Josimar_Alcócer
Josimar Alcócer
Costa Rican footballer
Josimar Angelo Alcócer McCook (born 7 July 2004) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Belgian club Westerlo and the Costa Rica national football team as a second striker.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josimar Angelo Alcócer McCook | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-07-07) 7 July 2004 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Second striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Westerlo | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alajuelense | |||
| 2020–2021 | → Juventud Escazuceña (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Alajuelense | 56 | (6) |
| 2023– | Westerlo | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Costa Rica U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2023– | Costa Rica | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:47, 7 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Alcócer made his professional debut for LD Alajuelense on 1 August 2021, against Sporting San Jose appearing as a substitute for Barlon Sequeira in the 76th minute in a 3-3 draw.[2] He scored his first senior goal on 12 September 2021 against Guadalupe, when still seventeen years-old.[3]
On 14 August 2023, Alcócer signed a five-year contract with Westerlo in Belgium.[4]
On 17 March 2023, he was called-up by the technical director Luis Fernando Suárez for the senior Costa Rica national football team for CONCACAF Nations League matches against Martinique and Panama.[5][6] On 25 March 2023 he made his senior debut starting against Martinique in a 2–1 victory.[7] In June 2023 he was included in the Costa Rica squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]
International
- As of match played 6 June 2024[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Alcócer goal.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 June 2024 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
- "Josimar Alcocer". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- "ALAJUELENSE VS. SPORTING SAN JOSÉ 3 - 3". Soccerway. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- "Jossimar Alcócer: the last jewel of the CAR that gains prominence in Alajuelense". espn. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- "Hola Josimar". Westerlo. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- Araya, José Fernando (17 March 2023). "Sele will face the challenge of the League of Nations with new faces". Teletica. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- Mendoza, Adrian (17 March 2023). "Without Keylor: Suárez 26 in search of the final 4". crhoy. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- Bustillo, Victor (March 25, 2023). "Costa Rica's triumph against Martinique and the ticket to the Concacaf Final Four will be played against Panama". diez.Hn.
- "Suárez summons Keylor Navas for the Gold Cup, but his return is not guaranteed". ESPN. June 2, 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- "Josimar Alcócer". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 Jun 2024.