Katherine María Alvarado Aguilar (born 11 April 1991) is a Costa Rican

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who plays as a

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for the Costa Rica women's national team.

Career

Alvarado has played football for clubs in

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Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

and

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. While playing for Saprissa FF in March 2021, Alvarado scored her 100th competitive goal at club level.

Honours

;Costa Rica Winner *

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2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

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at Fedefutbol * 1991 births Living people Women's association football midfielders Costa Rican women's footballers 21st-century Costa Rican sportswomen Footballers from Alajuela Province Costa Rica women's international footballers 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Pan American Games bronze medalists for Costa Rica Pan American Games footballers for Costa Rica Pan American Games bronze medalists in football Footballers at the 2019 Pan American Games Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games Central American Games gold medalists for Costa Rica Central American Games medalists in football Liga F players RCD Espanyol (women) players Costa Rican expatriate women's footballers Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate women's footballers in Colombia Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate women's footballers in Spain Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players FIFA Women's Century Club {{CostaRica-women-footy-bio-stub