Bryan Oviedo retires from football aged 36 | OneFootball

Bryan Oviedo has retired from professional football at 36, drawing a near two-decade career across England, Denmark, the United States and Costa Rica.

Sunderland Echo reports that the Costa Rica international last played for AD San Carlos, leaving at the end of 2025 and spending several months without a club.

He joined Sunderland from Everton in January 2017, reuniting with David Moyes. He made 70 appearances across the Premier League, Championship and League One before returning to FC Copenhagen in the summer of 2019.

Oviedo had earlier spent almost five years at Everton after arriving from Copenhagen in 2012, playing 68 times. He scored a memorable winner against Manchester United at Old Trafford in December 2013.

After his second stint with Copenhagen, he moved to MLS with Real Salt Lake in 2022, featuring 56 times in all competitions before departing in 2024.

Internationally, he represented Costa Rica at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, having missed 2014 due to a serious leg injury.

Source: Sunderland Echo

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