María Paula Salas

María Paula Salas Zúñiga (born 12 July 2002) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a forward for the Costa Rica women's national team.

Club career Born in San Ramón, Salas began playing club football with Saprissa FF before transferring to Alajuelense FF in 2019. She led Alajuelense FF to the 2021 Clausura Costa Rican Women's Premier Division title by scoring a hat-trick in the club's 3–1 second leg victory (5–2 on aggregate) over Saprissa FF, capping the club's first ever undefeated championship. Salas was Alajuelense FF's all-time leading scorer with 28 goals, and had scored 70 league goals by age 19.

Salas joined ChievoVerona Women FM in January 2022, and made her Serie B Femminile debut as a second half substitute against Palermo Women on 28 February 2022.

International career Salas appeared in two matches for Costa Rica at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 21 July 2018 Estadio Moderno Julio Torres, Barranquilla, Colombia 2–1 2–1 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 2. 27 August 2018 IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States 11–0 11–0 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification 3. 6 August 2019 Estadio Universidad San Marcos, Lima, Peru 3–3 3–4 2019 Pan American Games 4. 25 June 2022 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica 1–0 2–1 Friendly 5. 5 July 2022 Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Mexico 2–0 3–0 2022 CONCACAF W Championship 6. 4 December 2023 SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis 1–0 19–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification 7. 3–0 8. 4–0 9. 5–0 10. 7–0 11. 12–0 12. 13–0 13. 6 April 2024 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica 2–0 5–1 Friendly 14. 3–0 15. 27 November 2024 Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo, Cancún, Mexico 1–2 1–2 16. 8 April 2025 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica 3–3 3–3 17. 27 June 2025 BMO Field, Toronto, Canada 1–0 1–4 18. 21 October 2025 Cementos Progreso Stadium, Guatemala City, Guatemala 2–1 2–1 2025 Central American Games 19. 25 October 2025 1–0 1–0 20. 10 April 2026 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica 10–0 21–0 2026 CONCACAF W Championship qualification 21. 17–0 22. 18–0