Randall Azofeifa

{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1984)}}

{{family name hatnote|Azofeifa|Corrales|lang=Spanish}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Randall Azofeifa

| fullname = Randall Azofeifa Corrales{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Costa Rica |publisher=FIFA |page=5 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}

| image = Randall Azofeifa.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Azofeifa in 2012

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|12|30}}{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters |url=http://www.fifa.com/documents/tournaments/cwc/CWC_2005_sl-latest.xls |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=4 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051219093824/http://www.fifa.com/documents/tournaments/cwc/CWC_2005_sl-latest.xls |archive-date=19 December 2005 |url-status=dead }}

| birth_place = San José, Costa Rica

| height = 1.82 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=10 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 = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1997–2001

| youthclubs1 = Saprissa

| years1 = 2001–2006

| clubs1 = Saprissa

| caps1 = 48

| goals1 = 26

| years2 = 2006–2011

| clubs2 = K.A.A. Gent

| caps2 = 140

| goals2 = 40

| years3 = 2011–2013

| clubs3 = Gençlerbirliği

| caps3 = 70

| goals3 = 7

| years4 = 2013–2014

| clubs4 = Kayseri Erciyesspor

| caps4 = 17

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2014

| clubs5 = CS Uruguay

| caps5 = 10

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2015–2021

| clubs6 = Herediano

| caps6 = 230

| goals6 = 46

| years7 = 2021–2023

| clubs7 = Sporting San José

| caps7 = 31

| goals7 = 11

| nationalyears1 = 2005–2018

| nationalteam1 = Costa Rica

| nationalcaps1 = 60

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| pcupdate = 12:39, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 27 June 2018

}}

Randall Azofeifa Corrales (born 30 December 1984) is a Costa Rican former footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Azofeifa won two national championship, the UNCAF Nations Cup title and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title with Deportivo Saprissa. He participated in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship with his team, where he played a key role in helping them to finish in third place, behind São Paulo and Liverpool. Azofeifa joined Belgian Jupiler League club Gent in 2006.{{cite web|publisher=Sport.be|title=Randall Azofeifa|url=http://www.sport.be/fr/jupilerproleague/player.html?comp=2450&team=11247&member=20891|access-date=29 October 2008|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183237/http://www.sport.be/fr/jupilerproleague/player.html?comp=2450&team=11247&member=20891|url-status=dead}}

=Turkey=

In January 2011 he was transferred to the Turkish team Gençlerbirliği at a transfer price of 1.6 million Euros and in May 2013 he moved on to Kayseri Erciyesspor.[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/Futbolista-Costa-Randall-Azofeifa-Turquia_0_1342465880.html Futbolista de Costa Rica, Randall Azofeifa, cambia de equipo en Turquía] - Nación {{in lang|es}}

In September 2014, Azofeifa returned to Costa Rica to play for Uruguay Coronado[http://www.aldia.cr/futbol-costa-rica/uruguay/Randall-Azofeifa-jugara-Uruguay-Coronado_0_434356576.html Randall Azofeifa jugará con Uruguay de Coronado] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806191009/http://www.aldia.cr/futbol-costa-rica/uruguay/Randall-Azofeifa-jugara-Uruguay-Coronado_0_434356576.html |date=6 August 2016 }} - Al Día {{in lang|es}}

and in January 2015 he joined Herediano.[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Herediano-Randall_Azofeifa-Torneo_de_Verano_2015_0_1466453440.html Rándall Azofeifa ya es jugador del Club Sport Herediano] - Nación {{in lang|es}}

International career

Azofeifa played at the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Trinidad and Tobago. As of January 2014, Azofeifa has made 35 appearances for the senior Costa Rica national football team, including qualifying matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup.{{FIFA player|183794}} He made one appearance for Costa Rica at the 2006 World Cup. Azofeifa appeared in four matches at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.{{cite web|website=RSSSF|title=CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 – Full Details|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07gc-full.html|access-date=29 October 2008}}

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}}

Honours

; K.A.A. Gent

Career statistics

=International=

{{Updated|27 June 2018|{{NFT player|12512|Randall Azofeifa|access-date=24 June 2018}}}}

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!colspan=3|Costa Rica

YearAppsGoals
200520
200670
200770
200841
200930
201030
201160
201230
201300
201400
201520
2016102
201790
201820
Total||58||3

=International goals=

:Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.

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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

1.21 June 2008Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica{{fb|GRN}}3–03–02010 World Cup qualifier
2.2 September 2016Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti{{fb|HAI}}1–01–02018 World Cup qualifier
3.8 October 2016Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia{{fb|RUS}}1–04–3Friendly

References

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