Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Alonso Chacón Salas [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 11 April 2001||
Place of birth | Turrialba, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Colorado Rapids | ||
Number | 42 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2017–2022 | Cartaginés | 105 | (4) |
2022–2023 | Colorado Rapids 2 | 3 | (0) |
2022 | → Cartaginés (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2023– | Colorado Rapids | 0 | (0) |
2023 | → Alajuelense (loan) | 11 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Costa Rica | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:24 28 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2023 |
Daniel Alonso Chacón Salas (born 11 April 2001) is a Costa Rican professional footballer for Colorado Rapids and the Costa Rica national team.
Chacón joined up with C.S. Cartaginés as a youngster and made his senior debut for the club on 19 November 2017 as a 16 year-old. [2] He scored a first goal for the club on 27 September 2020 against Saprissa in a 2–1 victory. [3] In 2020 he was linked with a move to Portuguese side G.D. Estoril Praia however the transfer fell through. [4] With his contract running out in 2022 Chacón was again linked with a move away, with interest reportedly coming from rival Liga FPD club Saprissa as well as from an unnamed Belgian side. [5] In June 2022, Colorado Rapids 2 announced the signing of Chacón at the end of his contract with Cartaginés in the following month. [6] His contract with Colorado lasts through the 2023 season. [7] General manager Brian Crookham describing him as "one of the most talented players in an up-and-coming generation of Costa Rican players." [8] [9] [10] In July 2022, Chacón was loaned back to Cartaginés for the remainder of the season, ending in October. [11] On 3 July 2023, it was announced Chacón would join Colorado Rapids's Major League Soccer roster on a deal until the end of the 2025 season and was immediately loaned to Alajuelense until the end of the season. [12]
Chacón represented his country at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [13] He made his debut for the senior Costa Rica side at 20 years-old, appearing as a substitute on 20 January 2022 during a 0–0 draw against Mexico. He made his first start for the national team on 30 March 2022 against the USA. [14] On 14 June 2022, Chacon appeared as a substitute in the match where his country sealed qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup by beating New Zealand 1–0 to win the intercontinental playoff held in Qatar. [15]
Daniel Chacón at Soccerway
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Daniel Alonso Chacón Salas [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 11 April 2001||
Place of birth | Turrialba, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Colorado Rapids | ||
Number | 42 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2017–2022 | Cartaginés | 105 | (4) |
2022–2023 | Colorado Rapids 2 | 3 | (0) |
2022 | → Cartaginés (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2023– | Colorado Rapids | 0 | (0) |
2023 | → Alajuelense (loan) | 11 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Costa Rica | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:24 28 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2023 |
Daniel Alonso Chacón Salas (born 11 April 2001) is a Costa Rican professional footballer for Colorado Rapids and the Costa Rica national team.
Chacón joined up with C.S. Cartaginés as a youngster and made his senior debut for the club on 19 November 2017 as a 16 year-old. [2] He scored a first goal for the club on 27 September 2020 against Saprissa in a 2–1 victory. [3] In 2020 he was linked with a move to Portuguese side G.D. Estoril Praia however the transfer fell through. [4] With his contract running out in 2022 Chacón was again linked with a move away, with interest reportedly coming from rival Liga FPD club Saprissa as well as from an unnamed Belgian side. [5] In June 2022, Colorado Rapids 2 announced the signing of Chacón at the end of his contract with Cartaginés in the following month. [6] His contract with Colorado lasts through the 2023 season. [7] General manager Brian Crookham describing him as "one of the most talented players in an up-and-coming generation of Costa Rican players." [8] [9] [10] In July 2022, Chacón was loaned back to Cartaginés for the remainder of the season, ending in October. [11] On 3 July 2023, it was announced Chacón would join Colorado Rapids's Major League Soccer roster on a deal until the end of the 2025 season and was immediately loaned to Alajuelense until the end of the season. [12]
Chacón represented his country at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [13] He made his debut for the senior Costa Rica side at 20 years-old, appearing as a substitute on 20 January 2022 during a 0–0 draw against Mexico. He made his first start for the national team on 30 March 2022 against the USA. [14] On 14 June 2022, Chacon appeared as a substitute in the match where his country sealed qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup by beating New Zealand 1–0 to win the intercontinental playoff held in Qatar. [15]
Daniel Chacón at Soccerway