Orlando Galo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Orlando Moisés Galo Calderón | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Puntarenas, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Riga on loan from Herediano | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Alajuelense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Alajuelense | 17 | (0) |
| 2019– | Herediano | 157 | (7) |
| 2024– | → Riga (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Costa Rica U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Costa Rica | 26 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:21, 29 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Orlando Moisés Galo Calderón, known as Orlando Galo (born 11 August 2000) is a Costa Rican football player. He plays for Latvian club Riga, on loan from Herediano. On 2022,he was discover by FIFA using illegal substances in sports and banned for 12 months from playing professionally.
International career
He made his debut for the Costa Rica national football team on 7 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Honduras.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 May 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goal | ||
| Alajuelense | 2017–18 | Liga FPD | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Herediano | 2018–19 | Liga FPD | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 28 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 37 | 2 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 38 | 3 | — | — | — | 38 | 3 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 14 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 28 | 1 | — | 7[c] | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 157 | 7 | — | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 173 | 7 | |||
| Riga (loan) | 2025 | Latvian Higher League | 17 | 4 | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 191 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 208 | 11 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in CONCACAF League
- ^ a b Appearance in Supercopa de Costa Rica
- ^ Two appearances in CONCACAF Central American Cup, five appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 29 June 2025[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Galo goal.[3]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 March 2024 | Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States | Honduras | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs |
| 2 | 6 June 2024 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 2–0 | |||||
| 4 | 7 June 2025 | Wildey Turf, Bridgetown, Barbados | Bahamas | 0–4 | 0–8 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ^ "Honduras v Costa Rica game report". FIFA. 7 October 2021.
- ^ "O. Galo - Profile with news, career statistics and history -Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ a b "Orlando Galo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
External links
- Orlando Galo at Soccerway
- Orlando Galo at National-Football-Teams.com