Marco Ureña

Marcos Danilo Ureña Porras, known as Marco Ureña (born 5 March 1990) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a striker for South Korean club Gwangju FC. He has also played for the Costa Rica national team.[2]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ureña and the second or maternal family name is Porras.
Marco Ureña
Ureña with San Jose Earthquakes in 2017
Personal information
Full name Marcos Danilo Ureña Porras
Date of birth (1990-03-05) 5 March 1990
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Gwangju FC
Number 61
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 0 (0)
National team‡
2009– Costa Rica 67 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:18, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2020

Club career

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.[3][4] 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.[5] The contract was made permanent on 10 December 2014.[6]

On 21 July 2016, Midtjylland and Brøndby IF agreed to swap Ureña with Jonas Borring in a three-year deal.[7][8]

It was announced on 27 January 2017 that Ureña had been signed by Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes.[9] He scored his first MLS goal in a 2–1 road loss to New York City FC at Yankee Stadium on 1 April 2017.[10] Ureña recorded his first MLS assist at home to achieve a 1–1 draw against Seattle Sounders FC on 8 April 2017.[11] 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.[12]

On 12 December 2017, MLS expansion side Los Angeles FC selected Ureña as its third pick in the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft.[13]

Following his release by Los Angeles, Ureña was selected by Chicago Fire in the MLS Waiver Draft on 12 December 2018.[14] However, he opted to join Alajuelense on 21 January 2019.[15]

On 24 March 2020, Ureña joined Gwangju FC of the South Korean K League.[16]

International career

Ureña participated in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup for Costa Rica[17] 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.[18]

In June 2014, Ureña was named in Costa Rica's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[19] In the team's opening match, he scored the third goal for Los Ticos in a 3–1 defeat of Uruguay.[20]

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.[21] 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.[22] 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.[23][24]

In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[25]

Career statistics

Club
Ureña beats Fernando Muslera to score against Uruguay in the 2014 FIFA World Cup
As of 19 July 2018[26]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2011–12Kuban KrasnodarRussian Premier League20010—210
2012–136010—70
2013–1450102070
2014–15FC MidtjyllandDanish Superliga2131100224
2015–16821070162
2016–17Brøndby IFDanish Superliga00000000
2017San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer25500—255
2018Los Angeles FCMajor League Soccer9111—101
Total Russia 3103020360
Denmark 2952170386
United States 25500—255
Career total 851051909911

International
As of 1 February 2020[27]
Costa Rica
YearAppsGoals
200910
201050
2011137
201200
201300
2014112
201581
201670
2017154
201861
201900
202010
Total6715

International goals
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.[28]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 January 2011Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Panama1–02–02011 Copa Centroamericana
2.2–0
3.23 January 2011 Honduras1–21–2
4.9 February 2011Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos, Barcelona, Venezuela Venezuela2–12–2Friendly
5.5 June 2011Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States Cuba1–05–02011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
6.3–0
7.12 June 2011Soldier Field, Chicago, United States Mexico1–41–4
8.14 June 2014Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil Uruguay3–13–12014 FIFA World Cup
9.3 September 2014Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States Panama2–02–12014 Copa Centroamericana
10.22 July 2015Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama2–02–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.7 July 2017Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States Honduras1–01–02017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
12.1 September 2017 United States1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.2–0
14.5 September 2017Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Mexico1–11–1
15.23 March 2018Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Scotland1–01–0Friendly

Personal life

Ureña married Ana Paula Aguilar in May 2014.[29]

Honours

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Marco Urena player profile". soccerway.com.
  3. "Archived copy" 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Ureña viajó de nuevo a firmar con equipo ruso Archived 27 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. "FC Midtjylland lejer VM-spiller". FCM.dk (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  6. "FCM sikrer sig Ureña permanent". FC Midtjylland. 10 December 2014.
  7. Alvarado, José (21 July 2016). "Brondby danés fichó a Marco Ureña". Diario Extra. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  8. Valverde, Esteban (21 July 2016). "Marco Ureña pasa del Midtjylland al Brondby de Dinamarca". La Nación. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  9. "San Jose Earthquakes add Costa Rican international Marcos Urena". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  10. "RECAP: Quakes take frustrating loss in NYC". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  11. "RECAP: A late Wondo finish earns the Quakes a come-from-behind point vs. Seattle Sounders FC". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  12. "RECAP: Quakes officially punch ticket to 2017 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs". San Jose Earthquakes. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  13. "LAFC select Tico striker, young prospects in 2017 Expansion Draft". Major League Soccer. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  14. https://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2018/12/12/chicago-fire-soccer-club-selects-midfielder-cristian-mart-nez-forward-marco-ure-2018
  15. https://twitter.com/ldacr/status/1087534141845970945
  16. https://www.gwangjufc.com/gwboard/gwboard_view.php?page=1&document_srl=73904&board_type=31&s_field=board_name&s_value=&video_gbn=
  17. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  18. "Marco URENA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  19. "Costa Rica World Cup 2014 squad". The Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  20. "Uruguay 1-3 Costa Rica". BBC. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  21. "Honduras 0, Costa Rica 1 | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match Recap". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  22. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/09/01/earthquakes-marco-ure-brace-leads-costa-rica-win-over-usa
  23. Polacek, Scott. "Marco Urena Saves Draw for Costa Rica vs. Mexico in 2018 World Cup Qualifier".
  24. "Ureña se quitó una espinita: anotar en el Estadio Nacional - Crhoy.com".
  25. https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/costa-rica-names-23-man-world-cup-squad-featuring-keylor/1bw2iz8pkma5614bzushqyyo7g
  26. "M.Ureña". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  27. "Marco Ureña". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  28. "Ureña, Marco". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  29. Marco Ureña se sudó la camiseta y le anotó un tanto al amor - Nación (in Spanish)
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