José Mena

José Antonio Mena Alfaro (born 2 February 1989) in Costa Rica is a Costa Rican footballer, who plays at Antigua GFC in the Liga Nacional de Guatemala as a defender.

José Mena
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Mena Alfaro
Date of birth (1989-02-02) 2 February 1989
Place of birth San Jose, Costa Rica
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Antigua
Number 3
Youth career
Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Saprissa 57 (5)
2012 Pérez Zeledón 13 (0)
2013–2014 Bangkok Glass 28 (0)
2015–2016 UCR 73 (11)
2017 Herediano 10 (1)
2017– Antigua 130 (9)
National team‡
2010– Costa Rica 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 August 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 January 2021 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mena and the second or maternal family name is Alfaro.

Club career

In 2009, he debuted for Primera División de Costa Rica club Saprissa.[1] On 5 September 2012, he moved to Municipal Pérez Zeledón on a one-year contract with an option to extend for a further year,[2] but he left them in December 2012 for Thailand outfit Bangkok Glass.[3] In August 2014 he terminated his contract with Bangkok focusing on his recovery from a broken foot.[4]

He returned to Costa Rica in December 2014 to sign for Universidad.[5]

International career

Mena 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]

On 1 June 2010 he made his senior debut for the Costa Rica national football team in a friendly match against Switzerland[7]

Honours
Bangkok Glass

References
  1. http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/jose-mena/
  2. "José Mena llega a Pérez Zeledón por un torneo". Alejandro Méndez (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  3. Jugará en el fútbol de Asia José Mena se va para el exterior - Al Dia (in Spanish)
  4. José Mena recayó en su lesión y rescindió su contrato en Tailandia - Everardo Herrera (in Spanish)
  5. José Mena regresa al fútbol costarricense con la UCR Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine - Tico Deporte (in Spanish)
  6. José Mena – FIFA competition record
  7. http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/jose-mena/4/

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