Froylán Ledezma

A strong, quick and explosive striker, he debuted in the Costa Rican league on 14 January 1995 at the age of 17 with Alajuelense against Municipal Pérez Zeledón. In the 1995–96 season, he scored 14 goals and played 41 games, and followed up the next season with 21 goals in 27 matches.

Ajax

He was scouted by Dutch club Ajax and after that, invited for a trial by their big rivals Feyenoord. But Ajax signed him in 1997 for around 4.5 million euros in spectacular fashion after 'kidnapping' him from Amsterdam Airport under Feyenoord's nose. However, the promising youngster was not a success in Dutch football, only playing twice for Ajax. He was suspended by Ajax for indiscipline after his first season until his contract ended (almost three years later).

South America

In 2001, he signed for Cerro Porteño but was not eligible to play immediately since Ajax had not formally released him. In February 2002, overweight and lacking match fitness, Ledezma broke his foot in a warm-up match in Chile. In May 2002, he was taken in custody after an altercation with traffic police outside a bar where he had illegally parked his car. Ledezma returned to Costa Rica where he surprisingly signed for Saprissa (Alajuelense's archrival). He then joined Bolivian side, The Strongest, regularly appearing in the starting line-up, and playing in the Copa Libertadores. He was only the third Costa Rican to score in the Libertadores after netting in February 2003 against Uruguayan side…

Ledezma played for Costa Rica in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Malaysia. He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a September 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jamaica and earned a total of 22 caps, scoring 6 goals. He helped his country win the UNCAF Nations Cup 1999 and has also appeared in three qualifying matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and 6 qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He also played at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. His final international was a September 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.

International goals

Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.

Primera División de Costa Rica: 1995–96, 1996–97, 2004–05 Copa Interclubes UNCAF: 1996, 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup: 1999 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 2003-C CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2004