Álvaro Saborío
6'0", 170 lbs born March 25, 1982 (age 44), Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica
- games
- 196
- starts
- 163
- minutes
- 14,601
- goals
- 88
- assists
- 18
first recorded game Oct. 8, 2005 · last recorded game Oct. 23, 2016
Career totals and dates are as recorded here.
Honors
Career totals by team
| team | gp | gs | min | g | a | sh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 150 | 135 | 11881 | 75 | 14 | 360 |
| D.C. United | 34 | 19 | 1863 | 10 | 3 | 66 |
| Costa Rica | 8 | 5 | 501 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Saprissa | 3 | 3 | 266 | 2 | — | — |
| Real Salt Lake Reserves | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | — | — |
Career totals by competition
| competition | gp | gs | min | g | a | sh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | 158 | 129 | 11552 | 73 | 16 | 395 |
| MLSp | 15 | 14 | 1252 | 4 | 0 | 31 |
| CCL | 11 | 11 | 940 | 8 | 1 | — |
| CWC | 3 | 3 | 266 | 2 | — | — |
| MLSr | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | — | — |
| WCq | 5 | 4 | 326 | 1 | 1 | — |
| IF | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | — | — |
| GC | 1 | — | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| CA | 1 | — | 72 | 0 | — | — |
Goals by season
Season by season, clubs
| team | competition | season | gp | gs | min | g | a | sh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saprissa | CWC | 2005 | 3 | 3 | 266 | 2 | — | — |
| Real Salt Lake | MLS | 2010 | 27 | 23 | 1988 | 12 | 4 | 51 |
| Real Salt Lake | MLSp | 2010 | 2 | 2 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Real Salt Lake | CCL | 2010-2011 | 11 | 11 | 940 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Real Salt Lake | MLS | 2011 | 23 | 22 | 1928 | 11 | 2 | 66 |
| Real Salt Lake | MLSp | 2011 | 3 | 3 | 256 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Real Salt Lake | MLS | 2012 | 31 | 26 | 2390 | 17 | 3 | 87 |
| Real Salt Lake | MLSp | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Real Salt Lake Reserves | MLSr | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Salt Lake | MLS | 2013 | 16 | 15 | 1346 | 12 | 2 | 53 |
| Real Salt Lake | MLSp | 2013 | 3 | 3 | 309 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Real Salt Lake | MLS | 2014 | 16 | 13 | 1148 | 8 | 2 | 47 |
| Real Salt Lake | MLSp | 2014 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Real Salt Lake | MLS | 2015 | 14 | 13 | 1083 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| D.C. United | MLS | 2015 | 12 | 9 | 779 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| D.C. United | MLSp | 2015 | 3 | 2 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| D.C. United | MLS | 2016 | 19 | 8 | 890 | 6 | 3 | 37 |
| D.C. United | MLSp | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season by season, international
| team | competition | season | gp | gs | min | g | a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | WCq | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Costa Rica | WCq | 2010 | 2 | 2 | 167 | 1 | — |
| Costa Rica | IF | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | — |
| Costa Rica | GC | 2013 | 1 | — | 13 | 0 | — |
| Costa Rica | WCq | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 0 | — |
| Costa Rica | CA | 2016 | 1 | — | 72 | 0 | — |
Most recent games
| cmp | date | team | r | score | vs | g | a | minutes | venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | Oct. 23, 2016 | D.C. United | 2 - 4 | Orlando City SC | 1 | — | 50 | Citrus Bowl | |
| MLS | Oct. 1, 2016 | D.C. United | 2 - 1 | Toronto FC | 0 | — | 22 | BMO Field | |
| MLS | Sept. 28, 2016 | D.C. United | 0 - 3 | Columbus Crew | 1 | — | 4 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial St… | |
| MLS | Aug. 13, 2016 | D.C. United | 2 - 0 | Portland Timbers | 0 | — | 8 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial St… | |
| MLS | July 31, 2016 | D.C. United | 1 - 1 | Montreal Impact | 0 | — | 10 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial St… | |
| MLS | July 23, 2016 | D.C. United | 1 - 4 | Toronto FC | 0 | — | 58 | BMO Field | |
| MLS | July 16, 2016 | D.C. United | 1 - 1 | Columbus Crew | 0 | — | 71 | MAPFRE Stadium | |
| MLS | July 9, 2016 | D.C. United | 0 - 3 | Philadelphia Union | 0 | — | 33 | Talen Energy Stadium | |
| MLS | July 1, 2016 | D.C. United | 1 - 1 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | — | 76 | Rio Tinto Stadium | |
| MLS | June 25, 2016 | D.C. United | 2 - 0 | New England Revolution | 0 | 1 | 82 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial St… |