{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{family name hatnote|Saborío|Chacón|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Álvaro Saborío | image = SHP_7114_(4).JPG | caption = Saborío playing for D.C. United in 2015 | fullname = Álvaro Alberto Saborío Chacón | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|3|25}} | birth_place = Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica | height = 1.83 m<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters |url=http://www.fifa.com/documents/tournaments/cwc/CWC_2005_sl-latest.xls |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=4 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051219093824/http://www.fifa.com/documents/tournaments/cwc/CWC_2005_sl-latest.xls |archive-date=19 December 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | position = Forward | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Monterrey B | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Coyotes de Saltillo | years1 = 2001–2006 | clubs1 = Saprissa | caps1 = 149 | goals1 = 95 | years2 = 2006–2010 | clubs2 = Sion | caps2 = 87 | goals2 = 36 | years3 = 2009–2010 | clubs3 = → Bristol City (loan) | caps3 = 19 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2010 | clubs4 = → Real Salt Lake (loan) | caps4 = 27 | goals4 = 12 | years5 = 2011–2015 | clubs5 = Real Salt Lake | caps5 = 100 | goals5 = 51 | years6 = 2015–2016 | clubs6 = D.C. United | caps6 = 31 | goals6 = 10 | years7 = 2017 | clubs7 = Saprissa | caps7 = 4 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2018–2022 | clubs8 = San Carlos | caps8 = 125 | goals8 = 62 | years9 = 2020 | clubs9 = → Alajuelense (loan) | caps9 = 18 | goals9 = 6 | years10 = 2023 | clubs10 = San Carlos | caps10 = 8 | goals10 = 2 | totalcaps = 568 | totalgoals = 277 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = Costa Rica U23 | nationalcaps1 = 15 | nationalgoals1 = 13 | nationalyears2 = 2002–2021 | nationalteam2 = Costa Rica | nationalcaps2 = 112 | nationalgoals2 = 36 }}
'''Álvaro Alberto Saborío Chacón''' ({{IPA|es|ˈalβaɾo saβoˈɾi.o}}; born 25 March 1982) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer, who played as a forward. Saborío originally retired in 2017 but returned months later.<ref name="Retirement">{{cite news|title=Former Costa Rica and Real Salt Lake star Alvaro Saborio retires|url=http://www.espnfc.com/major-league-soccer/story/3057667/former-costa-rica-and-real-salt-lake-star-alvaro-saborio-retires|access-date=19 February 2017|agency=ESPN FC|publisher=ESPN}}</ref>
A full international for Costa Rica since 2002, Saborío has over 110 caps and 36 goals for the nation, whom he represented at five CONCACAF Gold Cups, in addition to one tournament each at the Olympics, FIFA World Cup, and Copa América.
==Club career== Saborío is a product of C.F. Monterrey's youth system. He played with the club's reserve team in the Segunda División de México and with affiliate Coyotes de Saltillo in the Primera A.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=El Porvenir|author=Madrigal, Luis Alberto|title=Final con "Saborio" especial|trans-title=Final with "Saborio" special|url=http://www.elporvenir.mx/notas.asp?nota_id=487644|language=es|date=18 April 2011|access-date=4 July 2012|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923235715/http://www.elporvenir.mx/notas.asp?nota_id=487644|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="DE" />
===Deportivo Saprissa=== Saborio began his professional career with Saprissa in his native Costa Rica.<ref>{{NFT player|id=1603|accessdate=}}</ref> He made his Costa Rican Primera División debut against Limonense on 8 August 2001.<ref name="DE">{{cite web|publisher=Diario Extra|author=Hernández Cerdas, Kenneth|title=Diez goles separan a Saborío del dardo 100 en Primera|trans-title=10 goals separate Saborío from 100 goals in the Primera|url=http://www.diarioextra.com/2006/enero/24/deportes01.php|language=es|date=24 January 2006|access-date=4 July 2012|archive-date=15 February 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060215224033/http://www.diarioextra.com/2006/enero/24/deportes01.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> Saborío was the leading goal-scorer of the 2003–2004 Costa Rican season, finishing the year with 25 goals, five above Whayne Wilson.
With Saprissa, he has won a league title and a CONCACAF Champions Cup and was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool. At the tournament, he scored two goals and ended up tied with three other players for top scoring honors.
===FC Sion=== He moved to Swiss Super League outfit FC Sion after playing for Costa Rica at the 2006 World Cup. He formed a good partnership at FC Sion with Poland's Zbigniew Zakrzewski.
His performances in Switzerland reportedly caught the eye of Stoke City's manager Tony Pulis who aimed to sign him in the summer of 2009, however he instead joined Bristol City on loan.
===Bristol City=== Saborío played his first game for Bristol City in a Championship match on 13 September against Coventry City making an impact by setting up fellow striker Nicky Maynard. Saborío also picked up his first yellow card in English football as the match ended in a 1–1 draw.<ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast?id=268162&page=stats&cc=5739 Saborio makes small impact on debut] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019150515/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast?id=268162&page=stats&cc=5739 |date=19 October 2012 }} ESPN Soccernet Retrieved on 13 September 2009</ref> Saborio scored his first goal for Bristol City in their 1–1 draw with Scunthorpe United.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8251421.stm|title=Bristol City 1–1 Scunthorpe|publisher=BBC Sport |date=19 September 2009 |access-date=22 October 2009}}</ref>
He left Bristol City, and his contract was terminated with FC Sion in February 2010 so that he could return to Costa Rica.
===Real Salt Lake=== [[File:Alvaro Saborio.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Saborío at a "Meet the Players" event for Real Salt Lake in 2010]] Saborío signed with Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake in March 2010.<ref name="wordpress">{{cite web|url=http://threefourthreefc.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/alvaro-saborio-signs-with-rsl/|title=Alvaro Saborio Signs with RSL | Three.Four.Three.FC Blog|date=11 March 2010|publisher=threefourthreefc.wordpress.com|access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref> He made a huge impact in his first season in Salt Lake: RSL boasted the highest-scoring offense in MLS in 2010 (45 goals); Saborío led the way with a team-high 12 tallies. For his efforts, he earned the MLS Newcomer of the Year award.<ref name="mlssoccer">{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/sabor%C3%ADo-wins-newcomer-year-breakout-season|title=Saborío wins Newcomer of the Year with breakout season | MLSsoccer.com|publisher=mlssoccer.com|access-date=2 May 2014|archive-date=14 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014105340/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/sabor%C3%ADo-wins-newcomer-year-breakout-season|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also starred for the club in the CONCACAF Champions League tournament, scoring eight goals as Real Salt Lake advanced to the championship round.
After a successful first season at the club, Saborío was made Salt Lake's first ever Designated Player, signing a four-year contract with the club on 1 December 2010.<ref name="sltrib">{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50784824-76/saborio-designated-player-rsl.html.csp|title=Utah Local News – Salt Lake City News, Sports, Archive – The Salt Lake Tribune|publisher=sltrib.com|access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref>
Saborío became the club's all-time leading scorer, and their key target man. As of 5 May 2012, Saborío had scored 38 goals across all competitions, eight of them coming from CONCACAF Champions League play.
On 18 November 2013 Saborío was named FutbolMLS.com's Latino del Año.<ref name="mlssoccer2">{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/11/18/real-salt-lakes-alvaro-saborio-rides-record-voting-win-futbolmlscoms-2013-la|title=Real Salt Lake's Alvaro Saborio rides record voting to win FutbolMLS.com's 2013 Latino del Año | MLSsoccer.com|publisher=mlssoccer.com|access-date=2 May 2014|archive-date=27 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427013236/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/11/18/real-salt-lakes-alvaro-saborio-rides-record-voting-win-futbolmlscoms-2013-la|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Saborío scored a goal in the 52nd minute of the 2013 MLS Cup on 7 December. His goal was equalized by Aurélien Collin in the 76th minute. He later missed his penalty kick when the game went into a penalty kick shoutout, in which Sporting Kansas City won.
===D.C. United=== On 16 July 2015, Saborío was traded to D.C. United for Luis Silva.<ref name="dcunitedtrade">{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/home/2737414-155/real-salt-lake-rsl-to-trade|title=Real Salt Lake: RSL trades Alvaro Saborio to D.C. United in exchange for Luis Silva|publisher=The Salt Lake Tribune|access-date=16 July 2014}}</ref> He scored his first goal for United on 26 July 2015, against the Philadelphia Union.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dcunited.com/post/2015/07/26/goal-sabor-o-scores-his-first-black-and-red|title=GOAL: Saborío scores his first for the Black and Red|date=26 July 2015|access-date=15 March 2020|archive-date=2 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002132953/https://www.dcunited.com/post/2015/07/26/goal-sabor-o-scores-his-first-black-and-red|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 2 October 2015, Saborío scored a stoppage time winner against New York City FC to clinch United a spot in the 2015 MLS Playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 October 2015|title=D.C. United clinches berth in Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs|url=https://www.dcunited.com/post/2015/10/02/dc-united-clinches-berth-audi-2015-mls-cup-playoffs|access-date=4 July 2020|website=dcunited.com}}</ref>
Saborío re-signed with United on 17 November 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 November 2015|title=Álvaro Saborío re-signs with D.C. United|url=https://www.dcunited.com/post/2015/11/17/%C3%A1lvaro-sabor%C3%ADo-re-signs-dc-united|access-date=4 July 2020|website=dcunited.com|archive-date=7 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707011020/https://www.dcunited.com/post/2015/11/17/%C3%A1lvaro-sabor%C3%ADo-re-signs-dc-united|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 14 November 2016, Saborío announced that he was to leave United after two seasons.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/11/14/alvaro-saborio-announces-departure-dc-united| title = Alvaro Saborio announces departure from DC United {{!}} MLSSoccer.com}}</ref> He played 31 games, scored 10 goals, and contributed 10 assists for D.C. United.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/alvaro-saborio|title=Alvaro Saborio|access-date=29 September 2019}}</ref>
===Deportivo Saprissa=== On 10 January 2017, Saborío signed a one-year contract with Deportivo Saprissa. On 9 February 2017, Saborío announced his retirement due to conflicts with Saprissa fans.<ref name="Retirement" />
===San Carlos=== Saborío was a leading figure in San Carlos' double championship: first in the second division, and once in the first division, they won the Torneo de Clausura for the 2018-2019 season.
==International career== Saborío was an important player for the Costa Rica national team at numerous levels. He represented the U-23 team at the 2004 Olympics,<ref name=FIFA>{{FIFA player|200739}}</ref> scoring the qualifying goal that took them there, and subsequently started three of four games for the team, scoring a goal against Portugal.
Saborío made his senior debut for Costa Rica in an October 2002 friendly match against Ecuador and has, as of October 2021, earned a total of 112 caps, scoring 36 goals,<ref>{{cite web|author=Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando|title=Costa Rica – Record International Players|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cos-recintlp.html|date=12 August 2009|website=RSSSF|access-date=18 August 2009}}</ref> placing him third at his country's all-time goalscorers list behind Rolando Fonseca and Paulo Wanchope.
Saborío, better known as ''Pipe'', has been notably recognized for his accomplishments with Deportivo Saprissa, and the high number of goals he scored in a short period. But after a year at the club his Costa Rican coach got a hold of him and he took part in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.<ref name=FIFA/> He was mostly a substitute for the side, behind Rónald Gómez and former Manchestet City forward Paulo Wanchope. He also scored the first goal ever in the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, in the inaugural match against China. Saborío was at the centre of much controversy in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, criticized heavily for his misses, including two penalty kicks in the quarterfinals against Honduras, and for a training pitch incident where he allegedly kicked a ball at a child who was in the stands.<ref name="Á Saborío se le cerró la portería como nunca (Spanish)">{{cite web|title=Á Saborío se le cerró la portería como nunca|url=http://www.nacion.com/2011-06-19/Deportes/A-Saborio-se-le-cerro-la--porteria-como-nunca.aspx|publisher=nacion.com|access-date=20 June 2011|archive-date=23 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623175555/http://www.nacion.com/2011-06-19/Deportes/A-Saborio-se-le-cerro-la--porteria-como-nunca.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Saborío scored eight times in Costa Rica's successful 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, including a hat-trick in a 4–0 away win over Guyana on 12 June 2012,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jefford|first1=Edison|title=Twelfth man showed up, but Jaguars didn't|url=http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2012/06/13/twelfth-man-showed-up-but-jaguars-didn%E2%80%99t/|access-date=27 July 2015|work=Kaieteur News|date=13 June 2012}}</ref> and a further two goals on 16 October in a 7–0 win over the same opponents.<ref>{{cite news|title=Costa Rica mauls Guyana 7-0|url=http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/archives/10/17/costa-rica-mauls-guyana-7-0/|access-date=27 July 2015|work=Stabroek News|date=17 October 2012}}</ref> On 12 May 2014, Saborío was named to Costa Rica's 30-man preliminary roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://soccerly.com/article/soccerly/rsls-alvaro-saborio-called-to-costa-ricas-30man-world-cup-roster |title=RSL's Álvaro Saborío Called to Costa Rica's 30-man World Cup Roster |access-date=30 May 2014 |archive-date=31 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831141311/http://soccerly.com/article/soccerly/rsls-alvaro-saborio-called-to-costa-ricas-30man-world-cup-roster |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, on 29 May, the Costa Rican Football Federation confirmed that Saborío had broken the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot during a training session with the national team and would subsequently miss the World Cup.<ref>[https://archive.today/20140530145423/http://www.mlssoccer.com/es/worldcup/2014/news/article/2014/05/29/copa-mundial-alvaro-saborio-baja-costa-rica-fractura-pie-derecho Copa Mundial: Álvaro Saborío será baja en Costa Rica por fractura en su pie derecho, confirma la federación costarricense]</ref>
Saborío was in Costa Rica's squad for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup and earned his 100th cap on 11 July at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, assisting Bryan Ruiz's goal in a 1–1 Group B draw with El Salvador; he was the fifth Costa Rican to make one hundred appearances.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fuentes|first1=Ferlin|title=Álvaro Saborío con asistencia de lujo en su juego 100 con la Tricolor|trans-title=Álvaro Saborío with luxury assist in his 100th game for the ''Tricolor''|url=http://www.nacion.com/deportes/seleccion-nacional/Saborio-asistencia-lujo-juego-Tricolor_0_1499050166.html|access-date=27 July 2015|work=La Nación|date=11 July 2015|language=es}}</ref>
==Personal life== A son of former Costa Rica international Álvaro Grant MacDonald and Marlene Saborío,<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2001/agosto/19/deportes1.html Saborío lleva 5 tantos en 4 juegos seguidos Una precoz alianza con los goles] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> Saborío can speak four languages: Portuguese, Spanish, French and English.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/8254762.stm|title=Sport quotes of the week |last=Charles|first=Chris|date=16 September 2009|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 September 2009}}</ref>
Saborío holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsrsl/53707368-49/green-morales-roster-saborio.html.csp |title=Immigration green cards turn RSL stars into Americans, for MLS purposes | Real Salt Lake | The Salt Lake Tribune |publisher=Sltrib.com |access-date=9 July 2012}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{Updated|30 July 2021}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League |- !Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|Saprissa |2001–02 |24||11 |- |2002–03 |36||27 |- |2003–04 |37||25 |- |2004–05 |21||15 |- |2005–06 |31||17 |- !Total !149!!95 |- |rowspan="4"|Sion |2006–07 |31||14 |- |2007–08 |34||17 |- |2008–09 |22||5 |- !Total !87!!36 |- |Bristol City (loan) |2009–10 |19||2 |- |rowspan="7"|Real Salt Lake |2010 |27||12 |- |2011 |23||11 |- |2012 |31||17 |- |2013 |16||12 |- |2014 |16||8 |- |2015 |14||3 |- !Total !127!!63 |- |rowspan="3"|D.C. United |2015 |12||4 |- |2016 |19||6 |- !Total !31!!10 |- |Saprissa |2016–17 |4||1 |- |rowspan="4"|A.D. San Carlos |2018–19 |48||28 |- |2019–20 |28||13 |- |2020–21 |22||9 |- !Total !98!!50 |- |Alajuelense (loan) |2020–21 |18||6 |- !colspan="2"|Career total !533!!263 |}
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Saborío goal''.<ref name="International goals">{{cite web|last1=Mamrud|first1=Roberto|title=Álvaro Alberto Saborío - Century of International Appearances|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/saborio-intlg.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|website=RSSSF|access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Álvaro Saborío |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 7 September 2003 || FIU Stadium, Miami, United States || {{fb|CHN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly |- | align="center"|2 || 19 November 2003 || Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica || {{fb|FIN}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 |- | align="center"|3 || 12 June 2004 || Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba || {{fb|CUB}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–2 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|4 || 4 September 2005 || Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama || {{fb|PAN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|5 || 7 September 2005 || Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, Tibás, Costa Rica || {{fb|TRI}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 |- | align="center"|6 || 9 November 2005 || Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France, Martinique || {{fb|FRA}} || align="center"|1–0|| align="center"|2–3 || rowspan="6"|Friendly |- | align="center"|7 || 11 February 2006 || Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States || {{fb|KOR}}|| align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 |- | align="center"|8 || rowspan="2"|2 September 2006 || rowspan="2"|Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland || rowspan="2"|{{fb|AUT}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|2–2 |- | align="center"|9 || align=center| 2–2 |- | align="center"|10 || rowspan="2"|24 March 2007 || rowspan="5"|Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, Tibás, Costa Rica || rowspan="2"|{{fb|NZL}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|4–0 |- | align="center"|11 || align="center"|4–0 |- | align="center"|12 || 21 June 2008 || {{fb|GRN}} ||align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|13 || 20 August 2008 || {{fb|SLV}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|14.|| 3 June 2009 || {{fb|USA}} || align="center"|1–0|| align="center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|15 || 6 June 2009 || Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|TRI}}|| align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|3–2 |- | align="center"|16 || 27 June 2009|| Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, Tibás, Costa Rica || {{fb|VEN}} || align="center"|1–0|| align="center"|1–0 || Friendly |- | align="center"|17 || rowspan="2"|19 July 2009 || rowspan="2"|Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States || rowspan="2"|{{fb|GPE|local}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|5–1 || rowspan="2"|2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup |- | align="center"|18 || align="center"|4–1 |- | align="center"|19 || rowspan="2"|10 October 2009 || rowspan="2"|Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, Tibás, Costa Rica || rowspan="2"|{{fb|TRI}} || align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|4–0 || rowspan="2"|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|20 || align="center"|4–0 |- | align="center"|21 || 3 September 2010 || Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama || {{fb|PAN}}|| align="center"|2–2 || align="center"|2–2 || rowspan="2"|Friendly |- | align="center"|22 || 26 March 2011 || Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica || {{fb|CHN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–2 |- | align="center"|23 || 5 June 2011 || Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States || {{fb|CUB}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|5–0 || 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup |- | align="center"|24 || 8 June 2012 || Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica || {{fb|SLV}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–2 || rowspan="6"|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|25 || rowspan="3"|12 June 2012 || rowspan="3"|Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana || rowspan="5"|{{fb|GUY}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" align="center"|4–0 |- | align="center"|26 || align="center"|2–0 |- | align="center"|27 || align="center"|3–0 |- | align="center"|28 || rowspan="2"|16 October 2012 || rowspan="2"|Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica || align="center"|4–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|7–0 |- | align="center"|29 || align="center"|7–0 |- | align="center"|30 || 6 February 2013 || Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama || {{fb|PAN}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|2–2 || rowspan="2"|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|31 || 15 October 2013 || rowspan="2"|Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica || {{fb|MEX}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 |- | align="center"|32 || 5 March 2014 || {{fb|PAR}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="4"|Friendly |- | align="center"|33 || 10 October 2014 || Sohar Regional Sports Complex, Sohar, Oman || {{fb|OMA}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–3 |- | align="center"|34 || 13 November 2014 || Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay || {{fb|URU}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–3 |- | align="center"|35 || 31 March 2015 || Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panamá City, Panama || {{fb|PAN}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|1–2 |- | align="center"|36 ||24 June 2019 || Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States || {{fb|HAI}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–2 || 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup |}
==Honours== '''Saprissa''' *Liga FPD: 2003–04, Apertura 2005, Clausura 2006 *CONCACAF Champions League: 2005 *Copa Interclubes UNCAF: 2003
'''Real Salt Lake''' *Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship: 2013
'''San Carlos''' *Liga FPD: Clausura 2019 *Liga de Ascenso: 2017–18
'''Alajuelense''' *Liga FPD: Apertura 2020
'''Costa Rica''' *Copa Centroamericana: 2013
'''Individual''' *MLS Newcomer of the Year: 2010 * CONCACAF Gold Cup All-Tournament Team: 2009
==See also== * List of footballers with 100 or more caps
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{MLS player|alvaro-saborio}} * {{Soccerway|alvaro-alberto-saborio-chacon/11453}}
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