Ulises Segura

Ulises Segura Machado (born 23 June 1993) is a Costa Rican footballer who usually plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for Austin FC of Major League Soccer and the Costa Rica national football team.[1][2]

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

Ulises Segura
Segura with Saprissa in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ulises Segura Machado
Date of birth (1993-06-23) 23 June 1993
Place of birth Guadalupe, Costa Rica[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Austin FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Generación Saprissa 25 (2)
2014–2017 Deportivo Saprissa 115 (14)
2014–2015 → Uruguay de Coronado (loan) 37 (3)
2018–2020 D.C. United 66 (5)
2021– Austin FC 0 (0)
National team‡
2017– Costa Rica 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 September 2020 (UTC)

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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[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 September 13, 2020[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo Saprissa 2013–14 Primera División 20———20
2015–16 Liga FPD 361—3[lower-alpha 1] 0—391
2016–17 518—6[lower-alpha 1]1—579
2017–18 265———265
Total 1151400910012415
Uruguay de Coronado (loan) 2014–15 Primera División 373———373
D.C. United 2018 Major League Soccer 232———232
2019 33320—1[lower-alpha 2]0363
2020 100———100
Total 665200010695
Career total 2182220911023023
  1. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

International
As of match played January 2, 2020[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Costa Rica 201760
201830
201900
202010
Total100

Personal life

Segura received his green card in January 2020.

Honours

Club
Deportivo
  • League (3): 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17

References
  1. "Belize vs Costa Rica (0:3)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. "Ulises Segura" (in German). weltfussball.de. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. "D.C. United acquire Costa Rican National Team midfielder Ulises Segura". D.C. United. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. "Ulises Segura". Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  5. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/12/13/austin-fc-makes-moves-build-inaugural-roster-half-day-trade-window
  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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