María Paula Salas

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salas and the second or maternal family name is Zúñiga.
María Paula Salas
Salas with Costa Rica U20 in 2022
Personal information
Full name María Paula Salas Zúñiga
Date of birth (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth San Ramón, Costa Rica
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Atlas
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Saprissa FF
2019–2022 Alajuelense FF (28)
2022 ChievoVerona Women FM
2022–2023 Monterrey 10 (0)
2023– Atlas 11 (7)
International career‡
Costa Rica U20
2018– Costa Rica 9[2] (2)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Costa Rica
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 July 2019

María Paula Salas Zúñiga (born 12 July 2002) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a forward for Mexican Liga MX Femenil club CF Monterrey and the Costa Rica women's national team.

Club career[edit]

Born in San Ramón, Salas began playing club football with Saprissa FF before transferring to Alajuelense FF in 2019.[3][4] She led Alajuelense FF to the 2021 Clausura Costa Rican Women's Premier Division title by scoring a hat-trick in the club's 3–1 second leg victory (5–2 on aggregate) over Saprissa FF, capping the club's first ever undefeated championship.[5] Salas was Alajuelense FF's all-time leading scorer with 28 goals,[6] and had scored 70 league goals by age 19.[7]

Salas joined ChievoVerona Women FM in January 2022, and made her Serie B Femminile debut as a second half substitute against Palermo Women on 28 February 2022.[8]

International career[edit]

Salas appeared in two matches for Costa Rica at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship.[1][2]

International goals[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 July 2018 Estadio Moderno Julio Torres, Barranquilla, Colombia  Jamaica 2–1 2–1 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
2. 27 August 2018 IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States  El Salvador 11–0 11–0 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
3. 6 August 2019 Estadio Universidad San Marcos, Lima, Peru  Colombia 3–3 3–4 (a.e.t.) 2019 Pan American Games
4. 25 June 2022 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica  Haiti 1–0 2–1 Friendly
5. 5 July 2022 Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Mexico  Panama 2–0 3–0 2022 CONCACAF W Championship
6. 4 December 2023 SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–0 19–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification
7. 3–0
8. 4–0
9. 5–0
10. 7–0
11. 12–0
12. 13–0
13. 6 April 2024 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica  Peru 2–0 5–1 Friendly
14. 3–0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Costa Rica". CONCACAF Women's Championship. CONCACAF. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b María Paula Salas at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2019. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Alajuelense Codea ficha a la goleadora de Saprissa" (in Spanish). La Nación. 23 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Salas: I think about the World Cup every day". FIFA. 12 September 2021.
  5. ^ "María Paula Salas vivió la final que siempre soñó con Alajuelense" (in Spanish). La Nación. 14 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Alajuelense tiene nueva goleadora histórica" (in Spanish). La Nación. 2 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Jugadora de Alajuelense tiene 70 goles en Primera División con 19 años" (in Spanish). La Nación. 16 October 2021.
  8. ^ "TRE GOL E TERZO POSTO: IL CHIEVO SI IMPONE SUL PALERMO". calciofemminileitaliano.it (in Italian). 28 February 2022.

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