Marco Ureña

Marco Ureña

With Kuban in 2012
Personal information
Full name Marco Danilo Ureña Porras
Date of birth (1990-03-05) March 5, 1990
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Brøndby IF
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Alajuelense 59 (10)
2011–2014 Kuban Krasnodar 31 (0)
2014FC Midtjylland (loan) 8 (2)
2014–2016 FC Midtjylland 29 (5)
2016– Brøndby IF 5 (0)
National team
2009– Costa Rica 40 (10)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 December 2014

Marco Danilo Ureña Porras, known as Marco Ureña (born March 5, 1990 in San José) is a professional Costa Rican footballer who plays for Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF and the Costa Rica national football team as a striker.[1]

Career

Club

Ureña started his career at Primera División side Alajuelense and in March 2011, he joined Russian Premier League side Kuban Krasnodar.[2][3] He did not manage to score a single goal in the Russian league.

In August 2014, Ureña moved to Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland on a four-month loan deal.[4] The contract was made permanent on 10 December 2014.[5]

On July 21, 2016, Midthylland and Brøndby IF agreed to swap Ureña with Jonas Borring in a three-year deal.[6][7]

International

Ureña participated in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup for Costa Rica[8] 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.[9]

In June 2014, Ureña was named in Costa Rica's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[10] In the team's opening match, he scored the third goal for Los Ticos in a 3–1 defeat of Uruguay.[11]

Career statistics

Club

Ureña beats Fernando Muslera to score against Uruguay in the 2014 FIFA World Cup
As of 21 July 2016[12]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2011-12Kuban KrasnodarRussian Premier League20010210
2012-13601070
2013-1450102070
2014–15FC MidtjyllandDanish Superliga2131100224
2015–16821070162
2016–17Brøndby IFDanish Superliga00000000
Total Russia 3103020360
Denmark 2952170386
Career total 6055190746

International Goals

Marco Ureña: International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 January 16, 2011 Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama  Guatemala 1 – 0 2 – 0 2011 Copa Centroamericana
2 January 16, 2011 Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama  Guatemala 2 – 0 2 – 0 2011 Copa Centroamericana
3 January 23, 2011 Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama  Honduras 2 – 1 1 – 2 2011 Copa Centroamericana
4 February 9, 2011 Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos, Venezuela  Venezuela 2 – 1 2 – 2 Friendly
5 June 5, 2011 Cowboys Stadium, United States  Cuba 1 – 0 5 – 0 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
6 June 5, 2011 Cowboys Stadium, United States  Cuba 3 – 0 5 – 0 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
7 June 12, 2011 Soldier Field, United States  Mexico 4 – 1 1 – 4 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8 June 14, 2014 Estádio Castelão, Brazil  Uruguay 3 – 1 3 – 1 2014 FIFA World Cup
9 September 3, 2014 RFK Memorial Stadium, United States  Nicaragua 2 – 0 3 – 0 2014 Copa Centroamericana
10 November 18, 2015 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama  Panama 0 – 2 1 – 2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

Ureña married Ana Paula Aguilar in May 2014.[13]

Honours

References

  1. "Marco Urena player profile". soccerway.com.
  2. МАРКОС УРЕНЬЯ СТАНЕТ ИГРОКОМ КУБАНИ. FCKuban.ru (in Russian). FC Kuban Krasnodar. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. Ureña viajó de nuevo a firmar con equipo ruso - Nación (Spanish)
  4. "FC Midtjylland lejer VM-spiller". FCM.dk (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  5. "FCM sikrer sig Ureña permanent". FC Midtjylland. 10 December 2014.
  6. Alvarado, José (21 July 2016). "Brondby danés fichó a Marco Ureña". Diario Extra. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. Valverde, Esteban (21 July 2016). "Marco Ureña pasa del Midtjylland al Brondby de Dinamarca". La Nación. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  8. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  9. "Marco URENA". FIFA. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  10. "Costa Rica World Cup 2014 squad". The Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  11. "Uruguay 1-3 Costa Rica". BBC. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  12. "M.Ureña". http://uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  13. Marco Ureña se sudó la camiseta y le anotó un tanto al amor - Nación (Spanish)


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