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{{Short description|Costa Rican footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{family name hatnote|Duarte|Gaitán|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Óscar Duarte
| image = Oscar Duarte Club Brugge (cropped).jpg
| caption = Duarte with [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] in 2014
| fullname = Óscar Esaú Duarte Gaitán<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Costa Rica |publisher=FIFA |page=6 |date=15 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611000407/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=11 June 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|6|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Catarina, Masaya|Catarina]], Nicaragua
| height = 1.86 m<ref name="FIFA"/>
| position = [[Centre-back]]
| currentclub = [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
| clubnumber = 23
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2008
| youthclubs1 = [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
| years1 = 2008–2013
| clubs1 = [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
| caps1 = 48
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2010
| clubs2 = → [[Puntarenas FC|Puntarenas]] (loan)
| caps2 = 15
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2013–2016
| clubs3 = [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]]
| caps3 = 84
| goals3 = 7
| years4 = 2016–2019
| clubs4 = [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]]
| caps4 = 51
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2019–2022
| clubs5 = [[Levante UD|Levante]]
| caps5 = 60
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2022–2024
| clubs6 = [[Al Wehda FC|Al-Wehda]]
| caps6 = 46
| goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
| caps7 = 8
| goals7 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2022
| nationalteam1 = [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]
| nationalcaps1 = 76
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| club-update = 22:53, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 25 March 2023
}}
'''Óscar Esaú Duarte Gaitán''' (born 3 June 1989) is a professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[centre-back]] for [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]. Born in Nicaragua, he represents the [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica national team]].
Formed at [[Deportivo Saprissa]] in Costa Rica, he moved to Europe in 2013 to play for [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] in Belgium. He spent seven years in Spain's [[La Liga]] with [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] and [[Levante UD|Levante]], making 111 appearances and scoring four goals.
Duarte made his international debut for Costa Rica in 2010. He represented the nation at three [[FIFA World Cup]]s, three [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]s and two editions of the [[Copa América]].
==Club career==
===Early career===
Duarte was born in [[Catarina, Masaya]], [[Nicaragua]].<ref name="Nica">[http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/mundial-futbol-2014/322401-nica-oscar-duarte-debuta-mundial-seleccion-de-costa-rica Nica Oscar Duarte debuta en el Mundial con la Selección de Costa Rica] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618025857/http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/mundial-futbol-2014/322401-nica-oscar-duarte-debuta-mundial-seleccion-de-costa-rica |date=18 June 2014 }} – El Nuevo Diario {{in lang|es}}</ref> After making 52 appearances in five years at Costa Rican club [[Deportivo Saprissa]], Duarte joined [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] in the [[Belgian Pro League]] in 2013.<ref name=fifa>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=312987/profile-detail.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618082420/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=312987/profile-detail.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 June 2014|title=Oscar DUARTE|accessdate=22 June 2014|publisher=FIFA}}</ref>
===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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Torres |first1=M. Carmen |title=Duarte: "Es un paso importante en mi carrera"|trans-title=Duarte: "It's an important step in my career" |url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/espanyol/2016/01/26/56a7c8c1268e3e11438b45a2.html |access-date=31 August 2023 |work=Marca |date=26 January 2016 |language=Spanish}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mendoza |first1=Adrián |title=Óscar Duarte debutó marcando un autogol en el Bernabéu|trans-title=Óscar Duarte debuted by scoring an own goal in the Bernabéu|url=https://archivo.crhoy.com/oscar-duarte-debuto-marcando-un-autogol-en-el-bernabeu/deportes/ |access-date=31 August 2023 |publisher=CR Hoy |date=31 January 2016 |language=Spanish}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oviedo |first1=Steven |last2=Brenes |first2=Cristian |title=Óscar Duarte marcó su primer gol en España|trans-title=Óscar Duarte scored his first goal in Spain|url=https://www.nacion.com/puro-deporte/legionarios/oscar-duarte-marco-su-primer-gol-en-espana/NNOGI44AQRGENJJV6T2I7BW3UI/story/ |access-date=31 August 2023 |work=La Nación (Costa Rica) |date=13 February 2016 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
===Levante===
Duarte moved to fellow La Liga team [[Levante UD]] on 1 August 2019, on a two-year deal,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Burgos |first1=Julián |title=El Levante cierra el fichaje de Óscar Duarte hasta 2021|trans-title=Levante compplete signing of Óscar Duarte until 2021 |url=https://as.com/futbol/2019/08/01/primera/1564666028_590127.html |access-date=31 August 2023 |work=Diario AS |date=1 August 2019 |language=Spanish}}</ref> though the signing was not registered for three more weeks due to [[UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sancho de Rosa |first1=Luis |title=El Levante da de alta la ficha de Óscar Duarte|trans-title=Levante register the signing of Óscar Duarte |url=https://as.com/futbol/2019/08/22/primera/1566471904_609473.html |access-date=31 August 2023 |work=Diario AS |date=22 August 2019 |language=Spanish}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sancho de Rosa |first1=Luis |title=Duarte se estrena con el Levante y marca cuatro años después|trans-title=Duarte scores for first time for Levante and four years after last goal|url=https://as.com/futbol/2020/01/21/copa_del_rey/1579640676_115694.html |access-date=31 August 2023 |work=Diario AS |date=21 January 2020 |language=Spanish}}</ref> He missed only three league games in [[2020–21 La Liga|2020–21]], scoring in two minutes to open a 4–3 home win over [[Real Betis]] on 29 December.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lidón |first1=Inma |title=Victoria de locura del Levante ante el Betis|trans-title=Crazy win for Levante against Betis|url=https://www.elmundo.es/deportes/futbol/primera-division/2020/12/30/5fec382121efa0b84e8b46b2.html |access-date=31 August 2023 |work=El Mundo |date=30 December 2020 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Óscar Duarte renueva en Balaídos|trans-title=Óscar Duarte renews in Balaídos|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/20210430/493553198703/oscar-duarte-renueva-en-balaidos.html |access-date=31 August 2023 |work=Mundo Deportivo |date=30 April 2021 |language=Spanish}}</ref> He chose to let his deal expire in May 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sancho de Rosa |first1=Luis |title=Duarte anuncia su marcha del Levante|trans-title=Duarte announces his exit from Levante |url=https://as.com/futbol/2022/05/22/primera/1653223220_677154.html |access-date=31 August 2023 |work=Diario AS |date=22 May 2022 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
===Al-Wehda===
On 24 June 2022, Duarte joined Saudi Arabian club [[Al Wehda FC|Al-Wehda]].<ref>{{cite web |title=الوحدة يوقع مع المدافع الكوستاريكي دوارتي |url=https://www.alriyadh.com/1958292}}</ref>
==International career==
Duarte made his debut for the [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica national team]] against [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]] on 17 November 2010 and played for the team at the [[2011 Copa Centroamericana]], where they lost to [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]] in the final.<ref name=fifa/>
In June 2014, Duarte was named in Costa Rica's squad for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/costa-rica/10810092/Costa-Rica-World-Cup-2014-squad.html|title=Costa Rica World Cup 2014 squad|date=2 June 2014|accessdate=20 June 2014|work=The Telegraph}}</ref> becoming the first Nicaragua-born player at a [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup finals]].<ref name="Nica" />
In the team's opening match, he scored his first goal for ''Los Ticos'' in a 3–1 defeat of [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285064|title=Uruguay 1–3 Costa Rica|date=14 June 2014|accessdate=20 June 2014|work=BBC}}</ref> In their second match, the team beat [[Italy national football team|Italy]], a 1–0 win that qualified Costa Rica for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|knockout stage]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285190|title=Italy 0–1 Costa Rica|date=20 June 2014|accessdate=22 June 2014|work=BBC}}</ref> Costa Rica completed the group stage unbeaten, recording a second consecutive clean sheet in a 0–0 draw with [[England national football team|England]] in [[Belo Horizonte]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Taylor|first1=Daniel|title=England end disappointing World Cup with barren draw against Costa Rica|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/24/costa-rica-england-world-cup-group-d-match-report|accessdate=25 June 2014|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=24 June 2014}}</ref> On 29 June, Duarte was [[Ejection (sports)#Association football|sent off]] for receiving two [[Penalty card#Yellow card|yellow card]]s in Costa Rica's [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Round of 16|round of 16]] match against [[Greece national football team|Greece]]. The team advanced via a [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]] to the quarter-finals for the first time in their history, where they lost on penalties to the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27961189|title=Costa Rica 1–1 Greece|accessdate=30 June 2014|date=29 June 2014|work=BBC}}</ref>
In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica’s 23-man squad for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] in Russia.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Arnold |first1=Jon |title=Keylor Navas & six MLS players named in Costa Rica's 23-man World Cup squad |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/costa-rica-names-23-man-world-cup-squad-featuring-keylor/1bw2iz8pkma5614bzushqyyo7g |website=Goal |access-date=25 November 2020 |date=14 May 2018}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{Updated|22 May 2024}}<ref name="Soccerway">{{Soccerway|oscar-duarte/42671}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
|[[2010–11 Costa Rican Primera División season|2010-11]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Liga FPD|Primera División]]
|5||0||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name="CCC"|Appearance(s) in [[CONCACAF Champions Cup]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||8||0
|-
|[[2011–12 Costa Rican Primera División season|2011-12]]
|27||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||1
|-
|[[2012–13 Costa Rican Primera División season|2012-13]]
|16||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!48!!3!!colspan="2"|—!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!51!!3
|-
|[[Puntarenas F.C.|Puntarenas]] (loan)
|[[2010–11 Costa Rican Primera División season|2010-11]]
|Primera División
|15||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||1
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]]
|[[2012–13 Belgian Pro League|2012-13]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Belgian Pro League]]
|17||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||3
|-
|[[2013–14 Belgian Pro League|2013-14]]
|22||0||1||0||2{{efn|name="UEL"|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||1||colspan="2"|—||25||1
|-
|[[2014–15 Belgian Pro League|2014-15]]
|31||4||5||0||15{{efn|name="UEL"}}||1||colspan="2"|—||51||5
|-
|[[2015-16 Belgian Pro League|2015-16]]
|14||0||1||0||6{{efn|Four appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]], Two appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||0||0||21||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!84!!7!!6!!0!!23!!2!!0!!0!!113!!9
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]]
|[[2015–16 La Liga|2015-16]]
|rowspan="4"|[[La Liga]]
|14||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||1
|-
|[[2016-17 La Liga|2016-17]]
|15||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0
|-
|[[2017-18 La Liga|2017-18]]
|11||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0
|-
|[[2018-19 La Liga|2018-19]]
|11||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!51!!1!!6!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!57!!1
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Levante UD|Levante]]
|[[2019-20 La Liga|2019-20]]
|rowspan="3"|La Liga
|8||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||1
|-
|[[2020-21 La Liga|2020-21]]
|29||1||6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||1
|-
|[[2021-22 La Liga|2021-22]]
|23||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!60!!3!!9!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!69!!4
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Al Wehda FC|Al Wehda]]
|[[2022–23 Saudi Pro League|2022-23]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Saudi Pro League]]
|27||2||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||2
|-
|[[2023-24 Saudi Pro League|2023-24]]
|18||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||19||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!45!!4!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!50!!4
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!303!!19!!26!!1!!26!!2!!0!!0!!355!!22
|}
{{notelist}}
===International===
[[File:Uruguay - Costa Rica FIFA World Cup 2014 (1).jpg|thumb|right|Duarte's goal against Uruguay at the 2014 FIFA World Cup]]
{{updated|match played 25 March 2023|<ref>{{NFT|40685|Óscar Duarte|access-date=24 June 2018}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="13"|[[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]
|2010||1||0
|-
|2011||6||0
|-
|2013||2||0
|-
|2014||11||2
|-
|2015||6||0
|-
|2016||7||0
|-
|2017||2||0
|-
|2018||9||0
|-
|2019||8||0
|-
|2020||4||0
|-
|2021||12||1
|-
|2022||7||1
|-
|2023||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||76||4
|}
:''Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Duarte goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Óscar Duarte
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align=center | 1 || 14 June 2014 || [[Estádio Castelão]], [[Fortaleza]] Brazil || {{fb|URU}} || align=center | 2–1 || align=center | 3–1 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group D|2014 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| align=center | 2 || 14 October 2014 || [[Seoul World Cup Stadium]], [[Seoul]], South Korea || {{fb|KOR}} || align=center | 3–1 || align=center | 3–1 || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
| align=center | 3 || 16 November 2021 || [[Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (2011)|Estadio Nacional]], [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], Costa Rica || {{fb|HON|1949}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 2–1 || [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align=center | 4 || 9 November 2022 || Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica || {{fb|NGA}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 2–0 || Friendly
|}
==Honours==
'''Saprissa'''
*[[Liga FPD|Costa Rican Primera División]]: [[2007–08 Primera División (Costa Rica)#Verano 2008|Clausura 2008]], [[2008–09 Primera División (Costa Rica)#Invierno 2008|Apertura 2008]]
'''Brugge'''
*[[Belgian Pro League]]: [[2015–16 Belgian Pro League|2015–16]]
*[[Belgian Cup]]: [[2014–15 Belgian Cup|2014–15]]
==References==
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==External links==
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