Óscar Duarte

Espanyol On 26 January 2016, Duarte agreed a permanent transfer to RCD Espanyol in Spain. The three-year deal cost the club €1.15 million and included a buyout clause of €15 million. He made his debut five days later, coming on at half time and scoring an own goal in a 6–0 loss at Real Madrid. In his next game on 14 February, he scored his only goal in 57 games for the club from Barcelona, opening a 2–1 loss at Valencia CF.

Levante Duarte moved to fellow La Liga team Levante UD on 1 August 2019, on a two-year deal, though the signing was not registered for three more weeks due to UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations. His first season in the city of Valencia was marred by serious injuries; on 21 January 2020 he scored his first goal to equalise in a 3–1 loss at Sevilla FC in the last 32 of the Copa del Rey. He missed only three league games in 2020–21, scoring in two minutes to open a 4–3 home win over Real Betis on 29 December.

On 30 April 2021, Duarte added another year to his Levante contract by playing his 26th game of the season, against RC Celta de Vigo. He chose to let his deal expire in May 2022.

Al-Wehda On 24 June 2022, Duarte joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda.

International career He was eligible to play for Nicaragua through his mother's family, and Costa Rica through his father's family.

Duarte made his debut for the Costa Rica national team against Jamaica on 17 November 2010 and played for the team at the 2011 Copa Centroamericana, where they lost to Honduras in the final. becoming the first Nicaragua-born player at a World Cup finals. In their second match, the team beat Italy, a 1–0 win that qualified Costa Rica for the knockout stage. Costa Rica completed the group stage unbeaten, recording a second consecutive clean sheet in a 0–0 draw with England in Belo Horizonte. On 29 June, Duarte was sent off for receiving two yellow cards in Costa Rica's round of 16 match against Greece. The team advanced via a penalty shootout to the quarter-finals for the first time in their history, where they lost on penalties to the Netherlands.

In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Duarte goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Óscar DuarteNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 14 June 2014 Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza Brazil 2–1 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup 2 14 October 2014 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 3–1 3–1 Friendly 3 16 November 2021 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica 1–0 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 4 9 November 2022 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica 1–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours Saprissa Costa Rican Primera División: Clausura 2008, Apertura 2008

Brugge Belgian Pro League: 2015–16 Belgian Cup: 2014–15