Óscar Duarte (footballer, born 1989) explained

Óscar Duarte
Fullname:Óscar Esaú Duarte Gaitán[1]
Birth Date:3 June 1989
Birth Place:Catarina, Nicaragua
Height:1.86 m
Position:Centre-back
Youthclubs1:Saprissa
Years1:2008–2013
Clubs1:Saprissa
Caps1:48
Goals1:2
Years2:2010
Clubs2:Puntarenas (loan)
Caps2:15
Goals2:1
Years3:2013–2016
Clubs3:Club Brugge
Caps3:84
Goals3:7
Years4:2016–2019
Clubs4:Espanyol
Caps4:51
Goals4:1
Years5:2019–2022
Clubs5:Levante
Caps5:60
Goals5:3
Years6:2022–2024
Clubs6:Al-Wehda
Caps6:44
Goals6:4
Nationalyears1:2010–
Nationalteam1:Costa Rica
Nationalcaps1:76
Nationalgoals1:4
Club-Update:22:53, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:25 March 2023

Óscar Esaú Duarte Gaitán (born 3 June 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Born in Nicaragua, he represents the Costa Rica national team.

Formed at Deportivo Saprissa in Costa Rica, he moved to Europe in 2013 to play for Club Brugge in Belgium. He spent seven years in Spain's La Liga with Espanyol and Levante, making 111 appearances and scoring four goals.

Duarte made his international debut for Costa Rica in 2010. He represented the nation at three FIFA World Cups, three CONCACAF Gold Cups and two editions of the Copa América.

Club career

Early career

Duarte was born in Catarina, Masaya, Nicaragua.[2] After making 52 appearances in five years at Costa Rican club Deportivo Saprissa, Duarte joined Club Brugge in the Belgian Pro League in 2013.[3]

Espanyol

On 26 January 2016, Duarte agreed a permanent transfer to RCD Espanyol in Spain. The three-year deal cost the club €1.15 million and included a buyout clause of €15 million.[4] He made his debut five days later, coming on at half time and scoring an own goal in a 6–0 loss at Real Madrid.[5] In his next game on 14 February, he scored his only goal in 57 games for the club from Barcelona, opening a 2–1 loss at Valencia CF.[6]

Levante

Duarte moved to fellow La Liga team Levante UD on 1 August 2019, on a two-year deal,[7] though the signing was not registered for three more weeks due to UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations.[8] His first season in the city of Valencia was marred by serious injuries; on 21 January 2020 he scored his first goal to equalise in a 3–1 loss at Sevilla FC in the last 32 of the Copa del Rey.[9] He missed only three league games in 2020–21, scoring in two minutes to open a 4–3 home win over Real Betis on 29 December.[10]

On 30 April 2021, Duarte added another year to his Levante contract by playing his 26th game of the season, against RC Celta de Vigo.[11] He chose to let his deal expire in May 2022.[12]

Al-Wehda

On 24 June 2022, Duarte joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda.[13]

International career

Duarte made his debut for the Costa Rica national team against Jamaica on 17 November 2010 and played for the team at the 2011 Copa Centroamericana, where they lost to Honduras in the final.[3]

In June 2014, Duarte was named in Costa Rica's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup,[14] becoming the first Nicaragua-born player at a World Cup finals.

In the team's opening match, he scored his first goal for Los Ticos in a 3–1 defeat of Uruguay.[15] In their second match, the team beat Italy, a 1–0 win that qualified Costa Rica for the knockout stage.[16] Costa Rica completed the group stage unbeaten, recording a second consecutive clean sheet in a 0–0 draw with England in Belo Horizonte.[17] On 29 June, Duarte was sent off for receiving two yellow cards in Costa Rica's round of 16 match against Greece. The team advanced via a penalty shootout to the quarter-finals for the first time in their history, where they lost on penalties to the Netherlands.[18]

In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica’s 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[19]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saprissa2010-11Primera División503080
2011-12271271
2012-13162162
Total48330513
Puntarenas (loan)2010-11Primera División 151151
Club Brugge2012-13Belgian Pro League173173
2013-142201021251
2014-1531450151515
2015-16140106000210
Total84760232001139
Espanyol2015-16La Liga141141
2016-1715020170
2017-1811020130
2018-1911020130
Total51160571
Levante2019-20La Liga801191
2020-2129160351
2021-2223220252
Total60391694
Al Wehda2022-23Saudi Pro League27240312
2023-241821000192
Total4545000504
Career total303192612620035522

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Costa Rica201010
201160
201320
2014112
201560
201670
201720
201890
201980
202040
2021121
202271
202310
Total764

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Duarte goal.

List of international goals scored by Óscar Duarte
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
align=center 1 14 June 2014 Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza Brazil align=center 2–1 align=center 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup
align=center 2 14 October 2014 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea align=center 3–1 align=center 3–1 Friendly
align=center 3 16 November 2021 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica align=center 1–0 align=center 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
align=center 4 9 November 2022 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica align=center 1–0 align=center 2–0 Friendly

Honours

Saprissa

Clausura 2008, Apertura 2008

Brugge

2015–16

2014–15

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Costa Rica . FIFA . 6 . 15 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190611000407/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF . 11 June 2019.
  2. http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/mundial-futbol-2014/322401-nica-oscar-duarte-debuta-mundial-seleccion-de-costa-rica Nica Oscar Duarte debuta en el Mundial con la Selección de Costa Rica
  3. News: Oscar DUARTE. https://web.archive.org/web/20140618082420/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=312987/profile-detail.html. dead. 18 June 2014. 22 June 2014. FIFA.
  4. News: Torres . M. Carmen . Duarte: "Es un paso importante en mi carrera". Duarte: "It's an important step in my career" . 31 August 2023 . Marca . 26 January 2016 . Spanish.
  5. News: Mendoza . Adrián . Óscar Duarte debutó marcando un autogol en el Bernabéu. Óscar Duarte debuted by scoring an own goal in the Bernabéu. 31 August 2023 . CR Hoy . 31 January 2016 . Spanish.
  6. News: Oviedo . Steven . Brenes . Cristian . Óscar Duarte marcó su primer gol en España. Óscar Duarte scored his first goal in Spain. 31 August 2023 . La Nación (Costa Rica) . 13 February 2016 . Spanish.
  7. News: Burgos . Julián . El Levante cierra el fichaje de Óscar Duarte hasta 2021. Levante compplete signing of Óscar Duarte until 2021 . 31 August 2023 . Diario AS . 1 August 2019 . Spanish.
  8. News: Sancho de Rosa . Luis . El Levante da de alta la ficha de Óscar Duarte. Levante register the signing of Óscar Duarte . 31 August 2023 . Diario AS . 22 August 2019 . Spanish.
  9. News: Sancho de Rosa . Luis . Duarte se estrena con el Levante y marca cuatro años después. Duarte scores for first time for Levante and four years after last goal. 31 August 2023 . Diario AS . 21 January 2020 . Spanish.
  10. News: Lidón . Inma . Victoria de locura del Levante ante el Betis. Crazy win for Levante against Betis. 31 August 2023 . El Mundo . 30 December 2020 . Spanish.
  11. News: Óscar Duarte renueva en Balaídos. Óscar Duarte renews in Balaídos. 31 August 2023 . Mundo Deportivo . 30 April 2021 . Spanish.
  12. News: Sancho de Rosa . Luis . Duarte anuncia su marcha del Levante. Duarte announces his exit from Levante . 31 August 2023 . Diario AS . 22 May 2022 . Spanish.
  13. Web site: الوحدة يوقع مع المدافع الكوستاريكي دوارتي .
  14. News: Costa Rica World Cup 2014 squad. 2 June 2014. 20 June 2014. The Telegraph.
  15. News: Uruguay 1–3 Costa Rica. 14 June 2014. 20 June 2014. BBC.
  16. News: Italy 0–1 Costa Rica. 20 June 2014. 22 June 2014. BBC.
  17. News: Taylor. Daniel. England end disappointing World Cup with barren draw against Costa Rica. 25 June 2014. The Guardian. 24 June 2014.
  18. News: Costa Rica 1–1 Greece. 30 June 2014. 29 June 2014. BBC.
  19. Web site: Arnold . Jon . Keylor Navas & six MLS players named in Costa Rica's 23-man World Cup squad . Goal . 25 November 2020 . 14 May 2018.