Yeison Molina

Yeison Molina
Personal information
Full name	Yeison Molina Ruiz
Date of birth	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
2017–2020	Jicaral
2020–	Guanacasteca
International career‡
2024–	Costa Rica
	*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.^[2] He also helped Jicaral to achieve promotion to the Liga FPD in 2019.

In July 2020, Molina moved to Guanacasteca in the second division,^[3] 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.^[4] He made his full international debut late in the month, starting in the 0–0 draw at the Estadio Nacional in San José.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Yeison Molina at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ "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.
^ "#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.
^ "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.
^ "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

Yeison Molina at National-Football-Teams.com

[S-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.

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Yeison Molina

Club career

International career

References

External links

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