Carlos Mora (footballer)

Carlos Andrei Mora Montoya (born 18 March 2001), is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a winger or a wing-back for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova and the Costa Rica national team.

Carlos Mora

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Andrei Mora Montoya
Date of birth	(2001-03-18) 18 March 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	San José, Costa Rica
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger, wing-back
Team information
Current team	Universitatea Craiova
Number	17
Youth career
0000–2020	Alajuelense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2024	Alajuelense	181	(30)
2024–	Universitatea Craiova	36	(1)
International career‡
2023	Costa Rica Olympic	1	(0)
2022–	Costa Rica	16	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 June 2025

Club career

Mora joined Liga Deportiva Alajuelense as a youngster and played age groups levels from under-15 where he was heavily tutored by Mauricio Montero.^[1] He made his full team debut on 16 February, 2020, when he replaced Ariel Lassiter as a substitute in a 1–0 away victory over Santos de Guápiles.^[2] He scored for his first goal for the club on the 4 November, 2020 in a CONCACAF League match against Cibao FC of the Dominican Republic which his side won 3–0.^[3] Mora was in the squad when his team won the 2020 CONCACAF League Final 3–2 against Saprissa on 3 February, 2021.^[4]

International career

Mora received his first call up for the Costa Rica national team for matches against Canada, El Salvador, and United States and subsequently made his first appearance for the national team on 30 March, 2022 against the United States.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Alajuense	2019–20	Liga FPD	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2020–21	Liga FPD	39	2	—		5[b]	1	—		44	3
	2021–22	Liga FPD	49	7	—		1[b]	0	1[c]	0	51	7
	2022–23	Liga FPD	40	10	6	0	11[d]	0	—		57	10
	2023–24	Liga FPD	46	10	1	1	8[e]	1	—		55	12
	Total		181	30	7	0	25	2	1	0	214	32
Universitatea Craiova	2024–25	Liga I	33	1	4	1	2[f]	0	—		39	2
	2025–26	Liga I	3	0	0	0	4[f]	1	—		7	1
	Total		36	1	4	1	6	1	—		46	3
Career total			217	31	11	1	31	3	1	0	260	35

1. Includes Costa Rican Cup, Cupa României
2. Appearances in CONCACAF League
3. Appearance in Supercopa de Costa Rica
4. Two appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup, nine appearances in CONCACAF League
5. Appearances in CONCACAF Central American Cup
6. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 29 June 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Costa Rica	2022	4	0
	2023	4	0
	2024	0	0
	2025	8	0
Total		16	0

Honours

Alajuelense

• Liga FPD: 2020 Apertura
• Costa Rican Cup: 2023
• Supercopa de Costa Rica runner-up: 2023
• CONCACAF League: 2020
• CONCACAF Central American Cup: 2023