.jpg) Ureña with theSan Jose Earthquakes in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcos Danilo Ureña Porras[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-03-05)5 March 1990 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cartaginés | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| 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 | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Central Coast Mariners | 48 | (12) |
| 2022– | Cartaginés | 50 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Costa Rica U20 | 7 | (3) |
| 2009–2018 | Costa Rica | 67 | (15) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 February 2020 | |||
Marcos Danilo Ureña Porras, known asMarco Ureña (born 5 March 1990), is a Costa Rican professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forC.S. Cartaginés. He has also played for theCosta Rica national team.[3]
Born inSan José, Costa Rica, Ureña started his career at Primera División sideAlajuelense and in March 2011, he joinedRussian Premier League sideKuban Krasnodar.[4][5]
In August 2014, Ureña moved toDanish Superliga sideFC Midtjylland on a four-month loan deal.[6] The contract was made permanent on 10 December 2014.[7]
On 21 July 2016, Midtjylland andBrøndby IF agreed to swap Ureña withJonas Borring in a three-year deal.[8][9]
It was announced on 27 January 2017 that Ureña had been signed byMajor League Soccer sideSan Jose Earthquakes.[10] He scored his first MLS goal in a 2–1 road loss toNew York City FC atYankee Stadium on 1 April 2017.[11] Ureña recorded his first MLS assist at home to achieve a 1–1 draw againstSeattle Sounders FC on 8 April 2017.[12] His game-winning goal overMinnesota United FC on 22 October secured San Jose's sixth-place spot in the2017 MLS Cup Playoffs, the team's first playoff appearance since 2012.[13]
On 12 December 2017, MLS expansion sideLos Angeles FC selected Ureña as its third pick in the2017 MLS Expansion Draft.[14]
Following his release by Los Angeles, Ureña was selected byChicago Fire in the MLS Waiver Draft on 12 December 2018.[15] However, he opted to joinAlajuelense on 21 January 2019.[16]
On 24 March 2020, Ureña joinedGwangju FC of the South KoreanK League.[17]
On 22 December 2020, Urena signed with theCentral Coast Mariners in the AustralianA-League.[18]
Ureña participated in the2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup for Costa Rica[19] 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 theCosta Rica national football team in a match againstVenezuela.[20]
In June 2014, Ureña was named in Costa Rica's squad for the2014 FIFA World Cup.[21] In the team's opening match, he scored the third goal forLos Ticos in a 3–1 defeat ofUruguay.[22]
At the2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, he scored the winner in Costa Rica's opening match and 0–1 victory againstHonduras off of an assist fromNew York City FC man and fellowMLS playerRodney Wallace on 7 July 2017, atRed Bull Arena.[23] This performance earned him CONCACAF Man of the Match honors.
On 1 September 2017, Ureña recorded a brace in Costa Rica's crucialWorld Cup qualifier againstthe United States, again at Red Bull Arena.[24] On 5 September 2017, Ureña scored off of a volley to equalize the match againstMexico, which also served as his first goal at theEstadio Nacional de Costa Rica.[25][26]
In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's23 man squad for the2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[27] This would be Ureña's last call to play for Costa Rica. Upon his return to Costa Rican football in 2022, Ureña explained that his disappearance from the national team was due to internal conflicts he had with both players and personnel from theCosta Rican Football Federation.[28] He citedRónald González as the only coach that would call him up, but upon the arrival ofGustavo Matosas, Ureña knew he would not be called up anymore.[29]
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| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | Division | 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 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| 2015–16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Brøndby IF | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | San Jose Earthquakes | Major League Soccer | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 5 | |
| 2018 | Los Angeles FC | Major League Soccer | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | Alajuelense | Liga FPD | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 31 | 12 | — | — | 31 | 12 | ||||
| 2020 | Gwangju | K League 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Central Coast Mariners | A-League | 22 | 5 | — | — | 22 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | A-League Men | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 30 | 8 | ||
| Total | Russia | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Denmark | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||
| United States | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 35 | 7 | |||
| Costa Rica | 40 | 12 | — | — | 40 | 12 | ||||
| South Korea | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Australia | 48 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | 52 | 13 | |||
| Career total | 190 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 210 | 38 | ||
| Costa Rica | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 13 | 7 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 11 | 2 |
| 2015 | 8 | 1 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 67 | 15 |
Ureña married Ana Paula Aguilar in May 2014.[33]
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