Cubero singing the Costa Rican national anthem before a match against Mexico at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Miguel Cubero Loría | ||
Date of birth | February 14, 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Sarchí, Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Herediano | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2014 | Herediano | 134 | (16) |
2009 | → Puntarenas (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Blackpool | 23 | (0) |
2016– | Herediano | 19 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010– | Costa Rica | 48 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:24, 6 May 2015 (UTC) |
José Miguel Cubero Loría (born 14 February 1987 in Sarchí) is a Costa Rican football player, currently playing for Herediano, and for the Costa Rica national football team. He plays as a holding midfielder.
Cubero made his professional debut for Herediano on 26 March 2006 against Santacruceña and had a spell on loan at Puntarenas in 2009. He signed a three-year contract extension with Herediano in April 2013.
On 31 July 2014, Cubero signed for Championship side Blackpool on a one-year contract with the option of a further twelve months. He made his Blackpool debut on September 27 in a 3-1 home defeat to Norwich City. In August 2015 it was claimed that Blackpool had snubbed an offer for Cubero from MLS club Seattle Sounders and that they had activated a 12-month extension to his contract.
He participated in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada.
Cubero made his senior debut for Costa Rica in an August 2010 friendly match against Paraguay and has, as of April 2014, earned a total of 34 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 9 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the 2011 Copa Centroamericana as well as at the 2011 Copa América and was a non-playing squad member at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.