Bryan Oviedo

Bryan Josué Oviedo Jiménez (born 18 February 1990) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays left back for Danish football club F.C. Copenhagen.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Oviedo and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.
Bryan Oviedo
Oviedo playing for Everton in 2016
Personal information
Full name Bryan Josué Oviedo Jiménez[1]
Date of birth (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Left back / Left midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 19
Youth career
Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Saprissa 7 (0)
2010–2012 Copenhagen 30 (2)
2011 → Nordsjælland (loan) 14 (0)
2012–2017 Everton 50 (2)
2017–2019 Sunderland 67 (2)
2019– Copenhagen 6 (0)
National team‡
2009 Costa Rica U20 6 (0)
2010– Costa Rica 55 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:55, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2019

He was selected for his national squad at the Copa América Centenario and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Oviedo has previously represented Saprissa, FC Nordsjælland, Everton and Sunderland.

Club career

Copenhagen

In early 2010 he signed for Danish club Copenhagen.

Everton

On 31 August 2012, Oviedo signed for English side Everton for an undisclosed fee.[3] He made his debut as an 85th-minute substitute during a 3–0 away league win over Swansea City in September.[4] Oviedo was very much a squad player during his first season with Everton as he made 15 league appearances, 14 of those as a substitute.[5] In 2012, in a starting 11 against Norwich City, Oviedo picked up his first assist for the club. He scored his first goal for Everton on 30 November 2013 in a 4–0 win over Stoke City, also picking up an assist.[6] Four days later he scored against Manchester United in the 86th minute in a 1–0 win, leading Everton to their first win at Old Trafford in 21 years.[7]

On 25 January 2014, Oviedo suffered a broken left leg 18 minutes into the Stevenage vs Everton FA Cup Fourth Round tie. He sustained the injury from a tackle on Stevenage midfielder Simon Heslop, a clean break to both his tibia and fibula.[8]

Immediately after the game, speaking to BT Sport, Everton manager Roberto Martínez said "A real negative today is the unfortunate incident and we need to give Bryan as much support as we can now. He's had a terrific season and I've been very impressed with him. He's an important player in the group and he deserves a speedy recovery. The injury to Bryan affected everyone. Those type of injuries leave a sick taste."[9] Everton later confirmed that Oviedo would require surgery to heal a double fracture of his left leg.[10] In May 2014, Oviedo said he was unable to recover from his injury in time to be ready for the 2014 World Cup with his national team.[11]

Oviedo returned from injury on 23 September in Everton's 3–0 defeat at Swansea City in the second round of the League Cup; he started the match before being replaced after 58 minutes by James McCarthy.[12]

Sunderland

On 30 January 2017, Oviedo and former Everton teammate Darron Gibson joined Sunderland on permanent deals; with Oviedo penning a three-and-a-half-year deal, taking him up to the summer of 2020; while Gibson signed a one-a-half-year deal to reunite with former manager David Moyes.[13][14] On 4 February 2017 Oviedo made his Sunderland debut in a 4–0 win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.[15]

Return to Copenhagen

In July 2019 he re-signed for FC Copenhagen.[16]

International career

In 2007, Oviedo represented Costa Rica at the CONCACAF U17 Tournament (a precursor to the CONCACAF U17 Championship). Oviedo played in all three games, beating Trinidad and Tobago 2–0, drawing 0–0 with Canada and losing 2–1 to United States. Costa Rica finished in second place in Group B and qualifying for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[17] Oviedo was not selected in the U17 World Cup squad.

Two years later Oviedo was named in the 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squad. Oviedo's Costa Rica beat Mexico 1–0 in their opening game, drew 0–0 with Trinidad and Tobago and beat Canada 2–1 in the final group stage game. Oviedo was not named in the team for the semi-final against Honduras but played in the final where Costa Rica beat USA 3–0.[18] Due to the successful campaign in the U-20 Championship, Costa Rica qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Oviedo retained his place in the national under 20 team and was named in the squad for the U-20 World Cup.

The U20 World Cup did not get off to the best of starts. Oviedo featured in the team in a 5–0 loss to Brazil in Costa Rica's opening game in Group E. In the second game he helped Costa Rica defeat Australia 3–0 and was also named in the team that lost their final group game against Czech Republic 3–2. The three points were enough to qualify and Costa Rica defeated hosts Egypt 2–0 in front of 81,860 in the knock out stage. Costa Rica beat United Arab Emirates 2–1 after extra time in the quarter finals and lost to Brazil 1–0 at the semi-final stage. The Costa Ricans met Hungary in the third place playoff where they were defeated on penalties after a 1–1 draw.[19]

He played his first match with the Costa Rican national team against Argentina on 26 January 2010.

Oviedo was named in the Costa Rican squad for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Costa Rica finished second in Group A after opening with a 5–0 win against Cuba, a 1–1 draw with El Salvador ensuring qualification before losing 4–1 to Mexico in the final group stage game. Costa Rica were knocked out of the competition following a penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw with Honduras.[20]

In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of 26 May 2019[22]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saprissa 2009–10 Costa Rican Primera División 7000—1080
Copenhagen 2009–10 Danish Superliga 3000—0030
2010–11 Danish Superliga 1010—0020
2011–12 Danish Superliga 20150—40291
2012–13 Danish Superliga 6100—40101
Total 30260—80442
Nordsjælland (loan) 2010–11 Danish Superliga 14010—00150
Everton 2012–13 Premier League 1502010—180
2013–14 Premier League 922020—132
2014–15 Premier League 60201020110
2015–16 Premier League 1403020—190
2016–17 Premier League 60—10—70
Total 502907020682
Sunderland 2016–17 Premier League 100———100
2017–18 Championship 3421010—362
2018–19 League One 230200060310
Total 672301060772
Career total 1686190801702126

International
As of 10 October 2019[23]
Costa Rica
YearAppsGoals
201030
201191
201290
201350
201400
201520
201630
201780
2018110
201951
Total552

International goals
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.[23]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 February 2011Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui, Barcelona, Venezuela Venezuela1–02–2Friendly
2.16 June 2019Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Nicaragua1–04–02019 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honours

Club

Copenhagen

International
  • UNCAF Nations Cup runner-up:2011[25]

Individual

References
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  7. "Manchester United 0–1 Everton". Sky Sports News. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  8. Graeme Yorke (25 January 2014). "Bryan Oviedo taken to hospital with broken leg during Everton's win over Stevenage". Daily Mail.
  9. "Bryan Oviedo: Everton midfielder suffers double leg fracture". BBC. 25 January 2014.
  10. "Martinez Gives Oviedo Update / News Archive / News / evertonfc.com – The Official Website of Everton Football Club". Everton F.C. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  11. Valverde, Esteban (10 May 2014). "Bryan Oviedo no estará en el Mundial de Brasil 2014". Al Día. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  12. Chowdhury, Saj (23 September 2014). "Swansea 3–0 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  13. Jiménez, Daniel (30 January 2017). "Bryan Oviedo deja el Everton y firma con el Sunderland". La Nación. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  14. Chamberlain, Oscar (30 January 2017). "Double deal: Moyes pleased with new recruits". safc.com. Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  15. "Oviedo and Januzaj start". 4 February 2017.
  16. "Bryan Oviedo: Sunderland's Costa Rica left-back leaves for FC Copenhagen". BBC Sport. 29 July 2019.
  17. "2007 CONCACAF U17 Tournament Technical Report" (PDF). CONCACAF. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  18. "2009 CONCACAF U20 Championship Technical Report" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  19. "2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup Technical Report" (PDF). FIFA. 2009.
  20. "2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Technical Report" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
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