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Youstin Salas

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Youstin Salas
Salas with Wellington Phoenix in 2024
Personal information
Full name Youstin Delfín Salas Gómez[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Cariari, Costa Rica
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Sporting San José
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Santos de Guápiles 41 (2)
2018–2019 Herediano 6 (0)
2019 → La U Universitarios (loan) 11 (0)
2020–2022 Municipal Grecia 88 (7)
2022–2025 Saprissa 77 (1)
2024 → Wellington Phoenix (loan) 12 (0)
2025 → Sporting San José (loan) 16 (0)
2025– Sporting San José 5 (0)
2025–2026 → Brisbane Roar (loan) 26 (1)
International career‡
2012 Costa Rica U17 3 (0)
2021–2023 Costa Rica 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 September 2023

Youstin Delfín Salas Gómez (Latin American Spanish: [ˈjus.tin delˈfin ˈsa.las ˈɡo.mes];[2] born 17 June 1996) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or right-back for Sporting San José.

Early life

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Salas was born in Cariari, Limón Province, Costa Rica, and began playing football at the age of six in El Progreso, Cariari, where his father coached a local team.[3]

Club career

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Santos de Guápiles

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Salas made his debut with Santos de Guápiles on 23 April 2014, in the final matchday of the 2014 Campeonato de Verano against La U Universitarios, starting for 60 minutes in a 3–0 defeat.[4]

He made his international competition debut on 1 August 2017, in the first leg of the 2017 CONCACAF League round of 16 against San Juan Jabloteh of Trinidad and Tobago, a match in which he also scored his first goal in a 6–2 win.[5]

Herediano and La U Universitarios

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On 23 May 2018, Salas signed with Herediano.[6] Later that year, he won the 2018 CONCACAF League title on 1 November, defeating Motagua on aggregate,[7] and the 2018 Apertura on 23 December, with a victory over Saprissa.[8]

On 27 May 2019, he was loaned to La U Universitarios along with four other players.[9]

Municipal Grecia

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On 13 December 2019, Salas joined Municipal Grecia.[10]

Saprissa and Wellington Phoenix

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On 30 June 2022, Salas signed with Saprissa on a contract through June 2025.[11]

On 30 January 2024, he moved on loan to A-League Men side Wellington Phoenix for the remainder of the 2023–24 season, becoming the third Costa Rican to play for the club after Kenny Cunningham and Carlos Hernández.[12] He made 12 appearances and provided one assist.[13]

Sporting San José and Brisbane Roar

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On 27 December 2024, Saprissa announced Salas's loan to Sporting San José for one year.[14] The move was made permanent in July 2025, when Sporting signed him to a two-year contract.[13]

On 15 September 2025, deadline day, Salas returned to the A-League Men by joining Brisbane Roar on a one-year loan.[15] He was nominated A-League Player of the Month for October/November 2025.[16]

International career

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Youth

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On 5 December 2012, Salas was named in Edson Soto's Costa Rica under-17 squad for the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifiers.[17] He did not feature in the opening match against Honduras (3–0 defeat),[18] but appeared in the remaining games against El Salvador (2–1 win),[19] Nicaragua (0–0 draw),[20] and Guatemala (2–0 win).[21] Costa Rica advanced to the final tournament after finishing second in the group.

Senior

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Salas made his senior international debut for Costa Rica on 12 November 2021, in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Canada (1–0 defeat), starting for 64 minutes before being substituted by Keysher Fuller.[22] He was later named in Costa Rica's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar,[23] appearing in two matches.[12]

On 30 August 2023, he was called up by head coach Claudio Vivas for a European tour with friendlies against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.[24][25] On 8 September, he played against Saudi Arabia, coming on at the start of the second half in a 3–1 win.[26]

Style of play

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Primarily a defensive midfielder, Salas can also operate as a right-back or as an attacking midfielder.[12]

Honours

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Herediano

Deportivo Saprissa

Individual

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 7. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPgMejriQcW/?igsh=MW5jNm1odnBvemcwbQ==
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbXy5WK99I4
  4. ↑ German Matamoros (23 April 2014). "Universidad de Costa Rica clasificó a las semifinales del Verano 2014 tras golear al Santos". La Nación. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Redacción (2 August 2017). "Un Santos de Guápiles efectivo superó a San Juan Jabloteh". Concacaf. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Redacción (23 May 2018). "Youstin Salas es la nueva cara del Herediano". Monumental. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  7. ↑ José Pablo Segura Vargas (1 November 2018). "Herediano conquista la Liga Concacaf". Everardo Herrera. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  8. ↑ Juan Ugalde (23 December 2018). "¡Celebren Campeones! Herediano llegó a 27 Títulos tras vencer al Saprissa". Everardo Herrera. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  9. ↑ Redacción (27 May 2019). "Herediano cede a préstamo a Daniel Cambronero a la UCR". Everardo Herrera. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  10. ↑ Mauricio León (13 December 2019). "Grecia quiere volver a tener protagonismo: Ficha siete nuevos jugadores". AM Prensa. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Oficial: Saprissa anuncia fichajes de Pablo Arboine y Youstin Salas". Teletica (in European Spanish). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 Phoenix, Wellington (29 January 2024). "Costa Rica international joins the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  13. 1 2 ""Oferta formal": recordado campeón con Saprissa podría continuar su carrera lejos de Costa Rica". Fútbol Centroamérica (in European Spanish). 17 July 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  14. ↑ @deportivo_saprissa; (27 December 2024). "El Deportivo Saprissa informa que Youstin Salas jugará a préstamo con Sporting FC por un lapso de un año" – via Instagram.
  15. ↑ jesposito (15 September 2025). "Costa Rican International with World Cup experience lured to the Roar". Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  16. ↑ "Roar import Salas named Shark Player of the Month". A-League Men. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  17. ↑ Redacción (5 December 2012). "Seleccionados Sub-17 que viajarán a Guatemala". Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  18. ↑ Redacción (9 December 2012). "Costa Rica fue superada por Honduras en su debut". Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  19. ↑ Redacción (11 December 2012). "Costa Rica se remonta y vence a El Salvador". Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  20. ↑ Graciela Fonseca (13 December 2012). "Costa Rica Sub 17 apenas pudo empatar con Nicaragua". CrHoy.com. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  21. ↑ Redacción (15 December 2012). "Selección Sub 17 avanza a Panamá". Antorcha Deportiva. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  22. ↑ Elmer Durán Jara (12 November 2021). "Costa Rica continúa cavando su propia tumba, ahora en suelo canadiense (0-1)". Everardo Herrera. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  23. ↑ "Suárez eligió a sus 26 jugadores para la aventura mundialista en Catar" [Suarez chooses 26 players for the Qatar World Cup adventure]. FCRF (in Spanish). 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  24. ↑ ESPN (30 August 2023). "Claudio Vivas sorprende con el regreso de Manfred Ugalde y Randall Leal a la selección de Costa Rica". Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  25. ↑ Pablo Rocca (30 August 2023). "Oficial: Claudio Vivas dio su primera convocatoria con Costa Rica para los amistosos internacionales". Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  26. ↑ Pablo Rocca (8 September 2023). "Costa Rica venció 3-1 a Arabia Saudita en el amistoso internacional [VIDEO]". Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  27. ↑ José Pablo Molina Salas (26 May 2016). "En la variedad estuvo el gusto de los Premios FPD". UNAFUT. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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