Joseph Mora

Joseph Mora

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Early career

Mora made his senior debut with Belén in Costa Rica, at the end of the 2011 Invierno. He finished the year with 15 appearances, including a run of 11 starts in the Verano tournament. After the season, Mora moved to C.S. Uruguay, who were promoted from the second division. He made 10 appearances in the Invierno as Uruguay finished three points from qualifying for the second stage, but made just one appearance in the Verano and returned to Belén after the season. The 2013–14 season would be his best with Belén, as he made 34 appearances with the club, including 21 out of 22 in the Invierno.

Saprissa

In advance of the 2015 Verano, Mora was signed by Costa Rican Deportivo Saprissa, who were just coming off a tournament victory in the Invierno. Mora made his debut on March 2 against UCR, and would go on to make 4 appearances in the league that season with Saprissa. He also tallied his first CONCACAF Champions League appearance, coming off the bench against Mexican side Club América at the Estadio Azteca. Saprissa qualified for the second stage by finishing first in the Verano, but lost to Alajuelense in a reversal of the events which occurred in the Invierno. After the season, Mora was invited to train with Polish club Legia Warsaw, but he remained with Saprissa. Mora was unused by Saprissa the following season until December while he was away with Costa Rica's olympic qualifying team. He appeared in the club's final two games of the season, and…

International career

Mora appeared in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, starting all of the team's matches in both tournaments. He also appeared in the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship which served as the qualifying tournament for the U-20 World Cup. Costa Rica advanced to the final of that tournament against Mexico, and Mora scored the opening goal of the match. Costa Rica conceded a minute later, and Mexico went on to win 3–1. Mora's third tournament of 2011 would be the Pan American Games, in which Costa Rica finished fourth. Mora played with the under-21 team at the 2013 Central American Games in Costa Rica, as the hosts finished runners-up to Honduras. Mora was not included in the squad for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, but did appear in the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz as Costa Rica went out in the group stage. Mora played in the 2015 Toulon Tournament with Costa Rica, who did not advance out of the group stage. Mora took part in Costa Rica's attempt to qualify for the Olympics in 2016. They advanced out of Central American qualifying zone, but fell in the group stage at the CONCACAF Qualifying Championship. Having amassed 38 youth caps, Mora was given his first senior call-up for a set of friendlies in November against Chile and Peru. He made his debut against Chile, coming on as a late substitute for Rónald Matarrita.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 November 2020

International

As of match played 14 October 2025

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mora goal.

Club
A.D. Belén (2011–2012)
Club
Club Sport Uruguay de Coronado (2012–2013)
Club
A.D. Belén (2013–2015)
Club
Deportivo Saprissa (2015–2018)
Club
Costa Rica national under-17 football team (2009–2009)
Club
Costa Rica national under-20 football team (2010–2013)
Club
Costa Rica Olympic football team (2011–2015)
Club
D.C. United (2018–2021)
Club
Charlotte FC (2022–)
League
Major League Soccer
National team
Costa Rica

Personal

Personal life

On August 2, 2019, Mora obtained a Green card.

Clubs

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Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Costa Rican footballer

Position

full-back

Extract from Wikipedia

Joseph Martín Mora Cortéz is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the Costa Rica national team.

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