David Andrew Myrie Medrano (born June 1, 1988 in Puerto Viejo) is a Costa Rican professional

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Club career

Myrie started his professional career with

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of the

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Segunda División. He later moved back to Costa Rica, play with both

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, and

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. Myrie made 12 appearances for Puntarenas during the 2007–08 season and 16 appearances for Alajuelense during the 2008–09 season.

Major League Soccer

He was signed by the Chicago Fire on September 15, 2009, but did not make any league appearances for the club. Myrie was subsequently selected by Philadelphia Union in the

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on 25 November 2009, before he had made his senior debut for Chicago. On March 30, 2010 Myrie was released by the Philadelphia Union, despite starting in the club's inaugural game. On August 2, 2011 Myrie was announced as the new player of Fredrikstad Fotballklubb (FFK) Myrie was signed as a replacement for Cristian Gamboa, who was sold to FC København one day before Myrie came to Fredrikstad. On May 27, 2013 Myrie was signed by

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of the

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International career

Myrie was part of the Costa Rican 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship squad as well as the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad. He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a November 2010

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against

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and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals. He was a last minute inclusion in the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad after injury to Heiner Mora and played one game in

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. He also played at the

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Personal life

David is the younger brother of fellow

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international defender Roy Myrie.Selección Infantil de futbol
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at Footballdatabase {{DEFAULTSORT:Myrie, David 1988 births Living people People from Limón Province Association football defenders Costa Rican footballers Costa Rica international footballers Costa Rica under-20 international footballers 2011 Copa Centroamericana players 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2014 Copa Centroamericana players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Cádiz CF players Puntarenas F.C. players L.D. Alajuelense footballers Chicago Fire FC players Philadelphia Union players Fredrikstad FK players C.S. Herediano footballers A.D. San Carlos footballers Deportivo Saprissa players Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers Costa Rican expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Norway Liga FPD players Eliteserien players Major League Soccer players Copa Centroamericana-winning players Costa Rica youth international footballers