Alexandra Pinell
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File:Alexandra Pinell 2022.jpg Pinell with Costa Rica in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandra Pinell González | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | San Carlos, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alajuelense | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Alajuelense | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Costa Rica U-20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022– | Costa Rica | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:56, 4 February 2020 (UTC) | |||
Alexandra Pinell González (born 18 October 2002) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for the Primera División club Alajuelense and the Costa Rica women's national team.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Pinell debuted on 13 February 2021 with the Primera División club Alajuelense. Her club won the Costa Rican league title in the 2021 and 2022 Apertura and Clausura seasons.[1][2]
Pinell participated in the 2022 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship, where she debuted on 11 September 2022 against Jewel Fury in which she was lined up as a starter in a 11–0 victory, offering a goal at the 52nd minute. Alajuelense was on top of group A with 9 points, advancing to the final. On 17 September, they faced Deportivo Saprissa, where they won 1–0, earning them their first international title.[3][4][5] On 18 December 2022, they won the Clausura 2022 final, becoming four-time champions, after beating Sporting F.C. with a score of 4–3.[6][7]
International career
[edit | edit source]As captain of the Costa Rican U20 squad, Pinell took part in the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and played in all group games, at the end of which her team was eliminated without a point. She scored the team's only goal at the tournament in her first game,[8][9] a long-distance free kick that subsequently went viral internationally.[8]
On 26 August 2022, Pinell was called up by the Costa Rican team for two friendly matches against Colombia. On 3 September 2022, she made her senior debut with the Costa Rican team against Colombia, entering at the 65th minute, the match ended with a 1–0 loss.[10] In her second friendly match against Colombia, Pinell entered at the 72nd minute; her team also lost that match, 2–0.[11]
On 6 July 2023, Pinell was called up to the 23-player squad to play the 2023 World Cup.[12][13]
International goals
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 25 September 2023 | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
4–0 | 11–0 | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification |
| 2. | 4 December 2023 | SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
15–0 | 19–0 | |
| 3. | 6 April 2024 | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica | File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru | 5–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
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Honours
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Alajuelense
- Primera División: Apertura 2021, Clausura 2021, Apertura 2022, Clausura 2022, Apertura 2023
- Costa Rican Super Cup: 2021
- UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship: 2022
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External links
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- Alexandra Pinell at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 2002 births
- Living people
- People from San Carlos (canton)
- Costa Rican women's footballers
- 21st-century Costa Rican sportswomen
- Costa Rica women's international footballers
- Alajuelense Fútbol Femenino footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games footballers for Costa Rica