David Andrew Myrie Medrano (born June 1, 1988) is a Costa Rican former professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Myrie started his professional career with

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of the

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. He later moved back to

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, play with both

Puntarenas Puntarenas () is a city in the Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which comprises the Puntarenas, Chacarita and El Roble districts. A ...

, and

Alajuelense Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA, ), commonly known as Alajuelense and nicknamed La Liga (), is a Costa Rican multisport club based in the borough of El Llano, Alajuela, Alajuela province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Al ...

. Myrie made 12 appearances for Puntarenas during the 2007–08 season and 16 appearances for Alajuelense during the 2008–09 season.

Major League Soccer

Myrie signed for the Chicago Fire on September 15, 2009, but did not make any league appearances for the club. Myrie was subsequently selected by

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in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft on 25 November 2009, before he had made his senior debut for Chicago. On March 30, 2010 Myrie was released by the

, despite starting in the club's inaugural game. On August 2, 2011 Myrie was announced as the new player of Fredrikstad Fotballklubb (FFK) Myrie was signed as a replacement for Cristian Gamboa, who was sold to

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one day before Myrie came to Fredrikstad. On May 27, 2013 Myrie was signed by Herediano of the

Primera División de Costa Rica The Primera División of Costa Rica, commonly known as Liga de Fútbol de Primera División (Liga FPD), and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Uni ...

International career

Myrie was part of the Costa Rican 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship squad as well as the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad. He made his senior debut for

in a November 2010

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against

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and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals. He was a last minute inclusion in the

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squad after injury to Heiner Mora and played one game in

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. He also played at the

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Personal life

David is the younger brother of fellow

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international defender Roy Myrie.Selección Infantil de futbol
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Myrie, David 1988 births Living people Footballers from Limón Province Costa Rican men's footballers 21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen Men's association football defenders Costa Rica men's international footballers Costa Rica men's under-20 international footballers Costa Rica men's youth international footballers 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Liga FPD players Eliteserien players Major League Soccer players Cádiz CF players Puntarenas F.C. players Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers Chicago Fire FC players Philadelphia Union players Fredrikstad FK players C.S. Herediano footballers A.D. San Carlos footballers Deportivo Saprissa players A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Norway