Michaell Chirinos

Michaell Anthony Chirinos Cortez (born 17 June 1995) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga Nacional club Olimpia and the Honduras national team.^[2]

Michaell Chirinos

Personal information
Full name	Michaell Anthony Chirinos Cortez
Date of birth	(1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Olimpia
Number	33
Youth career
	Olimpia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2022	Olimpia	174	(50)
2018–2019	→ BUAP (loan)	33	(6)
2019	→ Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan)	7	(1)
2023	Volos	14	(1)
2023–2024	Saprissa	14	(1)
2024–	Olimpia	44	(9)
International career‡
2014–2015	Honduras U20	10	(2)
2017–	Honduras	22	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:09, 6 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2024

Club career

On 14 June 2018, Chirinos signed with Lobos BUAP of Liga MX on a one-year loan from C.D. Olimpia.^[3] He scored his first goal on 4 February 2019 in a 1–1 draw against C.F. Pachuca.^[4]

On 3 August 2019, Chirinos signed with Major League Soccer team Vancouver Whitecaps FC for the remainder of the season.^[5] He scored his first goal for the club on September 30, the winner in a 4–3 away victory against the LA Galaxy.^[6]

International career

On 24 March 2024, Chirinos scored his team's only goal in an eventual 3–1 defeat to Costa Rica in the 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs.^[7] The goal was nominated for Goal of the Year at the 2023–24 CONCACAF Awards,^[8] before being nominated for the 2024 FIFA Puskás Award.^[9]

Honours

Olimpia

• CONCACAF League: 2017, 2022^[10]

Individual

• CONCACAF League Team of the Tournament: 2017
• CONCACAF League Golden Ball: 2017, 2022