Juan Ignacio Alfaro Monge (born 29 August 2000) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Iona Gaels men's soccer.

Juan Ignacio Alfaro
Personal information
Full name Juan Ignacio Alfaro Monge
Date of birth (2000-08-29) 29 August 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Heredia, Costa Rica
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Iona Gaels
Number 1
Youth career
Herediano
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Iona Gaels 39 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Herediano 3 (0)
2019Guadalupe (loan) 0 (0)
2020Grecia (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021 Carmelita
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:25, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career edit

Herediano edit

Alfaro is a product of C.S. Herediano. In November 2017, Alfaro sat on the bench for the first time in Liga FPD. 18-year old Alfaro got his official debut on 10 October 2018, when goalkeeper Daniel Cambronero was sent off after 67 minutes against Limón FC.[2] Alfaro conceded no goals, although Herediano lost 3-0.[3] Alfaro also started in the following game against Municipal Grecia.

In November 2018, one and a half months after his debut, Alfaro signed a four-year contract extension with Herediano.[4] With the team already having three goalkeepers, Alfaro was loaned out to fellow league club Guadalupe in August 2019 for the rest of the year.[5][6][7]

Returning from loan in January 2020,[8] he was loaned out again, this time to Municipal Grecia for the rest of the 2019-20 season. Alfaro played only one game for the club, where he conceded five goals.

Carmelita & USA edit

In the summer 2020, Alfaro moved to A.D. Carmelita.[9][10] In October 2021, Juan Ignacio Alfaro went to the United States on scholarship at Iona College, where he would play for men's soccer team.[11]

Personal life edit

Juan Ignacio Alfaro is the son of former goalkeeper, Juan Carlos Alfaro, who played for C.S. Herediano in the 90s and played for the club in more than 15 years.[12]

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