Josimar Alcócer
Personal information
Full name Josimar Angelo Alcócer McCook
Date of birth (2004-07-07) 7 July 2004
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Second striker
Team information
Current team
 Westerlo
Number 77
Youth career
Alajuelense
2020–2021 → Juventud Escazuceña (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Alajuelense 56 (6)
2023– Westerlo 1 (0)
International career
2022 Costa Rica U-20 5 (1)
2023- Costa Rica 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023

Josimar Angelo Alcócer McCook (born 7 July 2004) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Belgian club Westerlo and the Costa Rica national football team as an second striker.[1]

Club career

Alcócer made his professional debut for LD Alajuelense on 1 August 2021, against Sporting San Jose appearing as a substitute for Barlon Sequeira in the 76th minute in a 3-3 draw.[2] He scored his first senior goal on 12 September 2021 against Guadalupe, when still seventeen years-old.[3]

On 14 August 2023, Alcócer signed a five-year contract with Westerlo in Belgium.[4]

International career

On 17 March 2023, he was called-up by the technical director Luis Fernando Suárez for the senior Costa Rica national football team for CONCACAF Nations League matches against Martinique and Panama.[5][6] On 25 March 2023 he made his senior debut starting against Martinique in a 2–1 victory.[7] In June 2023 he was included in the Costa Rica squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Josimar Alcocer". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "ALAJUELENSE VS. SPORTING SAN JOSÉ 3 - 3". Soccerway. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Jossimar Alcócer: the last jewel of the CAR that gains prominence in Alajuelense". espn. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hola Josimar". Westerlo. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Araya, José Fernando (17 March 2023). "Sele will face the challenge of the League of Nations with new faces". Teletica. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Mendoza, Adrian (17 March 2023). "Without Keylor: Suárez 26 in search of the final 4". crhoy. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Bustillo, Victor (March 25, 2023). "Costa Rica's triumph against Martinique and the ticket to the Concacaf Final Four will be played against Panama". diez.Hn.
  8. ↑ "Suárez summons Keylor Navas for the Gold Cup, but his return is not guaranteed". ESPN. June 2, 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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