Diego Madrigal

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Madrigal and the second or maternal family name is Ulloa.
Diego Madrigal
Personal information
Full nameDiego Josué Madrigal Ulloa
Date of birth19 March 1989
Place of birthSan José, Costa Rica
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionPlaymaker
Club information
Current team
Inter Baku
Number27
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2010UCR36(8)
2010Herediano13(3)
2011Cerro Porteño5(0)
2011–2012Herediano15(0)
2012Santos de Guápiles14(5)
2013Saprissa31(6)
2014-Inter Baku15(3)
National team‡
2009Costa Rica U-207(1)
2010Costa Rica U-212(4)
2011Costa Rica U-234(1)
2010–Costa Rica11(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 August 2014 (UTC)

Diego Josué Madrigal Ulloa (born 19 March 1989 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Inter Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

Career

Club

Madrigal made his Primera debut for UCR in January 2009 and scored his first Primera goal in March of that year.[1] In August 2011, he returned to his former club Herediano.[2] In August 2012, he joined Santos de Guápiles.[3]

In January 2014, Madrigal signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Inter Baku on a two-year contract.[4]

International

Madrigal played for the Costa Rica national football team at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, where the team finished in fourth place.[5] Madrigal made his first appearance and scored his first goal for the senior side in a friendly match against Argentina on 26 January 2010.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 December 2014[7]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2008–09CF UCRPrimera División de Costa Rica193--193
2009–10175--175
2010–11Herediano72--72
2011Cerro PorteñoParaguayan Primera División50-2070
2011–12HeredianoPrimera División de Costa Rica120-30150
2012–13Deportivo Saprissa183--183
Santos de Guápiles135--135
2013–14Deportivo Saprissa82--82
2013–14Inter BakuAzerbaijan Premier League63000063
2014–15901040140
Total Costa Rica 9420-309720
Paraguay 50-2070
Azerbaijan 1531040203
Career total 11423109012423

International

Costa Rica
YearAppsGoals
201041
201170
Total111

Statistics accurate as of match played 27 February 2012[8]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1.[9] 26 January, 2010 San Juan, Argentina  Argentina 2-2 3-2 Friendly

References

  1. ↑ Jiménez M., Gustavo (2009-10-01). "Madrigal deja una huella universitaria" (in Spanish). Nacion.com.
  2. ↑ "Diego Madrigal: Campeonato 2009-2010 Apertura" (in Spanish). Nacion.com. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
  3. ↑ "Diego Madrigal es el nuevo refuerzo de Santos" (in Spanish). Nacion.com. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  4. ↑ "Diego Madrigal: 'Elegí Azerbaiyán porque aquí puedo sobresalir y pasar a Rusia o Turquía'" (in Spanish). http://www.aldia.cr/. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Diego Madrigal – FIFA competition record
  6. ↑ AP (2010-01-26). "Diego Maradona returns to bench as Argentina beats Costa Rica 3-2 in friendly". San Francisco Examiner.
  7. ↑ "D. MADRIGAL". http://uk.soccerway.com''. Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Nizami Hacıyev". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Argentina derrotó 3 a 2 a Costa Rica". http://www.afa.org.ar'' (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

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