989) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Herediano as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in San Ramón, Carvajal was a Deportivo Saprissa youth graduate.{{cite web|url=http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Saprissa-llegada-portero-Danny-Carvajal_0_1341665908.html|title=Saprissa hizo oficial la llegada del portero Danny Carvajal|trans-title=Saprissa turn official the arrival of the goalkeeper Danny Carvajal|publisher=La Nación|language=es|date=15 May 2013|access-date=1 July 2017}} He made his first team debut for Brujas F.C. on 6 December 2009 by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 away draw against A.D. Ramonense.

Carvajal started to appear more regularly during the 2010–11 season, contributing with 12 appearances. In July 2011, after leaving the club after the end of the campaign due to economic problems, he joined fellow league team A.D. San Carlos.{{cite web|url=http://www.adsancarlos.net/noticias9.html|title=Presentación de las nuevas incorporaciones|trans-title=Presentation of the new signings|publisher=AD San Carlos|language=es|date=21 June 2011|access-date=1 July 2017}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Carvajal was an undisputed starter for San Carlos during his two-year spell, and on 15 May 2013 he returned to Saprissa, now assigned to the first team. Initially a backup to Donny Grant and Luis Ernesto Michel in his first campaign, he subsequently became first-choice and featured regularly in the following three years.

On 29 June 2017, Carvajal moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for Segunda División side Albacete Balompié{{cite web|url=http://www.albacetebalompie.es/danny-carvajal-nuevo-jugador-del-alba/|title=Danny Carvajal nuevo jugador del Alba|trans-title=Danny Carvajal new player of Alba|publisher=Albacete Balompié|language=es|date=29 June 2017|access-date=1 July 2017|archive-date=18 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118182822/http://www.albacetebalompie.es/danny-carvajal-nuevo-jugador-del-alba/|url-status=dead}} and becoming the third Costa Rican goalkeeper to represent the club (after Luis Conejo and Keylor Navas).{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/albacete/2017/06/30/59564a1c46163fce488b457a.html|title='Pura vida'... manchega|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=30 June 2017|access-date=1 July 2017}} The following 16 January, however, he was loaned to Tokushima Vortis until the end of the year.{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/albacete/2018/01/16/5a5dce3846163f493c8b462e.html|title=Danny Carvajal se marcha cedido al Tokushima Vortis de Japón|trans-title=Danny Carvajal goes out on loan at Tokushima Vortis of Japan|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=16 January 2018}}

International career

Carvajal was called up to Costa Rica under-20s ahead of the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup,{{cite web|url=http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2009/septiembre/09/ovacion2085966.html|title=Lista Selección para Mundial Sub 20|trans-title=List of the national team for the Under-20 World Cup|publisher=Ovación|language=es|date=9 September 2009|access-date=1 July 2017}} but was only a backup to Esteban Alvarado during the tournament. In June 2011 he was included in the main side's squad ahead of 2011 Copa América,{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/copa-america-costa-rica-squad-preview-2300924.html|title=Copa America: Costa Rica squad preview|work=The Independent|date=22 June 2011|access-date=1 July 2017}} but again remained a second-choice to Alvarado.

Carvajal was also called up to 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup,{{cite web|url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-gold-cup-2015-final-23-player-rosters-announced|title=CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 Final 23-Player Rosters Announced|publisher=CONCACAF|date=23 June 2015|access-date=1 July 2017|archive-date=24 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624120120/http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-gold-cup-2015-final-23-player-rosters-announced|url-status=dead}} Copa América Centenario,{{cite web|url=http://www.nacion.com/deportes/legionarios/Keylor-Navas-Aquiles-Real-Madrid_0_1563843690.html|title=Keylor Navas queda fuera de la Copa América y Danny Carvajal toma su lugar|trans-title=Keylor Navas stays out of the Copa América and Danny Carvajal takes his place|publisher=La Nación|language=es|date=30 May 2016|access-date=1 July 2017}} 2017 Copa Centroamericana{{cite web|url=http://www.fedefutbol.com/2017/01/02/ramirez-eligio-los-23-uncaf/|title=Ramírez eligió los 23 para UNCAF|trans-title=Ramírez elected the 23 for the UNCAF|publisher=FEDEFUTBOL|language=es|date=2 January 2017|access-date=1 July 2017}} and 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup,{{cite web|url=http://www.fedefutbol.com/2017/06/16/ramirez-eligio-al-equipo-copa-oro/|title=Ramírez eligió al equipo para Copa Oro|trans-title=Ramírez elected the team for the Gold Cup|publisher=FEDEFUTBOL|language=es|date=16 June 2017|access-date=1 July 2017}} mainly behind Alvarado and Navas. He only made his full international debut on 18 January 2017, starting in a 0–0 draw against Nicaragua.{{cite web|url=http://www.nacion.com/deportes/seleccion-nacional/Seleccion_Nacional-Nicaragua-Copa_Centroamericana_0_1610239054.html|title=Ridículo: Costa Rica empata con Nicaragua y se aleja del título de la Uncaf|trans-title=Ridiculous: Costa Rica draw with Nicaragua and get farther of the title of the Uncaf|publisher=La Nación|language=es|date=17 January 2017|access-date=1 July 2017}}