Name Marco Urena Career start 2007 Years Team Weight 70 kg | Number 11 Height 1.79 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Marco Danilo Urena Porras Date of birth (1990-03-05) March 5, 1990 (age 25) Similar People Oscar Duarte, Cristian Gamboa, Joel Campbell, Bryan Ruiz, Esteban Alvarado | ||
Place of birth San Jose, Costa Rica | ||
Goal marco urena scores his first as a quakes player
Marco Danilo Ureña Porras, known as Marco Ureña (born March 5, 1990 in San José) is a professional Costa Rican footballer who plays for the San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer. A striker, he has represented Costa Rica internationally.
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Club
Ureña started his career at Primera División side Alajuelense and in March 2011, he joined Russian Premier League side Kuban Krasnodar. 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. The contract was made permanent on 10 December 2014.
On July 21, 2016, Midthylland and Brøndby IF agreed to swap Ureña with Jonas Borring in a three-year deal.
International
Ureña participated in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup for Costa Rica 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.
In June 2014, Ureña was named in Costa Rica's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In the team's opening match, he scored the third goal for Los Ticos in a 3–1 defeat of Uruguay.
Club
As of 21 July 2016Personal life
Ureña married Ana Paula Aguilar in May 2014.
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