Diego Madrigal

Diego Josué Madrigal Ulloa (born 19 March 1989 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican footballer.

Not to be confused with Juan Diego Madrigal.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Madrigal and the second or maternal family name is Ulloa.
Diego Madrigal
Personal information
Full name Diego Josué Madrigal Ulloa
Date of birth (1989-03-19) 19 March 1989
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 UCR 36 (8)
2010 Herediano 13 (3)
2011 Cerro Porteño 5 (0)
2011–2012 Herediano 15 (0)
2012 Santos de Guápiles 14 (5)
2013 Saprissa 31 (6)
2014–2015 Inter Baku 10 (0)
2015 Belén 11 (2)
2016 Alajuelense 42 (13)
2017 Suphanburi 14 (3)
2018 Santos de Guápiles 15 (1)
2018–2020 San Carlos 49 (4)
2021– Sporting San Jose 2 (0)
National team‡
2009 Costa Rica U-20 7 (1)
2010 Costa Rica U-21 2 (4)
2011 Costa Rica U-23 4 (1)
2010– Costa Rica 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 August 2014 (UTC)

Career

Club

Madrigal made his Primera debut for UCR in January 2009 and scored his first Primera goal in March of that year.[1] In August 2011, he returned to his former club Herediano.[2] In August 2012, he joined Santos de Guápiles.[3]

In January 2014, Madrigal signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Inter Baku on a two-year contract.[4] In September 2015, Madrigal returned to Costa Rica, signing with Belén[5]

International

Madrigal played for the Costa Rica national football team at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, where the team finished in fourth place.[6] Madrigal made his first appearance and scored his first goal for the senior side in a friendly match against Argentina on 26 January 2010.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 5 May 2015[8]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2008–09CF UCRPrimera División de Costa Rica193--193
2009–10175--175
2010–11Herediano72--72
2011Cerro PorteñoParaguayan Primera División50-2070
2011–12HeredianoPrimera División de Costa Rica120-30150
2012–13Deportivo Saprissa183--183
Santos de Guápiles135--135
2013–14Deportivo Saprissa82--82
2013–14Inter BakuAzerbaijan Premier League63000063
2014–151001040150
Total Costa Rica 9420-309720
Paraguay 50-2070
Azerbaijan 1631040213
Career total 11523109012523

International
Costa Rica
YearAppsGoals
201041
201170
Total111

Statistics accurate as of match played 27 February 2012[9]

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.[10]26 January 2010San Juan, Argentina Argentina2-23-2Friendly

References
  1. Jiménez M., Gustavo (2009-10-01). "Madrigal deja una huella universitaria" (in Spanish). Nacion.com.
  2. "Diego Madrigal: Campeonato 2009-2010 Apertura" (in Spanish). Nacion.com. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
  3. "Diego Madrigal es el nuevo refuerzo de Santos" (in Spanish). Nacion.com. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  4. "Diego Madrigal: 'Elegí Azerbaiyán porque aquí puedo sobresalir y pasar a Rusia o Turquía'" (in Spanish). www.aldia.cr/. Archived from the original on 2014-01-24. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  5. "Delantero Diego Madrigal jugará con Belén el Torneo de Invierno 2015". www.nacion.com/ (in Spanish). nacion.com. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  6. Diego Madrigal – FIFA competition record
  7. AP (2010-01-26). "Diego Maradona returns to bench as Argentina beats Costa Rica 3-2 in friendly". San Francisco Examiner. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16.
  8. "D. MADRIGAL". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  9. "35757". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  10. "Argentina derrotó 3 a 2 a Costa Rica". www.afa.org.ar (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.


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