Michaell Anthony Chirinos Cortez (born 17 June 1995) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga Nacional club Olimpia and the Honduras national team.
Club career On 14 June 2018, Chirinos signed with Lobos BUAP of Liga MX on a one-year loan from C.D. Olimpia.Así es el Lobos Buap, nuevo equipo de Michael Chirinos en México (This is Lobos BUAP, the new team of Michael Chirinos in Mexico) ; Diario Diez, 14 June 2018 He scored his first goal on 4 February 2019 in a 1–1 draw against Pachuca.El mensaje de Michaell Chirinos tras anotar su primer gol del 2019 en México (in Spanish) Diario Diez. 4 February 2019
On 3 August 2019, Chirinos signed with Major League Soccer team Vancouver Whitecaps FC for the remainder of the MLS season.OFICIAL: Vancouver Whitecaps de la MLS es el nuevo equipo de Michaell Chirinos (OFFICIAL: Vancouver Whitecaps of MLS is the new team of Michaell Chirinos) Diario Diez, 3 August 2019 He scored his first goal for the club on September 30, the winner in a 4–3 away victory against the LA Galaxy.Michaell Chirinos anota su primer gol en MLS con los Whitecaps (Michaell Chirinos scores his first MLS goal with the Whitecaps) ; Diario Diez. 30 September 2019.
On 22 December 2022, Chirinos signed with Super League Greece club Volos on a one-year contract with the option to extend for a further year. He made his debut two weeks later in the league against Olympiacos, starting and playing 65 minutes in the 0–4 home defeat. He scored his first goal the following 28 January in a 2–3 home defeat to Panetolikos. On 12 May 2023, Chirinos and Volos reached an agreement to terminate his contract at the club.
On 26 July 2023, Chirinos signed with Liga FPD club Deportivo Saprissa. He made his debut the following 10 August in Saprissa's second match of the CONCACAF Central American Cup group stage, scoring once in the 4–0 win against Jocoro. On 4 January 2024, Saprissa announced the departure of Chirinos, citing personal issues as the reason.
One week after departing from Saprissa, Chirinos returned to Olimpia ahead of the Clausura 2024 season.
International career On 24 March 2024, Chirinos scored his team's only goal in an eventual 3–1 defeat to Costa Rica in the 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs. The goal was nominated for Goal of the Year at the 2023–24 CONCACAF Awards, before being nominated for the 2024 FIFA Puskás Award.
Honours
Olimpia Liga Nacional: 2016 Clausura, 2019 Apertura, 2020 Apertura, 2021 Clausura, 2023 Apertura, 2024 Clausura, 2025 Clausura CONCACAF League: 2017, 2022Olimpia gana en penales a Santos de Guápiles y se corona campeón de la Concacaf League ; La Prensa, 26 October 2017
Saprissa Liga FPD: 2023 Apertura
Individual CONCACAF League Team of the Tournament: 2017 CONCACAF League Golden Ball: 2017, 2022
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