Luis Javier Paradela

San José, June 29 (PL) - The sports spaces of the Costa Rican media highlight the statements of Cuban left winger Luis Paradela, first Cuban soccer player hired by the emblematic club Deportivo Saprissa.

From the capital's San Juan de Tibás neighborhood, Saprissa is the team with more followers and titles in the first division of Costa Rican soccer and the purple color of its jersey distinguishes its fans, counted by millions in this Central American nation, where this sport is a passion.

After the signing of the 25-year-old Cuban player with the Tibaseño team until May 2025, Deportivo Saprissa posted on its social networks that it was pleased to announce the signing of Paradela.

The player from Cuban played eight games (607 minutes) and scored one goal with Santos de Guápiles (Limón province) in the 2022 Clausura Tournament, and is now Saprissa's first signing for the 2022 Apertura Tournament, which will start in July and will be shorter than usual due to the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

In a video broadcast on social networks and by the sports spaces of local media, Paradela promised the purple fans to give everything in search of more titles for his new team.

"I know it's a big team and I come to do my bit to achieve what we all want, which is obviously to win titles and continue to climb personally," said the Cuban.

He assured that he is going to kill himself on the field the minutes he has to play, to give everything, and try to achieve the victory that is important and stressed that his contract with Saprissa was something he had been waiting for a long time.

"I see it with good eyes, today we are here and that dream has been fulfilled," said Paradela.