Ulises Segura

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Ulises Segura
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Segura with Saprissa in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ulises 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
 Saprissa
Number 30
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 66 (5)
2021–2022 Austin FC 0 (0)
2022- Saprissa 0 (0)
International career‡
2017– Costa Rica 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 September 2020 (UTC)

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

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo Saprissa 2013–14 Primera División 20———20
2015–16 Liga FPD 361—3 [a] 0—391
2016–17 518—6 [a] 1—579
2017–18 265———265
Club Total1151400910012415
Uruguay de Coronado (loan) 2014–15 Primera División373———373
Club Total373000000373
D.C. United 2018 MLS 232———232
2019 33320—1 [b] 0363
2020 100———100
Club Total665200010695
Austin FC 2021 MLS 00———00
2022 00———00
Club Total0000000000
Career total2182220911023023
  1. 1 2 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 teamYearAppsGoals
Costa Rica 201760
201830
202010
Total100

Personal life

Segura received his green card in January 2020.

Honours

Saprissa

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.


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