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🇨🇷 Costa Rica — World Cup trajectory

Squad value, stage reached, and over/under vs the Elo baseline, tournament by tournament, then the full squad each year. Value figures carry a completeness flag where the squad is not fully matched.

World Cup record

Tournaments
5
2002–2026
Best finish
Quarter-final
2014
Record
4–5–8
17 matches (W–D–L)
Goals
18–33
for–against
YearStageSquad valueOutlastOver/under
2002Group €0M0.0-0.29
2006Group◑ 22/23 €16M0.0-0.15
2014Quarter-final €30M0.7742+0.71
2018Group €40M0.0-0.10
2022Group €19M0.0-0.08

2002 squad — Group 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Erick LonnisGK 36 Saprissa 00 n/a 0 00 —
2 Jervis DrummondDF 25 Saprissa 00 n/a 0 00 —
3 Luis MarínDF 27 Alajuelense 00 n/a 0 00 —
4 Mauricio WrightDF 31 Herediano 00 n/a 0 00 —
5 Gilberto MartínezDF 22 Saprissa 00 n/a 0 00 —
6 Wílmer LópezMF 31 Alajuelense 00 n/a 0 00 —
7 Rolando FonsecaFW 27 Alajuelense 00 n/a 0 00 —
8 Mauricio SolísMF 29 Alajuelense 110 n/a 310 00 —
9 Paulo WanchopeFW 25 Manchester City 13444 n/a 11,006 00 —
10 Walter CentenoMF 27 Saprissa 00 n/a 0 00 —
11 Rónald GómezFW 27 OFI 212 n/a 574 00 —
12 Winston ParksFW 20 Udinese 00 n/a 0 00 —
13 Daniel VallejosDF 21 Herediano 00 n/a 0 00 —
14 Juan José RodríguezDF 34 San Carlos 00 n/a 0 00 —
15 Harold WallaceDF 26 Alajuelense 00 n/a 0 00 —
16 Steven BryceFW 24 Alajuelense 00 n/a 0 00 —
17 Hernán MedfordMF 34 Saprissa 121 n/a 443 00 —
18 Álvaro MesénGK 29 Alajuelense 00 n/a 0 00 —
19 Rodrigo CorderoMF 28 Herediano 00 n/a 0 00 —
20 William SunsingFW 25 Herediano 00 n/a 0 00 —
21 Pablo ChinchillaDF 23 Alajuelense 00 n/a 0 00 —
22 Carlos CastroDF 23 Alajuelense 00 n/a 0 00 —
23 Lester MorganGK 26 Herediano 00 n/a 0 00 —
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
MLS15511,907
All competitions (28)
CompetitionAppsMin
MLS15511,907
Premier League14511,316
Liga MX (Apertura)735,647
Liga MX705,886
Super League Greece696,108
CCL413,584
ATRW262,315
A2221,894
La Liga21574
Segunda División19939
GU1A181,550
CGB161,190
EFD2151,272
Austrian Bundesliga121,061
Serie A12443
CI989863
GRP9720
UEFA Cup9600
FA Cup8615
ofb8626
POMX7607
POUS6536
GUPA5480
UI4360
CDR3254
CIT3200
RLGR3236
MLSP2172
Squad traits
Mean height
178 cm
22/23 measured
Defender height
176 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
94%
Paulo Wanchope of squad league goals
Precocity
232′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Paulo Wanchope (232′).

2006 squad — Group◑ 22/23

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Álvaro MesénGK 33 Herediano 00 n/a 0 00 €0.8M
2 Jervis DrummondDF 29 Saprissa 00 n/a 0 00 €0.7M
3 Luis MarínDF 31 Alajuelense 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M
4 Michael UmañaDF 23 Brujas 00 n/a 0 00 €0.3M
5 Gilberto MartínezDF 26 Brescia 971 n/a 8,493 00 €3.0M
6 Danny FonsecaMF 26 Cartaginés 00 n/a 0 00 €0.5M
7 Christian BolañosMF 22 Saprissa 00 n/a 0 00 €0.7M
8 Mauricio SolísDF 33 Comunicaciones 110 n/a 310 00 €0.3M
9 Paulo WanchopeFW 29 Herediano 18056 n/a 13,644 00 €1.8M
10 Walter CentenoMF 31 Saprissa 00 n/a 0 42 €2.0M
11 Rónald GómezFW 31 Saprissa 212 n/a 574 00 €1.0M
12 Leonardo GonzálezDF 25 Herediano 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M
13 Kurt BernardFW 28 Puntarenas 00 n/a 0 00 €0.2M
14 Randall AzofeifaMF 21 Saprissa 00 n/a 0 00 €0.6M
15 Harold WallaceDF 30 Alajuelense 00 n/a 0 00 €0.3M
16 Carlos HernándezMF 24 Alajuelense 00 n/a 0 00 €0.6M
17 Gabriel BadillaDF 21 Saprissa 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M
18 José Francisco PorrasGK 35 Saprissa 00 n/a 0 00 €0.3M
19 Álvaro SaboríoFW 24 Saprissa 00 n/a 0 00 €0.5M
20 Douglas SequeiraMF 28 Real Salt Lake 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M
21 Víctor NúñezFW 26 Cartaginés 00 n/a 0 00 €0.3M
22 Michael RodríguezDF 24 Alajuelense 00 n/a 0 00 €0.3M
23 Wardy AlfaroGK 28 Alajuelense 00 n/a 0 00 €0.2M
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
MLS735,932
All competitions (33)
CompetitionAppsMin
Premier League16712,513
CCL14912,517
Super League Greece13911,368
Serie A978,493
MLS735,932
CUCF474,238
La Liga452,015
Liga MX433,131
Serie B353,148
GRP272,022
2. Bundesliga241,624
KLUB221,894
Liga MX (Apertura)171,030
CGB161,190
EFD2151,272
GU1A151,340
UEFA Cup12698
Segunda División11496
GU1C11958
PDV210891
CIT9824
FA Cup8615
CRPV6720
UEFA Champions League4141
GUPA4360
UI4360
CDR3254
RLGR3236
CI982180
CLQ14
MLSP11
NLP16
UEQ118
Squad traits
Mean height
180 cm
22/22 measured
Defender height
178 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
11%
prospect share
Goal dependency
95%
Paulo Wanchope of squad league goals
Value dependency
19%
Gilberto Martínez of squad value
Precocity
232′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Paulo Wanchope (232′).

2014 squad — Quarter-final

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Keylor NavasGK 27 Levante 470 0 4,150 00 €4.0M
2 Jhonny AcostaDF 30 Alajuelense 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
3 Giancarlo GonzálezDF 26 Columbus Crew 00 0 0 00 €0.6M
4 Michael UmañaDF 31 Saprissa 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
5 Celso BorgesMF 26 AIK 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
6 Óscar DuarteDF 25 Club Brugge 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
7 Christian BolañosMF 30 Copenhagen 00 0 0 140 €1.0M
8 David Myrie [ 64 ]DF 26 Herediano 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
9 Joel CampbellFW 21 Olympiacos [ 65 ] 535 6 2,763 51 €5.0M
10 Bryan RuizFW 28 PSV Eindhoven [ 66 ] 688 13 4,668 50 €8.0M
11 Michael BarrantesMF 30 Aalesund 00 0 0 00 €1.3M
12 Waylon FrancisDF 23 Columbus Crew 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
13 Óscar GranadosMF 28 Herediano 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
14 Randall BrenesFW 30 Cartaginés 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
15 Júnior DíazDF 30 Mainz 05 381 4 2,785 00 €1.0M
16 Cristian GamboaDF 24 Rosenborg 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
17 Yeltsin TejedaMF 22 Saprissa 00 0 0 00 €0.6M
18 Patrick PembertonGK 32 Alajuelense 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
19 Roy MillerDF 29 New York Red Bulls 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
20 Diego CalvoMF 23 Vålerenga 00 0 0 00 €0.4M
21 Marco UreñaFW 24 Kuban Krasnodar 00 0 0 00 €0.4M
22 José Miguel CuberoMF 27 Herediano 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
23 Daniel CambroneroGK 28 Herediano 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Bryan Ruiz
peak €13M (2013-01) → €8M at kickoff · −38%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie796,619
Belgian Pro League1067,908
MLS19315,523
All competitions (63)
CompetitionAppsMin
PDV185369,120
CRPD82668,339
Eliteserien34827,049
MLS19315,523
NO216311,714
CCL15212,640
CRPV15012,244
Danish Superliga1259,090
PDV21169,789
Belgian Pro League1067,908
Ekstraklasa866,711
Eredivisie796,619
Allsvenskan776,838
La Liga755,744
NOPO735,865
Premier League684,668
UEFA Europa League574,664
ELQ392,961
Bundesliga382,785
Segunda División363,240
Super League Greece322,362
Russian Premier League31937
CUCF292,001
Ligue 1251,169
UEFA Champions League241,667
EJPL241,709
CLQ221,880
GU1A201,800
GU1C181,620
CDR161,240
POPU161,244
CCB141,198
RTIP12986
DKP10779
MEX210826
RUJL9573
UI9486
AZ1M8344
CRPO7623
POUS7496
GRP6473
GUPA6540
MLSP6481
NLP6521
UEQ6493
CN2D5428
SCCR5327
FA Cup4340
MXCC4360
AZ13144
CGB3244
DFB3191
KLUB3270
RUP3300
SEC3232
GUPC2180
NLSC2132
PLSC2157
SL2180
UEFA Cup2180
USL2180
FRC19
FRL148
Squad traits
Mean height
180 cm
22/23 measured
Defender height
181 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
19%
prospect share
Goal dependency
57%
Bryan Ruiz of squad league goals
Value dependency
27%
Bryan Ruiz of squad value
Precocity
2,763′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Joel Campbell (2,763′).

2018 squad — Group

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Keylor NavasGK 31 Real Madrid 1410 0 12,610 360 €18.0M
2 Jhonny AcostaDF 34 Águilas Doradas 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
3 Giancarlo GonzálezDF 30 Bologna 1064 0 9,149 00 €1.4M
4 Ian SmithDF 20 Norrköping 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
5 Celso BorgesMF 30 Deportivo La Coruña 10715 6 8,411 00 €4.0M
6 Óscar DuarteDF 29 Espanyol 401 0 3,310 00 €1.0M
7 Christian BolañosMF 34 Saprissa 00 0 0 140 €0.4M
8 Bryan OviedoDF 28 Sunderland 602 3 3,588 00 €2.0M
9 Daniel ColindresMF 33 Saprissa 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
10 Bryan RuizMF 32 Sporting CP 688 13 4,668 111 €1.5M
11 Johan VenegasFW 29 Saprissa 00 0 0 00 €0.6M
12 Joel CampbellFW 25 Real Betis 10011 10 5,106 171 €3.0M
13 Rodney WallaceMF 29 New York City FC 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
14 Randall AzofeifaMF 33 Herediano 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
15 Francisco CalvoDF 25 Minnesota United FC 00 0 0 00 €0.8M
16 Cristian GamboaDF 28 Celtic 110 1 263 30 €1.2M
17 Yeltsin TejedaMF 26 Lausanne 271 2 2,000 00 €0.8M
18 Patrick PembertonGK 36 Alajuelense 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
19 Kendall WastonDF 30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 00 0 0 00 €0.8M
20 David GuzmánMF 28 Portland Timbers 00 0 0 00 €0.8M
21 Marco UreñaFW 28 Los Angeles FC 00 0 0 00 €0.9M
22 Kenner GutiérrezDF 29 Alajuelense 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
23 Leonel MoreiraGK 28 Herediano 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Bryan Ruiz
peak €13M (2013-01) → €2M at kickoff · −88%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie796,619
Primeira Liga1076,570
Belgian Pro League23316,273
Brasileirão231,747
MLS51238,682
Championship634,536
All competitions (89)
CompetitionAppsMin
CRPD1220100,164
PDV1113590,724
MLS51238,682
La Liga34027,345
CCL23919,801
Belgian Pro League23316,273
Danish Superliga21413,405
Eliteserien18515,634
PDV216813,979
Premier League1629,442
CRPV15913,178
Primeira Liga1076,570
Serie A1069,149
UEFA Europa League906,861
Süper Lig876,559
Allsvenskan827,190
UEFA Champions League816,107
Eredivisie796,619
CRPO696,140
CISP665,621
Championship634,536
Ligue 1523,169
CVSP484,153
CCB392,978
Segunda División363,240
NO2363,157
ELQ332,560
Super League Greece322,362
CDR312,184
NOPO312,386
Russian Premier League31937
EJPL292,286
POUS291,968
EFL Cup281,664
Ligue 2262,021
CLQ252,040
DKP241,943
Brasileirão231,747
FA Cup221,663
CGB201,684
Scottish Premiership191,273
CUCF181,249
COLP151,350
CVF151,344
GB2113988
QSL11908
MEX210826
POCP10483
POPO10692
S21N10768
CAN9784
KLUB9840
MLSP9684
RUJL9573
UEQ8567
UI8352
COLE7630
RTIP7630
TRP7547
CCC16527
GRP6473
NLP6521
CN2D5428
SEC5297
USL5285
CIF4283
MXCC4360
S21P4360
SCC4281
FRC3182
RUP3300
SCCR3232
CIT2180
COPO2180
NLSC2132
PLIC2135
SUC2180
CHC1190
CS181
E21P182
FRL148
GBCS14
GBKN1120
GBQ1190
MLSR190
POSU185
SCP11
SFA190
USC190
Squad traits
Mean height
181 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
181 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
1%
prospect share
Goal dependency
36%
Celso Borges of squad league goals
Value dependency
45%
Keylor Navas of squad value
Precocity
2,763′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Joel Campbell (2,763′).

2022 squad — Group

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Keylor NavasGK 35 Paris Saint-Germain 2220 0 19,778 630 €5.0M
2 Daniel ChacónMF 21 Cartaginés 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
3 Juan Pablo VargasDF 27 Millonarios 00 0 0 00 €1.7M
4 Keysher FullerDF 28 Herediano 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
5 Celso BorgesMF 34 Alajuelense 10715 6 8,411 00 €0.2M
6 Óscar DuarteDF 33 Al-Wehda 1114 0 8,288 00 €0.6M
7 Anthony ContrerasFW 22 Herediano 00 0 0 00 €0.4M
8 Bryan OviedoDF 32 Real Salt Lake 602 3 3,588 00 €0.2M
9 Jewison BennetteMF 18 Sunderland 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
10 Bryan RuizMF 37 Alajuelense 688 13 4,668 111 €0.1M
11 Johan VenegasFW 33 Alajuelense 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
12 Joel CampbellFW 30 León 11711 13 6,001 171 €2.5M
13 Gerson TorresMF 25 Herediano 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
14 Youstin SalasMF 26 Saprissa 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
15 Francisco CalvoDF 30 Konyaspor 00 0 0 00 €1.7M
16 Carlos MartínezDF 23 San Carlos 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
17 Yeltsin TejedaMF 30 Herediano 271 2 2,000 00 €0.3M
18 Esteban AlvaradoGK 33 Herediano 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
19 Kendall WastonDF 34 Saprissa 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
20 Brandon AguileraMF 19 Guanacasteca 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
21 Douglas LópezMF 24 Herediano 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
22 Rónald MatarritaDF 28 FC Cincinnati 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
23 Patrick SequeiraGK 23 Lugo 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
24 Roan WilsonMF 20 Municipal Grecia 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
25 Anthony HernándezMF 21 Puntarenas 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
26 Álvaro ZamoraMF 20 Saprissa 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Keylor Navas
peak €20M (2016-07) → €5M at kickoff · −75%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie21318,679
Primeira Liga1056,558
Belgian Pro League13810,750
Brasileirão12355
MLS47737,690
Championship724,714
All competitions (108)
CompetitionAppsMin
CRPD127996,281
PDV1121589,727
MLS47737,690
La Liga42133,223
Eredivisie21318,679
Premier League1519,179
CRPV14411,449
Belgian Pro League13810,750
PDV213010,210
Ligue 11239,437
CCL1078,674
Primeira Liga1056,558
COLE1006,958
UEFA Champions League917,398
UEFA Europa League917,265
Süper Lig866,230
Allsvenskan797,023
Championship724,714
Danish Superliga614,084
Liga MX (Apertura)603,158
COLP574,999
Liga MX533,049
CDR523,992
Eliteserien473,928
Segunda División363,240
CIF352,989
COL1342,883
Super League Greece322,362
EFL Cup281,664
ELQ282,469
ES3A282,397
CRPO262,205
Ligue 2262,021
EJPL252,140
NLP252,321
NO2252,237
TRP252,091
POUS241,484
GB3231,447
ES3B221,906
FA Cup221,695
CCB201,700
Serie A17895
CGB161,399
CLQ161,364
CISP151,223
DKP151,344
M20A151,176
CVSP14850
M20C141,007
SCCR14925
POMX13507
Brasileirão12355
NOPO121,006
USSP121,063
CAN10874
CUCF10713
CVF10860
FRC10812
GB2110796
POCP10483
POPO10692
COLO8720
COPO8631
DKMR8141
MXCC8436
POME8631
Saudi Pro League7630
CCC16527
Copa Libertadores6354
GRP6473
KLUB6457
PDRL6530
C1P15450
CN2D5428
E3FI5222
CS4360
DKRE4238
ECLQ4340
PONL4360
RTIP4360
SCC4281
DKRQ3241
E3FA3270
E3G13270
FRL3258
GBFL3270
MLSP3176
NLSC3222
POG33270
SEC3232
COLF2170
FRCH2180
PLIC2135
SUC2180
UEQ2180
UI225
USC2210
USMX292
CHC1190
COSP18
E21P182
GBCS14
GBKN1120
GBQ1190
MXCA11
POSU185
UCOL136
Squad traits
Mean height
182 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
183 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
14%
prospect share
Goal dependency
37%
Celso Borges of squad league goals
Value dependency
27%
Keylor Navas of squad value
Precocity
2,763′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Joel Campbell (2,763′).