13 Facts About Carlo Costly

Carlo Costly's parents separated and his mother, soon after, married a Mexican.

Carlo Costly had spells in the Mexican league with the reserve teams of Atletico Celaya, Monarcas Morelia, Atlas and Pumas UNAM.

Carlo Costly moved back to Honduras where the path to international success began.

On 24 January 2010, Carlo Costly was bought by SC Vaslui, signing a 3.5-year contract.

Carlo Costly was injured and treated in Italy where they told him he would recover before 2010 FIFA World Cup, but he was unable to rejoin the Honduras national football team due to FIFA rules.

Carlo Costly then went on to sign for Atlas in Mexico, once he recovered from his injury.

Carlo Costly spent the latter part of the 2011 Major League Soccer season on loan with Houston Dynamo.

Carlo Costly joined China League One side Guizhou Zhicheng on 24 July 2013.

Since scoring on his debut against Trinidad and Tobago in 2007, Carlo Costly has been a standout performer for the Honduras national team helping the Catrachos reach the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2009 and 2011.

Carlo Costly is the Honduras national team's second-top goalscorer of all-time in Gold Cup matches, scoring eight goals, including a hat-trick against Grenada in the 2011 tournament.

Carlo Costly was an important member of the Honduran team that qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup but was unable to play at the tournament finals due to injury.

Carlo Costly scored seven goals in 13 appearances in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, including a hat-trick against Canada.

Carlo Costly started the final Honduras game of the 2014 FIFA World Cup but limped off injured in the 39th minute.