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Marco Ureña
Costa Rican footballer (born 1990)
Marcos Danilo Ureña Porras, known as Marco Ureña (born 5 March 1990), is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a striker for C.S. Cartaginés. He has also played for the Costa Rica national team.[3]
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Ureña with the San Jose Earthquakes in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcos Danilo Ureña Porras[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-03-05) 5 March 1990 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | C.S. Cartaginés | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Alajuelense | 59 | (10) |
| 2011–2014 | Kuban Krasnodar | 31 | (0) |
| 2014 | → FC Midtjylland (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Midtjylland | 19 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Brøndby IF | 13 | (0) |
| 2017 | San Jose Earthquakes | 25 | (5) |
| 2018 | Los Angeles FC | 18 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Alajuelense | 40 | (12) |
| 2020 | Gwangju FC | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Central Coast Mariners | 48 | (12) |
| 2022– | C.S. Cartaginés | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Costa Rica U20 | 7 | (3) |
| 2009–2018 | Costa Rica | 67 | (15) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:30, 5 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2020 | |||
Born in San José, Costa Rica, Ureña started his career at Primera División side Alajuelense and in March 2011, he joined Russian Premier League side Kuban Krasnodar.[4][5]
In August 2014, Ureña moved to Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland on a four-month loan deal.[6] The contract was made permanent on 10 December 2014.[7]
On 21 July 2016, Midtjylland and Brøndby IF agreed to swap Ureña with Jonas Borring in a three-year deal.[8][9]
It was announced on 27 January 2017 that Ureña had been signed by Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes.[10] He scored his first MLS goal in a 2–1 road loss to New York City FC at Yankee Stadium on 1 April 2017.[11] Ureña recorded his first MLS assist at home to achieve a 1–1 draw against Seattle Sounders FC on 8 April 2017.[12] His game-winning goal over Minnesota United FC on 22 October secured San Jose's sixth-place spot in the 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs, the team's first playoff appearance since 2012.[13]
On 12 December 2017, MLS expansion side Los Angeles FC selected Ureña as its third pick in the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft.[14]
Following his release by Los Angeles, Ureña was selected by Chicago Fire in the MLS Waiver Draft on 12 December 2018.[15] However, he opted to join Alajuelense on 21 January 2019.[16]
On 24 March 2020, Ureña joined Gwangju FC of the South Korean K League.[17]
On 22 December 2020, Urena signed with the Central Coast Mariners in the Australian A-League.[18]
Ureña participated in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup for Costa Rica[19] where Costa Rica U-20 national football team, placed 4th after losing to Hungary in the match for the 3rd place. He scored three goals on that competition.
In 2009, Ureña made his debut for the Costa Rica national football team in a match against Venezuela.[20]
In June 2014, Ureña was named in Costa Rica's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[21] In the team's opening match, he scored the third goal for Los Ticos in a 3–1 defeat of Uruguay.[22]
At the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, he scored the winner in Costa Rica's opening match and 0–1 victory against Honduras off of an assist from New York City FC man and fellow MLS player Rodney Wallace on 7 July 2017, at Red Bull Arena.[23] This performance earned him CONCACAF Man of the Match honors.
On 1 September 2017, Ureña recorded a brace in Costa Rica's crucial World Cup qualifier against the United States, again at Red Bull Arena.[24] On 5 September 2017, Ureña scored off of a volley to equalize the match against Mexico, which also served as his first goal at the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica.[25][26]
In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[27] This would be Ureña's last call to play for Costa Rica. Upon his return to Costa Rican football in 2022, Ureña explained that his disappearance from the national team was due to internal conflicts he had with both players and personnel from the Costa Rican Football Federation.[28] He cited Rónald González as the only coach that would call him up, but upon the arrival of Gustavo Matosas, Ureña knew he would not be called up anymore.[29]
Club
- As of 15 May 2022[30]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2011–12 | Kuban Krasnodar | Russian Premier League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | FC Midtjylland | Danish Superliga | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| 2015–16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Brøndby IF | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | San Jose Earthquakes | Major League Soccer | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 5 | |
| 2018 | Los Angeles FC | Major League Soccer | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | Alajuelense | Liga FPD | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 31 | 12 | — | — | 31 | 12 | ||||
| 2020 | Gwangju | K League 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Central Coast Mariners | A-League | 22 | 5 | — | — | 22 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | A-League Men | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 30 | 8 | ||
| Total | Russia | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Denmark | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||
| United States | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 35 | 7 | |||
| Costa Rica | 40 | 12 | — | — | 40 | 12 | ||||
| South Korea | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Australia | 48 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | 52 | 13 | |||
| Career total | 190 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 210 | 38 | ||
International
- As of 1 February 2020[31]
| Costa Rica | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 13 | 7 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 11 | 2 |
| 2015 | 8 | 1 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 67 | 15 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.[32]
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Ureña married Ana Paula Aguilar in May 2014.[33]
- "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 24 June 2018. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- Brenes, Christian (30 July 2022). "Marco Ureña dejó un año de contrato en Australia y confiesa estar apasionado por Cartaginés". La Nacion.
- МАРКОС УРЕНЬЯ СТАНЕТ ИГРОКОМ КУБАНИ. FCKuban.ru (in Russian). FC Kuban Krasnodar. 3 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- Ureña viajó de nuevo a firmar con equipo ruso Archived 27 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
- "FC Midtjylland lejer VM-spiller". FCM.dk (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- "FCM sikrer sig Ureña permanent". FC Midtjylland. 10 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- Alvarado, José (21 July 2016). "Brondby danés fichó a Marco Ureña". Diario Extra. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- Valverde, Esteban (21 July 2016). "Marco Ureña pasa del Midtjylland al Brondby de Dinamarca". La Nación. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- "San Jose Earthquakes add Costa Rican international Marcos Urena". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- "RECAP: Quakes take frustrating loss in NYC". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- "RECAP: A late Wondo finish earns the Quakes a come-from-behind point vs. Seattle Sounders FC". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- "RECAP: Quakes officially punch ticket to 2017 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs". San Jose Earthquakes. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- "LAFC select Tico striker, young prospects in 2017 Expansion Draft". Major League Soccer. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- @ldacr (22 January 2019). "Un león regresa a su casa..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Central Coast Mariners Club". 22 December 2020.
- "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- "Marco URENA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- "Costa Rica World Cup 2014 squad". The Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- "Uruguay 1-3 Costa Rica". BBC. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- "Honduras 0, Costa Rica 1 | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match Recap". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- Alvarado, Sergio (6 August 2022). "Marco Ureña tira fuego sobre un secreto de la Sele de Rusia 2018". La Teja (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- Castillo, Eduardo; Araya, José Fernando (7 August 2022). "Marco Ureña: "Yo sabía que después de Rusia 2018 la Selección iba a estar cerrada para mí"". Teletica (in European Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- "M. Ureña". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- "Marco Ureña". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- "Ureña, Marco". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- Marco Ureña se sudó la camiseta y le anotó un tanto al amor - Nación (in Spanish)
- Marco Ureña at National-Football-Teams.com