Leonel Gerardo Moreira Ledezma (born 2 April 1990) is a Costa Rican professional

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who plays for

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club

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and the Costa Rica national team.

Club career

Moreira came through the Herediano youth system and has only played for the ''Florenses''.

International career

Moreira was in Costa Rica's 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup squad. He made his senior debut for

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in a July

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match against

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and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. He was a non-playing squad member at the

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and 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cups. In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23 man squad for the

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in Russia.

Career statistics

International

:''Statistics accurate as of match played 21 July 2021''

Honours

Herediano *

: Clausura 2012, Clausura 2013, Clausura 2015, Clausura 2016, Clausura 2017, Apertura 2019 *

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: 2018 Alajuelense *

: Apertura 2020 *

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Individual *

Golden Glove: 2018 *

Golden Glove:

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Personal life

Moreira is married to Yuli Granados and they have a son, Santiago.Leonel Moreira, portero herediano, fue goleado por el matrimonio
– Al Día

References

External links

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at Herediano * * 1990 births Living people People from Heredia Province Association football goalkeepers Costa Rican footballers Costa Rican expatriate footballers Costa Rica international footballers C.S. Herediano footballers C.F. Pachuca players Club Bolívar players L.D. Alajuelense footballers Liga FPD players Bolivian Primera División players Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Bolivia Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2011 Copa América players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Copa América Centenario players 2017 Copa Centroamericana players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub