Michaell Anthony Chirinos Cortez (born 17 June 1995) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga Nacional club Olimpia and the Honduras national team.[2]
Club career
On 14 June 2018, Chirinos signed with Lobos BUAP of Liga MX on a one-year loan from C.D. Olimpia.[3] He scored his first goal on 4 February 2019 in a 1–1 draw against C.F. Pachuca.[4]
On 3 August 2019, Chirinos signed with Major League Soccer team Vancouver Whitecaps FC for the remainder of the season.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on September 30, the winner in a 4–3 away victory against the LA Galaxy.[6]
International career
On 24 March 2024, Chirinos scored his team's only goal in an eventual 3–1 defeat to Costa Rica in the 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs.[7] The goal was nominated for Goal of the Year at the 2023–24 CONCACAF Awards,[8] before being nominated for the 2024 FIFA Puskás Award.[9]
Honours
Olimpia
Individual
- CONCACAF League Team of the Tournament: 2017
- CONCACAF League Golden Ball: 2017, 2022
References
- ^ "Michaell Chirinos | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Michaell Chirinos at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Así es el Lobos Buap, nuevo equipo de Michael Chirinos en México (This is Lobos BUAP, the new team of Michael Chirinos in Mexico) Archived 26 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine; Diario Diez, 14 June 2018
- ^ El mensaje de Michaell Chirinos tras anotar su primer gol del 2019 en México Archived 26 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish) Diario Diez. 4 February 2019
- ^ OFICIAL: Vancouver Whitecaps de la MLS es el nuevo equipo de Michaell Chirinos (OFFICIAL: Vancouver Whitecaps of MLS is the new team of Michaell Chirinos) Archived 26 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine Diario Diez, 3 August 2019
- ^ Michaell Chirinos anota su primer gol en MLS con los Whitecaps (Michaell Chirinos scores his first MLS goal with the Whitecaps) Archived 26 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine; Diario Diez. 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Costa Rica 3-1 Honduras (Mar 23, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "2023/24 Concacaf Awards Goal of the Year Nominee Michaell Chirinos, Honduras". CONCACAF. 3 August 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Voting open for 2024 FIFA Puskás Award". FIFA. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ Olimpia gana en penales a Santos de Guápiles y se corona campeón de la Concacaf League Archived 17 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine; La Prensa, 26 October 2017
External links
- Michaell Chirinos at Soccerway
- Michaell Chirinos at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
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