Christian Bolaños
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian Bolaños Navarro[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 17 May 1984||
Place of birth |
de San José , Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Right winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Saprissa | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2007 | Saprissa | 154 | (12) |
2007–2008 | OB | 24 | (3) |
2008–2010 | Start | 45 | (13) |
2010–2014 | Copenhagen | 101 | (14) |
2014 | Cartaginés | 12 | (0) |
2015 |
Al Gharafa | 11 | (4) |
2015 | Saprissa | 13 | (5) |
2016–2017 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 48 | (5) |
2018–2020 | Saprissa | 98 | (34) |
2020–2021 | Start | 12 | (2) |
2021–2023 | Saprissa | 69 | (15) |
International career‡ | |||
2001 | Costa Rica U17 | 4 | (0) |
2005–2021 | Costa Rica | 87 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2021 |
Christian Bolaños Navarro (born 17 May 1984) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who plays as a winger. Since his international debut in 2005, Bolaños has earned over 80 international caps and played at three FIFA World Cups.
His brother Jonathan is also a footballer.[4]
Club career
Deportivo Saprissa
With Saprissa Bolaños won various national championships as well as a
On 9 August 2006, he signed a one-year loan deal with Premier League side Charlton Athletic. However, he failed to obtain a work permit having not played enough games for his country, and the deal fell through.[5]
OB
On 2 June 2007, he signed a three-year contract with the Danish side OB in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. Struggling to make an impact on the strong Danish midfield, Bolaños was a target for other clubs.
Start
On 6 November 2008, he signed a contract with newly promoted Norwegian side Start starting 1 January 2009.
In IK Start's first test against a
FC Copenhagen
On 30 August 2010, he signed a three-year contract with the defending champions of Denmark,
On 22 August 2012, Bolaños was linked with a £3 million move to English side Wolverhampton Wanderers, which could re-unite him with former Copenhagen manager Ståle Solbakken.[7][8]
Cartaginés
On 8 September 2014, he signed with Cartaginés,
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
On 20 January 2016, he signed a multi-year contract with Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer for an undisclosed amount.[11]
Saprissa
Following two years with Vancouver, Bolaños returned to Saprissa again after his option was declined following the 2017 season.[12]
International career
He played in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Trinidad and Tobago.[13]
He made his debut for the senior
In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[18] By entering as a substitute in the first matchday defeat against Serbia, Bolaños became the only Costa Rican to play at three different FIFA World Cups,[19] and overtook Michael Umaña as the Costa Rican with most matches played at the competition.[20]
Career statistics
Club
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Costa Rica | League | Cup | North America | Total | ||||||
2001–02 | Saprissa | Primera División |
17 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
2002–03 | 21 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 21 | 1 | ||
2003–04 | 16 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 2 | ||
2004–05 | 33 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 1 | 43 | 2 | ||
2005–06 | 34 | 2 | - | - | 14 | 1 | 48 | 3 | ||
2006–07 | 33 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
Denmark | League | Danish Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
2007–08 | OB | Danish Superliga | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
2008–09 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
Norway | League | Norwegian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
2009 | Start | Tippeligaen |
25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 27 | 8 |
2010 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 6 | ||||
Denmark | League | Danish Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
2010–11 | Copenhagen | Danish Superliga | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 6 |
2011–12 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 46 | 5 | ||
2012–13 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 4 | ||
2013–14 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
Costa Rica | League | Cup | North America | Total | ||||||
2014–15 | Cartaginés | Primera División |
12 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 0 |
Qatar | Qatar Stars League | Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | ||||||
2014–15 | Al-Gharafa |
Qatar Stars League | 11 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 4 |
Costa Rica | League | Cup | North America | Total | ||||||
2015–16 | Saprissa | Primera División |
13 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
USA | League | Cup | North America | Total | ||||||
2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps | MLS | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 5 |
2017 | 24 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
Costa Rica | League | Cup | North America | Total | ||||||
2017–18 | Saprissa | Liga FPD | 10 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2018–19 | 49 | 10 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 51 | 10 | ||
2019–20 | 39 | 23 | - | - | 12 | 1 | 51 | 24 | ||
Norway | League | Cup | Europa | Total | ||||||
2020 | Start | Eliteserien | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 2 |
Costa Rica | League | Cup | North America | Total | ||||||
2020-21 | Saprissa | Liga FPD | 18 | 8 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 |
2021-22 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 15 | ||
2022-23 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 4 | ||
Total | Costa Rica | 350 | 79 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 11 | 412 | 82 | |
Denmark | 125 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 176 | 21 | ||
Norway | 57 | 15 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 64 | 16 | ||
Qatar | 11 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 4 | ||
USA | 51 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 5 | ||
Career total | 594 | 110 | 27 | 4 | 97 | 14 | 718 | 128 |
International
- As of match played 13 October 2021[21]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Costa Rica | 2005 | 12 | 1 |
2006 | 6 | 0 | |
2007 | 4 | 0 | |
2008 | 1 | 0 | |
2009 | 8 | 0 | |
2010 | 2 | 0 | |
2011 | 8 | 0 | |
2012 | 4 | 1 | |
2013 | 8 | 0 | |
2014 | 7 | 0 | |
2015 | 2 | 0 | |
2016 | 10 | 4 | |
2017 | 8 | 0 | |
2018 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 87 | 6 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 16 July 2005 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States | Honduras | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
2 | 16 October 2012 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | Guyana | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 6 September 2016 | Panama | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
4 | 2–0 | |||||
5 | 11 November 2016 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6 | 15 November 2016 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | United States | 2–0 | 4–0 |
Honours
Saprissa
- 2006–07
- Costa Rican short championship winner: 2003–04 Apertura, 2005–06 Apertura, 2005–06 Clausura, 2006–07 Apertura, 2006–07 Clausura, 2015–16 Apertura, 2017–18 Clausura, 2019–20 Clausura, 2020–21 Clausura
- FIFA Club World Cup third place: 2005
- 2005
- runner-up: 2004
- runner-up:
- Copa Interclubes UNCAF winner: 2003
- runner-up: 2007
- runner-up:
Copenhagen
Individual
- FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball: 2005
- CONCACAF Best XI: 2016[22]
References
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Devji, Farhan (20 January 2016). "10 things: Get to know Christian Bolaños". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ^ "Charlton fail with Bolanos permit". BBC. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2007.
- ^ Per Opsahl. "Her er spilleren Myggen vil holde "hemmelig"". VG. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Bolanos would consider move". Sky Sports. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "Wing men are on Solbakken radar". Express & Star. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ Christian Bolaños jugará con Cartaginés – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Christian Bolaños jugará dos años con el Al-Gharafa de Qatar desde 2015 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Al Día (in Spanish)
- ^ "Whitecaps FC acquire experienced Costa Rican midfielder Christian Bolaños". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Deportivo Saprissa". www.deportivosaprissa.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d Christian Bolaños – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando (25 April 2013). "Costa Rica – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 – Full Details – RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 – Full Details – RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 – Full Details Archived 1 February 2013 at archive.today – RSSSF
- ^ "Costa Rica national team World Cup squad: Oscar Ramirez names 23-man roster featuring Keylor Navas, six MLS players | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ Solano, Hermes (17 June 2018). "Cristian Bolaños se mete en la historia tica en mundiales | Crhoy.com". CRHoy.com | Periodico Digital | Costa Rica Noticias 24/7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Ceccato, Eduardo (17 June 2018). "Bolaños es el tico con más partidos en mundiales". Fútbol Centroamérica (in European Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Christian Bolaños". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Bryan Ruiz and Alex Morgan Named 2016 CONCACAF Players of the Year". CONCACAF. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
External links
- Christian Bolaños at Major League Soccer
- Christian Bolaños at Soccerway
- Christian Bolaños at National-Football-Teams.com
- Christian Bolaños at FootballDatabase.eu