{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Roy Myrie | fullname = Roy Alexander Myrie Medrano | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|08|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = Limón, Costa Rica | height = 1.88 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Defender | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2001–2008 | years2 = 2008–2012 | years3 = 2012–2013 | years4 = 2013–2014 | years5 = 2014–2017 | clubs1 = Alajuelense | clubs2 = Gent | clubs3 = Uruguay De Coronado | clubs4 = Belén | clubs5 = Pérez Zeledón | caps1 = 75 | caps2 = 32 | caps3 = 21 | caps4 = 26 | goals1 = 6 | goals2 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | goals4 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2005–2011 | nationalteam1 = Costa Rica | nationalcaps1 = 22 | nationalgoals1 = 6 | pcupdate = 25 June 2014 | ntupdate = 21 June 2010 }}
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'''Roy Alexander Myrie Medrano''' (born 21 August 1982) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a defender.
==Club career== Myrie started his career at Alajuelense where he stayed for 7 years.
In 2005, he tested with PSV in the Netherlands, but after an injury during the testing, he was sent back to Costa Rica. In June 2008, he signed with Gent and stayed there until the summer of 2012.
===KAA Gent=== Myrie quickly became a player in the first team during the 2008-2009 season Myrie. His excellent dribbling was remarkable. After the winter he injured his knee and had a long period of rehabilitation. He missed the preparation and the first eight games of the season 2009/2010. He made his debut back in the home match against KVC Westerlo. He made the full game and he also did the next games. Shortly after he got injured again and it took three months before he played a match again. In late 2009 he was allowed to play after 80 minutes against SV Roeselare. After the match, he was as usual again a player in the basic team. But Myrie was unlucky, in early January 2011 he re-injured his knee and he couldn't play for months once again.
In September 2012 he moved to Uruguay De Coronado.<ref>[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-internacional/Carlos-Sequeira-Uruguay-Pablo-Herrera_0_1293670703.html San Carlos presenta a Luis Diego Sequeira y Uruguay a Pablo Herrera] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> After a year at Belén, he joined Pérez Zeledón in summer 2014.<ref>[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Perez-Zeledon-invirtio-protagonismo-clasificacion_0_1433056722.html Pérez Zeledón invirtió en protagonismo y clasificación] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref>
==International career== Myrie has played at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/futbol/juvenil01/alineaciones.html Mundial Sub 20 Argentina 2001 Selección de Costa Rica] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> and was a member of the Costa Rica national football team at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.<ref name=FIFA>{{FIFA player|182570}}</ref>
Myrie made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a February 2005 friendly match against Ecuador<ref>{{cite web|website=RSSSF|title=International Friendly Matches 2005|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/friend-intres2005.html|accessdate=2008-10-16}}</ref> and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 22 caps, scoring 6 goals. He represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches<ref name=FIFA/> and appeared in all four matches and scored twice as Costa Rica won the UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 tournament.<ref>{{cite web|website=RSSSF|title=Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam05det.html|accessdate=2008-10-16}}</ref>
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || February 21, 2005 || Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala || {{fb|SLV}} || '''2'''–1 || 2–1 || 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification |- | 2. || February 23, 2005 || Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala || {{fb|PAN}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 || 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification |- | 3. || March 26, 2005 || Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica || {{fb|PAN}} || '''2'''–1 || 2–1 || 2006 World Cup qualification |- | 4. || October 12, 2005 || Estadio Mateo Flores, [uatemala City, Guatemala || {{fb|GUA}} || '''3'''–1 || 3–1 || 2006 World Cup qualification |- | 5. || November 19, 2008 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || {{fb|SLV}} || '''1'''–1 || 3–1 || 2010 World Cup qualification |- | 6. || November 19, 2008 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || {{fb|SLV}} || '''3'''–1 || 3–1 || 2010 World Cup qualification |}
==Personal life== Roy is the elder brother of fellow Costa Rican international defender David Myrie.<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2005/septiembre/11/deportes2.html Selección Infantil de futbol] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623205830/http://nacion.com/ln_ee/futbol/campeonato2006-2007/stats/jugador2007.jsp?opcion=1&codigo=19&camp=3 |title=Player profile - Nacion.com }} *{{NFT player|11176}} *[http://www.sport.be/fr/jupilerproleague/player.html?comp=2450&team=11247&member=20907 Profile at Sport.be]
{{Navboxes colour |title=Costa Rica squads | bg = #ce1126 | fg = white |list1= {{Costa Rica Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Myrie, Roy}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Limón Province Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Costa Rican men's footballers Category:21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen Category:Costa Rica men's international footballers Category:Olympic footballers for Costa Rica Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Category:Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers Category:KAA Gent players Category:Belén F.C. players Category:A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers Category:Belgian Pro League players Category:Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Category:Liga FPD players