Kevin Briceño

Kevin Andres Briceño Toruño (born 21 October 1991) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Deportivo Saprissa as a goalkeeper.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Briceño and the second or maternal family name is Toruño.
Kevin Briceño
Briceño as a Deportivo Saprissa player
Personal information
Full name Kevin Andres Briceño Toruño
Date of birth (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991[1]
Place of birth Nicoya, Costa Rica
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Deportivo Saprissa
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Brujas 0 (0)
2011–2012 Orión 8 (0)
2012–2014 Uruguay 40 (0)
2014– Deportivo Saprissa 51 (0)
National team‡
2011 Costa Rica U22 5 (0)
2018– Costa Rica 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:34, 13 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:34, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Nicoya, Briceño started his senior professional career with Brujas in 2010 and moved to Orión in the following year. In 2012, he made his league debut against Limón. After a stint with CS Uruguay,[2] he moved to Deportivo Saprissa in May 2014 as a replacement for the departing Luis Ernesto Michel.[3] After regularly playing for the club, manager Jeaustin Campos announced on 22 November that Briceño would be benched for the rest of the season and act as a second fiddle to Danny Carvajal.[4]

By the beginning of 2015–16 season, Briceño fell further down the order and became the third choice goalkeeper of the club.[5] In June 2016, he suffered a shoulder dislocation.[6] He underwent an operation and was ruled out of play for the remainder of the year.[7]

From the beginning of 2017–18 season, Briceño became an undisputed starter for the club.[8]

International career

Briceño was called to the under-20 team for 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. In 2013, he was called to the senior national team for a friendly match against Uruguay.[2] In October 2017, he was called to the senior team for a match against Panama as a replacement for the injured Keylor Navas. However, he remained at the bench and did not make an appearance.[9]

On 28 August 2018, Briceño was called to the national team for friendlies against Japan and South Korea.[10] On 11 September, he made his debut, coming on as a 46th minute substitute for Leonel Moreira in a 3–0 defeat against Japan.[11]

References
  1. "Kevin Briceño". Deportivo Saprissa. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. Luis Fernando Rojas. ""Vengo a trabajar duro"" ["I come to work hard"] (20 May 2014) (in Spanish). La Republica. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. "Kevin Briceño se mostró entusiasmado por llegar a Saprissa" [Kevin Briceño was excited to get to Saprissa]. La Nación, Grupo Nación (in Spanish). La Nación. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. Vargas, Jose Pablo Segura (22 May 2014). "Jeaustin: "Kevin Briceño va a ser el mejor portero de Costa Rica"". everardoherrera.com (in Spanish). Evandro Gerrera. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  5. "¿Qué pasa con Kevin Briceño en la portería del Saprissa?". everardoherrera.com (in Spanish). Evandro Herrera. 30 June 2015.
  6. Bravo, Oscar Hernández (26 June 2016). "Kevin Briceño sufre luxación en hombro y Saprissa mira a juvenil Mario Sequeira". everardoherrera.com (in Spanish). Evandro Herrera.
  7. "Kevin Briceño no estará presente en el Torneo de Invierno". Deporticos (in Spanish). Deporticos. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  8. "Briceño tuvo que trabajar la parte mental antes de ser titular en el Saprissa | Crhoy.com". CRHoy.com | Periodico Digital | Costa Rica Noticias 24/7 (in Spanish). CR Hoy. 20 September 2017.
  9. "Viaje a Panamá dejó cansado al portero morado Kevin Briceño | Crhoy.com". CRHoy.com | Periodico Digital | Costa Rica Noticias 24/7 (in Spanish). CR Hoy. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  10. "El cambio generacional empezó: La Sele se llena de caras nuevas y juventud". La Nación, Grupo Nación (in Spanish). La Nación. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  11. Arroyo, Luigui Alvarado (11 September 2018). "VIDEO: Japón se aprovechó de una endeble Costa Rica y lo goleó 3-0". everardoherrera.com (in Spanish). Evrardo Herrera. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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