Houston Dynamo. In September 2012, Veria F.C. announced Carlos Costly's transfer. Costly joined China League One side Guizhou Zhicheng on 24 July 2013. On 4 August, he scored two goals in his debut against Yanbian Baekdu Tigers. Costly signed with Real España on 2 January 2014. After the 2014 World Cup, he stated he would not return to the national team. He joined Gaziantepspor at the beginning of the 2014–15 season which was his first club since retiring from international duty. In 2015 he joined Olimpia and in 2019 he ended his stage at Olimpia, signing contract with Marathón. International career Since scoring on his debut against Trinidad and Tobago in 2007, 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. He 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. He 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. Costly scored seven goals in 13 appearances in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, including a hat-trick against Canada. In June 2014, he was named in the Honduran squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Costly made his FIFA World Cup debut in a 3–0 defeat against France on 15 June. In the next match, he scored his country's first World Cup goal in 32 years as the team lost 2–1 to Ecuador. Costly started the final Honduras game of the 2014 FIFA World Cup but limped off injured in the 39th minute. Immediately after the match, Costly announced his retirement from the national team stating that "we have to give opportunities to the young players." Despite this, Costly was still called up to the Honduras national team for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers Costly's last ever match with Honduras was in a 0–0 draw with Australia in the first leg of the 2018 CONCACAF–AFC intercontinental playoff where he came on the 73rd minute replacing Anthony Lozano. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Honduras goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Costly goal. Honours Houston Dynamo MLS Eastern Conference: 2011 Olimpia Liga Profesional de Honduras: 2015–16 C Honduran Supercup: 2016 I, 2016 II CONCACAF