In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Flores and the second or maternal family name is Zapata.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Roberto Flores Zapata | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-04-02) 2 April 1988 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Liberia, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back, left midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Diriangén | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Liberia Mía | 10 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Águilas Guanacastecas | 14 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Barrio México | 16 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Puntarenas FC | 37 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Alajuelense | 12 | (0) |
| 2013 | Pérez Zeledón | 10 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Puntarenas FC | 21+ | (0+) |
| 2015–2016 | Municipal Liberia | 26 | (5) |
| 2016 | Stumbras | 9 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Municipal Liberia | 76 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Santos de Guápiles | 23 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Jicaral | 69 | (2) |
| 2022– | Diriangén | 43 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Costa Rica | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | Nicaragua | 26 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2023 | |||
Francisco Roberto Flores Zapata (born 2 April 1988) is a footballer who plays as a left back for Liga Primera de Nicaragua club Diriangén. Born in Costa Rica, he represents Nicaragua at international level. He previously appeared with his country of birth national team.
International career
Flores was born in Costa Rica to a Nicaraguan father and Costa Rican mother. He made one friendly appearance for the Costa Rica national team in 2015, before switching to represent Nicaragua.
References
- Francisco Flores at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mora Zeledón, Nectalí (1 May 2018). "Francisco Flores, el jugador tico de origen nicaragüense convocado a la Selección de Futbol" (in Spanish). La Prensa (Nicaragua). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
External links
- Francisco Flores at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Naturalized citizens of Nicaragua
- Nicaraguan men's footballers
- Nicaragua men's international footballers
- Costa Rica men's international footballers
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- 21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen
- Nicaraguan people of Costa Rican descent
- Costa Rican people of Nicaraguan descent
- Sportspeople of Nicaraguan descent
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Men's association football midfielders
- Dual internationalists (men's football)
- A Lyga players
- FC Stumbras players
- Nicaraguan expatriate men's footballers
- Nicaraguan expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania
- People from Guanacaste Province
- Liga FPD players
- A.D. Municipal Liberia footballers
- Puntarenas F.C. players
- Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers
- A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers
- Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers
- A.D.R. Jicaral players
- Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania
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