Boris Alfaro

Boris Xavier Alfaro Chong (born 29 October 1988) is a Panamanian international footballer who plays as a striker for Panamanian club Costa del Este.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Alfaro and the second or maternal family name is Chong.

Boris Alfaro
Personal information
Full name Boris Xavier Alfaro Chong
Date of birth (1988-10-29) 29 October 1988
Place of birth La Chorrera, Panama
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Costa del Este
Youth career
2006–2007 San Francisco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 San Francisco 50 (19)
2011–2012 Universitario de Sucre 34 (12)
2012–2013 Sheriff Tiraspol 2 (0)
2013–2014 San Francisco 31 (6)
2014 The Strongest 9 (4)
2014–2015 Zamora 6 (0)
2015 USMP 4 (0)
2015–2016 San Francisco 12 (1)
2016 Sporting San Miguelito 7 (2)
2016–2017 San José 5 (0)
2017–2018 Sporting San Miguelito 3 (0)
2018– Costa del Este 18 (2)
National team
2009 Panama 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2020

Club career

Alfaro started his career at San Francisco and moved abroad to play in Bolivia with Universitario de Sucre[1] and The Strongest[2] as well as in Moldova for FC Sheriff Tiraspol.[3] In summer 2014, he joined Venezuelan club Zamora[4] and moved to Peruvian side USMP in January 2015.[5]

He returned to San Francisco in summer 2015.[6]

International career

Alfaro made his debut for Panama in a March 2009 friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago, his sole international to date.

Personal life

His maternal grandfather, whose last name is Chong, is Chinese.

Honors
Club
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References
  1. Boris Alfaro fichó por el Universidad de Sucre de Bolivia Archived 25 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine - San Francisco FC (in Spanish)
  2. Boris Alfaro nuevo jugador de The Strongest de Bolivia Archived May 25, 2015, at the Wayback Machine - somos lasele (in Spanish)
  3. Boris Alfaro cerca de jugar en el Sheriff Tiraspol de Moldavia - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
  4. El panameño Boris Alfaro llega al Zamora de Venezuela - Diez (in Spanish)
  5. San Martín: panameño Boris Alfaro es nuevo delantero santo Archived 2015-05-25 at the Wayback Machine - Depor.pe (in Spanish)
  6. CONFIRMADO: Boris Alfaro regresa a su casa, el SanFra - San Francisco (in Spanish)
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