Carlos Mora (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Andrei Mora Montoya | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Alajuelense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Alajuelense | 181 | (30) |
| 2024– | Universitatea Craiova | 33 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Costa Rica Olympic | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Costa Rica | 16 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 June 2025 | |||
Carlos Andrei Mora Montoya (born 18 March 2001), is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a winger or a wing-back for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova and the Costa Rica national team.
Club career
Mora joined Liga Deportiva Alajuelense as a youngster and played age groups levels from under-15 where he was heavily tutored by Mauricio Montero.[1] He made his full team debut on 16 February, 2020, when he replaced Ariel Lassiter as a substitute in a 1–0 away victory over Santos de Guápiles.[2] He scored for his first goal for the club on the 4 November, 2020 in a CONCACAF League match against Cibao FC of the Dominican Republic which his side won 3–0.[3] Mora was in the squad when his team won the 2020 CONCACAF League Final 3–2 against Saprissa on 3 February, 2021.[4]
International career
Mora received his first call up for the Costa Rica national team for matches against Canada, El Salvador, and United States and subsequently made his first appearance for the national team on 30 March, 2022 against the United States.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alajuense | 2019–20 | Liga FPD | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Liga FPD | 39 | 2 | — | 5[a] | 1 | — | 44 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | Liga FPD | 49 | 7 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 51 | 7 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga FPD | 40 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 11[c] | 0 | — | 57 | 10 | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga FPD | 46 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8[d] | 1 | — | 55 | 12 | ||
| Total | 181 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 32 | ||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2024–25 | Liga I | 33 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 214 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 253 | 34 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in CONCACAF League
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa de Costa Rica
- ^ Two appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup, nine appearances in CONCACAF League
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Central American Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 29 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
Honours
Alajuelense
- Liga FPD: 2020 Apertura
- Costa Rican Cup: 2023
- Supercopa de Costa Rica runner-up: 2023
- CONCACAF League: 2020
- CONCACAF Central American Cup: 2023
References
- ^ "Chunche' Montero: a 'father' in the formation of Carlos Mora". espn.co.cr.
- ^ "Alajuelense saca importante victoria de 0-1 ante el Santos". everadoherrera.com.
- ^ "Alajuelense beats Cibao 3-0 and advances to the round of 16 of the Concacaf League". everadoherrera.com.
- ^ "Alajuelense acaba con Saprissa y conquista la Liga Concacaf". everadoherrera.com.
- ^ "La Sele closes the octagonal with a giant step". fedefutbol.com.