Jefferson Brenes

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Jefferson Brenes
Personal information
Full name Jefferson Brenes Rojas
Date of birth (1997-04-13) 13 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Limón, Costa Rica
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Deportivo Saprissa
Number 6
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Limón 45 (1)
2019–2023 Herediano 104 (12)
2019Limón (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2020Municipal Grecia (loan) 13 (2)
2023– Deportivo Saprissa 34 (4)
International career
2020–2021 Costa Rica U23 3 (0)
2019– Costa Rica 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:37, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Jefferson Brenes Rojas (born 13 April 1997) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga FPD club Deportivo Saprissa and the Costa Rica national team.

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Career

Brenes began his professional career with Limón in the Liga FPD in 2017, before signing with Herediano on 15 July 2019. [1] On 14 December 2019 he was loaned to Municipal Grecia. [2] He returned to Herediano on 23 June 2020. [3]

International career

Brenes debuted with the Costa Rica national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to Panama on 10 October 2020. [4] He was called up to represent Costa Rica at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [5]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 2 July 2024 [6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Costa Rica 202010
202160
202461
Total131
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brenes goal.
List of international goals scored by Jefferson Brenes
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 March 2024 Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United StatesFlag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 3–13–1 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs

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References

  1. "Herediano contrata al limonense Jefferson Brenes". everardoherrera.com.
  2. ""Estoy dispuesto a dar todo por el Municipal Grecia", Jefferson Brenes". www.municipalgrecia.com.
  3. "Jefferson Brenes es el nuevo volante del Team". 23 June 2020. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. "Costa Rica vs. Panama - 11 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  5. "2021 Gold Cup squad for every team - USMNT, Mexico, Canada & more". 11 July 2021.
  6. "Francisco Calvo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.