Ángel Esteban Sirias Aviles (born 3 October 1980) is a

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n professional

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who currently plays for AS Puma.

Club career

Sirias made his professional debut for

Alajuelense Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA, ), commonly known as Alajuelense and nicknamed La Liga (), is a Costa Rican multisport club based in the borough of El Llano, Alajuela, Alajuela province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Ala ...

in a league match against Limonense on April 28, 1999, coming up as a substitute and playing 12 minutes. He spent six seasons with ''Liga'', winning four league championships, one UNCAF club championship and one CONCACAF club championship. In January 2006, he moved to Cartaginés where he played until he joined Liberia Mía in June 2007. After spells with Saprissa and Belén, Sirias returned to Cartaginés in December 2012 but was dismissed by the club in March 2014. After considering retirement, he was persuaded by Marvin Chinchilla to move to AS Puma for the 2014 Invierno season.

Goalkeeper

His debut as goalkeeper was in a match of the season summer 2013 against

Deportivo Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. The team's signature colours are purple ...

. In the match the unique goalkeeper that Cartaginés had, Luis Torres, was expulsed for an action made in his area. Sirias was named the substitute goalkeeper, but did not manage to stop the penalty.

International career

Sirias made his debut for

in an August 2007

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against

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and earned a total of 13 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 8

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matches and played at the

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.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details
- RSSSF His final international was a November 2009

match against

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1980 births Living people Footballers from Alajuela Men's association football midfielders Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers C.S. Cartaginés players A.D. Municipal Liberia footballers Deportivo Saprissa players Liga FPD players Belén F.C. players {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub