Óscar Granados

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Granados and the second or maternal family name is Maroto.

Óscar Esteban Granados Maroto^[1] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈoskaɾ esˈteβaŋ ɡɾaˈnaðos]; born 25 October 1985) is a Costa Rican former footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Esteban Granados

Granados with Costa Rica at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Óscar Esteban Granados Maroto
Date of birth	(1985-10-25) 25 October 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Cartago, Costa Rica
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Cartaginés
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2011	Cartaginés	166	(8)
2011	Orión	15	(1)
2012–2022	Herediano	404	(38)
International career‡
2009–2015	Costa Rica	14	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 January 2019

Club career

Granados started his career at local side Cartaginés where he would stay for 7 years. In June 2011, he joined newly promoted Orión,^[2] but left them 6 months later for Herediano.^[3]

International career

Granados made his debut for Costa Rica in a January 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was a member of Costa Rican squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup^[1] where he was yellow-carded while on the sub's bench in the game against Greece.^[4] He played at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup^[5] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[6]

Personal life

Hailing from Quircot de Cartago, he is a son of Elí Granados and Martiza Maroto and is married to Fiorella Alvarado. His elder brother Michael played professional football with second division side Municipal Osa.^[7]