Anthony Daniel Contreras Enríquez (born 29 January 2000) is a Costa Rican

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Costa Rica national team.

Club career

Herediano

Contreras joined

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in 2015, after he was spotted by a scout in a game for a club in

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, at the age of 15. He then went on a trial at the club and then joined the club permanently. Before that, Contreras had never played for a club. 23 months after joining Herediano, on 15 January 2017, he got his official debut for the club in the

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against Belén FC at the age of 16. Contreras started on the bench, coming on as a substitute for Heyreel Saravia in the 90th minute. This game was his only appearance in the 2017-18 season. In the following season, he only made one appearance, while he made zero in the 2018-19 season. To gain some experience, he was loaned out to

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in the summer 2019 for the rest of the year, where he played 20 games as scored six goals. On 13 December 2019 it was confirmed, that Contreras would be playing the rest of the 2019-20 season on loan for

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, as well as six other players that Grecia had loaned from Herediano. Contreras played 15 games and scores six goals for the club. Herediano announced in June 2020, that Contreras had returned to the club. Contreras participated in the teams pre-season and was also on the bench for a cup game in August 2020. However, on 15 September 2020, he was sent out on loan for the third time, this time to Guadalupe FC for the rest of 2020. Returning from loan in January 2021, Contreras became a regular player for Herediano and made 26 league appearances from January to June 2021. However, on 21 June 2021, Contreras was loaned out to AD Guanacasteca for the rest of 2021.

Riga FC

On 16 July 2023, Contreras joined

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side

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.Contreras made a good start to his time at the club, scoring three goals in his first three league games. Riga FC announced in January 2024, that Contreras was sent out on loan to

International career

In November 2019, Contreras was called up for the Costa Rican national team's pre-squad. Contreras was also a part of the Costa Rican U23 national team that was called up for the

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in March 2020. Contreras made his debut for the senior

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on 12 November 2021 in a

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against

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. Contreras scored his first goal for the national team on 27 March 2022 during a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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Career statistics

International

''Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Contreras, Anthony Living people 2000 births People from Heredia (canton) Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Costa Rica men's youth international footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Sportspeople from Heredia Province 2022 FIFA World Cup players 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.S. Herediano footballers Municipal Grecia players Guadalupe F.C. players Riga FC players Liga FPD players Latvian Higher League players Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Pafos FC players