Óscar Esteban Granados Maroto^[1] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈoskaɾ esˈteβaŋ ɡɾaˈnaðos]; born 25 October 1985) is a Costa Rican former footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Granados started his career at local side Cartaginés where he would stay for 7 years. In June 2011 he joined newly promoted Orión,^[2] but left them 6 months later for Herediano.^[3]

Granados made his debut for Costa Rica in a January 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was a member of Costa Rican squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup^[1] where he was yellow-carded while on the sub's bench in the game against Greece.^[4] He played at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup^[5] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[6]

Hailing from Quircot de Cartago, he is a son of Elí Granados and Martiza Maroto and is married to Fiorella Alvarado. His elder brother Michael played professional football with second division side Municipal Osa.^[7]