Paulo Wanchope

**Paulo Wanchope** (born 31 July 1976) is a former Costa Rican football player. He has played for Costa Rica national team.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|National Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Continental|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="4"|Derby County|1996–97|rowspan="3"|Premier League|5|1|0|0|0|0|—|5|1|
|1997–98|32|13|2|0|4|4|—|38|17|||||
|1998–99|35|9|2|0|3|1|—|40|10|||||
|West Ham United|1999–2000|Premier League|35|12|1|0|3|0|8|3|47|15||
|rowspan="5"|Manchester City|2000–01|Premier League|27|9|1|0|3|1|—|31|10||
|2001–02|First Division|15|12|2|1|1|0|—|18|13||||
|2002–03|rowspan="2"|Premier League|0|0|0|0|0|0|—|0|0|||
|2003–04|22|6|0|0|0|0|4|0|26|6||||
|Málaga|2004–05|La Liga|25|6|||—|—|25|6||||
|Al-Gharafa|2005–06|Qatar Stars League|6|1|||||—|6|1|||
|Herediano|2005–06|Liga FPD|10|3|—|—|—|10|3|||||
|Rosario Central|2006–07|Primera División|14|5|||—|—|14|5||||
|FC Tokyo|2007|J1 League|12|2|—|4|1|—|16|3||||
|Chicago Fire|2007|Major League Soccer|12|2|0|0|1|0|—|13|2|||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="13"|Costa Rica|1996|7|3|
|1997|7|6|||
|1998|2|4|||
|1999|5|2|||
|2000|12|7|||
|2001|11|10|||
|2002|7|3|||
|2003|1|0|||
|2004|6|5|||
|2005|9|3|||
|2006|5|2|||
|2007|0|0|||
|2008|1|0|||

- _Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wanchope goal_.

|scope="col"|No.|scope="col"|Date|scope="col"|Venue|scope="col"|Opponent|scope="col"|Score|scope="col"|Result|scope="col"|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|1 December 1996|San José, Costa Rica|||2–1|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification||||||||
|2|21 December 1996|Cartago, Costa Rica|||2–1|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification||||||||
|3||||||||||||||
|4|9 March 1997|San José, Costa Rica|||5–0|Friendly||||||||
|5||||||||||||||
|6||||||||||||||
|7|11 May 1997|San José, Costa Rica|||3–1|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification||||||||
|8||||||||||||||
|9|9 November 1997|Mexico DF, Mexico|||3–3|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification||||||||
|10|4 February 1998|Oakland, United States|||7–2|1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup||||||||
|11||||||||||||||
|12||||||||||||||
|13||||||||||||||
|14|17 March 1999|San José, Costa Rica|||7–0|1999 UNCAF Nations Cup||||||||
|15|28 March 1999|San José, Costa Rica|||4–0|1999 UNCAF Nations Cup||||||||
|16|17 February 2000|Los Angeles, United States|||2–2|2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup||||||||
|17|20 February 2000|San Diego, United States|||1–2|2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup (goal contested with W Sunsing)||||||||
|18|1 July 2000|Alajuela, Costa Rica|||5–1|Friendly||||||||
|19|9 July 2000|San José, Costa Rica|||7–1|Friendly||||||||
|20||||||||||||||
|21|15 August 2000|Alajuela, Costa Rica|||2–1|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification||||||||
|22||||||||||||||
|23|6 January 2001|Miami, United States|||5–2|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification||||||||
|24|28 March 2001|Alajuela, Costa Rica|||3–0|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification||||||||
|25||||||||||||||
|26|20 June 2001|Alajuela, Costa Rica|||2–1|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification||||||||
|27|1 July 2001|Tegucigalpa, Honduras|||3–2|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification||||||||
|28|13 July 2001|Medellín, Colombia|||1–0|2001 Copa América||||||||
|29|16 July 2001|Medellín, Colombia|||1–1|2001 Copa América||||||||
|30|19 July 2001|Medellín, Colombia|||4–0|2001 Copa América||||||||
|31||||||||||||||
|32|22 July 2001|Armenia, Colombia|||1–2|2001 Copa América||||||||
|33|30 January 2002|Pasadena, United States|||3–1|2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup||||||||
|34||||||||||||||
|35|13 June 2002|Suwon, South Korea|||2–5|2002 FIFA World Cup||||||||
|36|8 September 2004|San José, Costa Rica|||1–0|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification||||||||
|37|9 October 2004|San José, Costa Rica|||5–0|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification||||||||
|38||||||||||||||
|39||||||||||||||
|40|13 October 2004|Edmonton, Canada|||3–1|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification||||||||
|41|9 February 2005|San José, Costa Rica|||1–2|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification||||||||
|42|8 June 2005|San José, Costa Rica|||3–2|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification||||||||
|43|8 October 2005|San José, Costa Rica|||3–0|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification||||||||
|44|9 June 2006|Munich, Germany|||2–4|2006 FIFA World Cup||||||||
|45||||||||||||||

### Player

- West Ham United
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1999
- Manchester City
- Football League First Division: 2001–02
- Costa Rica
- UNCAF Nations Cup: 1999
- Individual awards
- Premier League Player of the Month: October 1997

### Manager

- Costa Rica
- Copa Centroamericana: 2014
- Cartaginés
- Costa Rican Cup: 2022

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Paulo Wanchope
- **image**: Paulo Wanchope 2007 2.jpg
- **caption**: Wanchope with FC Tokyo, Tokyo in 2007
- **fullname**: Pablo César Wanchope Watson
- **birth place**: Heredia, Costa Rica
- **height**: 1.89 m
- **position**: Forward (association football), Striker
- **youthyears1**: 2014–present
- **years1**: 1993–1997
- **clubs1**: C.S. Herediano, Herediano
- **caps1**: 14
- **goals1**: 20
- **years2**: 1997–1999
- **clubs2**: Derby County F.C., Derby County
- **caps2**: 72
- **goals2**: 23
- **years3**: 1999–2000
- **clubs3**: West Ham United F.C., West Ham United
- **caps3**: 35
- **goals3**: 12
- **years4**: 2000–2004
- **clubs4**: Manchester City F.C., Manchester City
- **caps4**: 64
- **goals4**: 27
- **years5**: 2004–2005
- **clubs5**: Málaga CF, Málaga
- **caps5**: 25
- **goals5**: 6
- **years6**: 2005
- **clubs6**: Al-Gharafa Doha, Al-Gharafa
- **caps6**: 6
- **goals6**: 1
- **years7**: 2006
- **clubs7**: C.S. Herediano, Herediano
- **caps7**: 10
- **goals7**: 3
- **years8**: 2006
- **clubs8**: Rosario Central
- **caps8**: 14
- **goals8**: 5
- **years9**: 2007
- **clubs9**: FC Tokyo
- **caps9**: 11
- **goals9**: 3
- **years10**: 2007
- **clubs10**: Chicago Fire S.C., Chicago Fire
- **caps10**: 12
- **goals10**: 2
- **totalcaps**: 264
- **totalgoals**: 102
- **nationalyears1**: 1996–2008
- **nationalteam1**: Costa Rica national football team, Costa Rica
- **nationalcaps1**: 73
- **nationalgoals1**: 45
- **manageryears1**: 2008–2009
- **managerclubs1**: C.S. Herediano, Herediano
- **manageryears2**: 2010–2011
- **managerclubs2**: Club Sport Uruguay de Coronado, Uruguay Coronado
- **manageryears3**: 2010–2014
- **managerclubs3**: Costa Rica national football team, Costa Rica (assistant)
- **manageryears4**: 2014–2015
- **managerclubs4**: Costa Rica national football team, Costa Rica
- **manageryears5**: 2018
- **managerclubs5**: C.S. Cartaginés
- **manageryears6**: 2018
- **managerclubs6**: C.S. Herediano, Herediano
- **manageryears7**: 2021
- **managerclubs7**: Pérez Zeledón
- **manageryears8**: 2022–
- **managerclubs8**: C.S. Cartaginés