Marco Ureña
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With Kuban in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Danilo Ureña Porras | ||
| Date of birth | March 5, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2010 | Alajuelense | 59 | (10) |
| 2011–2014 | Kuban Krasnodar | 31 | (0) |
| 2014 | → FC Midtjylland (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2014– | FC Midtjylland | 25 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Costa Rica | 38 | (10) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2015. | |||
Marco Danilo Ureña Porras, known as Marco Ureña (born March 5, 1990 in San José) is a professional Costa Rican footballer who plays in Denmark for FC Midtjylland 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]
International
Ureña participated in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup for Costa Rica[6] 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.[7]
In June 2014, Ureña was named in Costa Rica's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[8] In the team's opening match, he scored the third goal for Los Ticos in a 3–1 defeat of Uruguay.[9]
Career statistics
Club
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- As of 3 September 2014[10]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2011-12 | Kuban Krasnodar | Russian Premier League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 2012-13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2013-14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | FC Midtjylland | Danish Superliga | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Russia | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Denmark | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
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 |
Other goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 16, 2007 | Suwon |  South Korea | 2-0 | Win | 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| 2 | January 16, 2009 | Cairo |  Egypt | 2-0 | Win | 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
| 3 | January 23, 2009 | Cairo |  United Arab Emirates | 2-1 | Win | 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
| 4 | February 9, 2009 | Cairo |  Hungary | 1-1 | Draw | 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
Personal life
Ureña married Ana Paula Aguilar in May 2014.[11]
Honours
References
- ↑ "Marco Urena player profile". soccerway.com.
- ↑ МАРКОС УРЕНЬЯ СТАНЕТ ИГРОКОМ КУБАНИ. http://fckuban.ru/ (in Russian). FC Kuban Krasnodar. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ Ureña viajó de nuevo a firmar con equipo ruso - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ "FC Midtjylland lejer VM-spiller". http://fcm.dk (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "FCM sikrer sig Ureña permanent". FC Midtjylland. 10 December 2014.
- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ↑ "Marco URENA". FIFA. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "Costa Rica World Cup 2014 squad". The Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "Uruguay 1-3 Costa Rica". BBC. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "M.Ureña". http://uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ Marco Ureña se sudó la camiseta y le anotó un tanto al amor - Nación (Spanish)
External links
- Marco Ureña at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - Midtjylland
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