Playing position Role Footballer Number 18 Height 1.85 m | 2001–2005 Limon Weight 79 kg Name David Myrie Siblings Roy Myrie | |
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Full name David Andrew Myrie Medrano Date of birth (1988-06-01) June 1, 1988 (age 27) Place of birth Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica Current teams Club Sport Herediano (#18 / Defender), Costa Rica national football team (Defender) Similar People Oscar Granados, Francisco Calvo, Elias Aguilar, Junior Diaz, Cristian Gamboa | ||
David Andrew Myrie Medrano (born June 1, 1988 in Puerto Viejo) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for San Carlos in the Costa Rican Primera División.
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Club career
Myrie started his professional career with Cádiz of the Spanish Segunda División. He later moved back to Costa Rica, play with both Puntarenas, and Alajuelense. Myrie made 12 appearances for Puntarenas during the 2007–08 season and 16 appearances for Alajuelense during the 2008–09 season.
Major League Soccer
He was signed by the Chicago Fire on September 15, 2009, but did not make any league appearances for the club. Myrie was subsequently selected by Philadelphia Union in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft on 25 November 2009, before he had made his senior debut for Chicago. On March 30, 2010 Myrie was released by the Philadelphia Union, despite starting in the club's inaugural game.
On August 2, 2011 Myrie was announced as the new player of Fredrikstad Fotballklubb (FFK) Myrie was signed as a replacement for Cristian Gamboa, who was sold to FC København one day before Myrie came to Fredrikstad.
On May 27, 2013 Myrie was signed by Herediano of the Primera División de Costa Rica.
International career
Myrie was part of the Costa Rican 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship squad as well as the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad.
He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a November 2010 friendly match against Jamaica and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals. He was a last minute inclusion in the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad after injury to Heiner Mora and played one game in Brazil. He also played at the 2011 Copa Centroamericana.
Personal life
David is the younger brother of fellow Costa Rican international defender Roy Myrie.