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Costa Rican footballer (born 1996)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Molina and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.
Yeison Molina
Personal information
Full name Yeison Molina Ruiz
Date of birth (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Nicoya, Costa Rica
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team Guanacasteca
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Jicaral
2020– Guanacasteca 116 (10)
International career
2024– Costa Rica 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024

Yeison Molina Ruiz (born 25 January 1996) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Guanacasteca and the Costa Rica national team.

Club career

Born in Nicoya, Molina began his career with Jicaral. After arriving as a forward, he played in several positions for the club during his spell. He also helped Jicaral to achieve promotion to the Liga FPD in 2019.

In July 2020, Molina moved to Guanacasteca in the second division, achieving promotion to the top tier in his first year.

International career

In May 2024, Molina was called up to the Costa Rica national team by manager Gustavo Alfaro for a friendly against Uruguay. He made his full international debut late in the month, starting in the 0–0 draw at the Estadio Nacional in San José.

References

  1. ^ Yeison Molina at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. "Árbitro descubrió al defensa goleador de Jicaral" [Referee discovered the goalscoring defender from Jicaral] (in Spanish). La Teja. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. "#OFICIAL | El defensor Yeison Molina deja Jicaral Sercoba y es nuevo jugador de la Asociación Deportiva Guanacasteca - ADG" [#OFFICIAL | Defender Yeison Molina leaves Jicaral Sercoba and is the new player of Asociación Deportiva Guanacasteca - ADG]. Deportes a lo Tico (in Spanish). Facebook. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. "Yeison Molina: "El profe (Gustavo Alfaro) cree que en campeonato local tenemos mucha calidad"" [Yeison Molina: "The coach (Gustavo Alfaro) believes that we have a lot of quality in our national championship"] (in Spanish). Columbia. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. "Dos debutantes con la Selección Nacional en el juego contra Uruguay" [Two debutants with the national team on the field against Uruguay] (in Spanish). La Nación. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

External links

Costa Rica squad – 2024 Copa América
Costa Rica
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