5/17/2023 0 Comments Fifa origin country![]() Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara has a multinational history that mirrors his father’s career path. ![]() He became a Costa Rican citizen at 13, but he is a hero in his Nicaraguan hometown, where his mother still spends part of the year. ![]() He moved at age 5 with his mother Nicaraguans often travel to Costa Rica in search of better jobs. He went to college at the University of Maryland, played for three Major League Soccer teams and considers home to be Rockville, Md.Ĭosta Rica’s only non-native player, Oscar Duarte, was born in Catarina, Nicaragua, which is two hours from the Costa Rican border. Perhaps the “most American” player in the World Cup this year is Rodney Wallace, a native of Costa Rica who emigrated as a 9-year-old when his mom took a job three blocks from the White House.
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