Francisco Flores (footballer, born 1988)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Flores and the second or maternal family name is Zapata.

Francisco Flores

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Roberto Flores Zapata
Date of birth	(1988-04-02) 2 April 1988
Place of birth	Liberia, Costa Rica
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Left back, left midfielder
Team information
Current team	Diriangén
Number	21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Liberia Mía	10	(2)
2009–2010	Águilas Guanacastecas	14	(0)
2010–2011	Barrio México	16	(1)
2011–2012	Puntarenas FC	37	(3)
2012–2013	Alajuelense	12	(0)
2013	Pérez Zeledón	10	(1)
2014–2015	Puntarenas FC	21+	(0+)
2015–2016	Municipal Liberia	26	(5)
2016	Stumbras	9	(1)
2016–2018	Municipal Liberia	76	(3)
2018–2019	Santos de Guápiles	23	(0)
2020–2022	Jicaral	69	(2)
2022–	Diriangén	43	(0)
International career‡
2015	Costa Rica	1	(0)
2018–	Nicaragua	26	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2023

Francisco Roberto Flores Zapata (born 2 April 1988) is a footballer who plays as a left back for Liga Primera de Nicaragua club Diriangén. Born in Costa Rica, he represents Nicaragua at international level. He previously appeared with his country of birth national team.

International career

Flores was born in Costa Rica to a Nicaraguan father and Costa Rican mother. He made one friendly appearance for the Costa Rica national team in 2015, before switching to represent Nicaragua.

External links

• Francisco Flores at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2019.