Ulises Segura

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Seguraand the second or maternal family name is Machado.

Ulises Segura

Segura with Saprissa in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Ulises Antonio Segura Machado
Date of birth	(1993-06-23) 23 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Guadalupe, Costa Rica [1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Puntarenas
Number	30
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Generación Saprissa	25	(2)
2014–2017	Saprissa	115	(14)
2014–2015	→ Uruguay de Coronado (loan)	37	(3)
2018–2020	D.C. United	68	(5)
2021–2022	Austin FC	0	(0)
2022–2025	Saprissa	65	(3)
2025–	Puntarenas	17	(0)
International career‡
2015	Costa Rica U23	6	(0)
2017–	Costa Rica	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2020

Ulises Antonio Segura Machado (born 23 June 1993) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga FPD club Puntarenas and the Costa Rica national team.

Career

Deportivo Saprissa

Including his first season with Deportivo Saprissa, Segura already won 3 titles with the club. ^[1] Segura appeared 126 times for Saprissa and had 15 goals and 6 assists in his time there.

CS Uruguay de Coronado

Ulises Segura was on loan with Uruguay de Coronado from 2014 to 2015. He scored 3 goals and had 1 assist in his 39 appearances for them.

D.C. United

Segura was acquired by D.C. United on 21 December 2017. ^[2] On 15 April 2018, Segura scored his first MLS career goal in a 1-0 win against Columbus Crew SC. Segura scored the goal inside 50 seconds making it the third-fastest goal scored in club history. He finished the 2018 season with 2 goals and one assist in 23 appearances.

In 2019, Segura appeared in 33 games, scored 3 goals and contributed two assists for D.C. United. ^[3]

Austin FC

Segura was traded to Austin FC in exchange for $150,000 of General Allocation Money on 13 December 2020, ahead of their inaugural season in 2021. ^[4] Prior to the start of the season, Segura suffered a left knee injury and underwent osteochondral allograft transplantation surgery, causing him to miss the entire 2021 season. On 25 January 2022, Austin FC announced that it would buyout the remaining portion of Segura's contract freeing up a senior roster spot. ^[5]

International

Segura made his first senior international appearance in a Copa Centroamericana match against Belize on 15 January 2017, having played the entire match. ^[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 September 2020 ^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Deportivo Saprissa	2013–14	Primera División	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2015–16	Liga FPD	36	1	—		3 [a]	0	—		39	1
	2016–17		51	8	—		6 [a]	1	—		57	9
	2017–18		26	5	—		—		—		26	5
	Club Total		115	14	0	0	9	1	0	0	124	15
Uruguay de Coronado (loan)	2014–15	Primera División	37	3	—		—		—		37	3
	Club Total		37	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	3
D.C. United	2018	MLS	23	2	—		—		—		23	2
	2019		33	3	2	0	—		1 [b]	0	36	3
	2020		10	0	—		—		—		10	0
	Club Total		66	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	69	5
Austin FC	2021	MLS	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2022		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Club Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			218	22	2	0	9	1	1	0	230	23

1. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
2. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

International

As of match played 2 January 2020 ^[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Costa Rica	2017	6	0
	2018	3	0
	2020	1	0
Total		10	0

Personal life

Segura received his green card in January 2020.

Honours

Saprissa

• Liga FPD: Clausura 2014, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016

References

1. "Belize vs Costa Rica (0:3)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
2. "D.C. United acquire Costa Rican National Team midfielder Ulises Segura". D.C. United. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
3. "Ulises Segura" . Retrieved 26 December 2019.
4. Tom Bogert (14 December 2020). "Austin FC make moves to build inaugural roster in half-day trade window". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
5. "Austin FC Exercises Offseason Buyout on Ulises Segura | Austin FC".
6. Ulises Segura at Soccerway. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
7. "Ulises Segura". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

External links

• Ulises Segura at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ulises Segura at Soccerway