Leonel Moreira


Leonel Gerardo Moreira Ledezma is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sporting San José 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 Costa Rica in a July 2011 Copa América match against Colombia and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. He was a non-playing squad member at the 2011 and 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cups.
In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23 man squad for the 2018 [FIFA World Cup] in Russia.

Honours

Herediano
Alajuelense
Individual

Personal life

Moreira is married to Yuli Granados and they have a son, Santiago.