Carlo Costly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlo Yaír Costly Molina | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Olimpia | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Platense | 19 | (10) |
| 2007 | → Bełchatów (loan) | 11 | (6) |
| 2007–2010 | Bełchatów | 48 | (8) |
| 2009 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2010 | Vaslui | 13 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Atlas | 11 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Houston Dynamo (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Veria | 25 | (6) |
| 2013 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 12 | (9) |
| 2014 | Real España | 13 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Gaziantepspor | 7 | (0) |
| 2015– | Olimpia | 11 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2016 | Honduras | 74 | (32) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:27, 28 April 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:27, 28 April 2016 (UTC) |
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Carlo Yaír Costly Molina (born 18 July 1982) is a Honduran footballer striker who is currently playing for Olimpia. He was a member of the Honduran national football team until after the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Prior to coming to Europe, he played with Club Deportivo Platense where he was the top scorer of the Honduras Apertura in 2006-07.
Carlo Costly is the son of Anthony Costly. Despite being Honduran, he has close links to Mexico. His parents separated and his mother, soon after, married a Mexican. Costly moved to Mexico City when he was 14 years old and lived there for the following 11 years where he kicked off his football career. He had spells in the Mexican league with the reserve teams of Atlético Celaya, Monarcas Morelia, Atlas and Pumas UNAM.
He moved back to Honduras where the path to international success began. Despite leaving Mexico, Costly still keeps a house in the state of Nayarit. His big chance was given to him by Club Deportivo Platense and, with them, he became the top scorer of the Honduras Apertura 2006-07, scoring 10 goals in 19 games.
His early success earned him a chance with Polish club GKS Bełchatów, who loaned him for half a season. Having impressed, the club spent a record €500,000 on signing him.
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