Manfred Ugalde

Manfred Alonso Ugalde Arce (born 25 May 2002) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow and the Costa Rica national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ugalde and the second or maternal family name is Arce.
Manfred Ugalde
Ugalde celebrating the CONCACAF League with Saprissa in 2019
Personal information
Full name Manfred Alonso Ugalde Arce
Date of birth (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002
Place of birth Heredia, Costa Rica
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Spartak Moscow
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Saprissa 37 (13)
2020–2023 Lommel 22 (11)
2021–2023 → Twente (loan) 49 (11)
2023–2024 Twente 18 (7)
2024– Spartak Moscow 12 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Costa Rica U17 5 (3)
2020– Costa Rica U23 3 (1)
2020– Costa Rica 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:24, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Debuting for Saprissa in early 2019, Ugalde scored two goals in a 3–1 victory over Belmopan Bandits in CONCACAF League play on 31 July 2019.[2] He scored his first professional hat-trick in a 6–0 victory over Limón on 21 October.[3] In November, Ugalde was named as the Best Younger Player of the 2019 CONCACAF League tournament, with four goals in seven matches.[4]

In July 2020 Ugalde signed a contract with City Football Group and joined Belgian First Division B club Lommel.[5]

On 25 June 2021, Ugalde joined Eredivisie side Twente on a season-long loan deal.[6] On 1 July 2022, the loan was renewed for the 2022–23 season.[7]

On 6 July 2023, Ugalde signed for Twente on a permanent basis for four years.[8]

On 29 January 2024, Ugalde moved to Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[9]

International career

Ugalde made his international senior debut for Costa Rica on 1 February 2020 against the United States, coming on as a substitute for Marco Ureña in a 1–0 defeat.[10]

In September 2021 after a difficult international window for Costa Rica during the third round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification and criticisms of his performance by head coach Luis Fernando Suárez, Ugalde announced he would no longer accept call-ups to Los Ticos as long as Suárez remained coach.[11]

After the dismissal of Luis Fernando Suárez after the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, In August 2023 Ugalde accepted a call-up from interim coach Claudio Vivas to Costa Rica ahead of a friendly against Saudi Arabia.[12] During the match on September 8, he scored his first goal for his country, netting the second goal in an eventual 3-1 victory.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 25 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saprissa 2018–19[14] Liga FPD 71——8[lower-alpha 1]4—155
2019–20[15] Liga FPD 3012——2[lower-alpha 2]05[lower-alpha 3]03712
Total 3713——104505217
Lommel 2020–21[15] Belgian First Division B 221110———2311
Twente (loan) 2021–22[15] Eredivisie 25331———284
2022–23[15] Eredivisie 24820—1[lower-alpha 4]04[lower-alpha 5]1319
Total 4911510010415913
Twente 2023–24[15] Eredivisie 18711—6[lower-alpha 4]1—259
Spartak Moscow 2023–24 Russian Premier League 12041———161
Career total 13842113001759117551
  1. Appearances in CONCACAF League
  2. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. Appearances in Liga FPD play-offs
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. Appearances in Eredividie European play-offs

International
As of match played 9 June 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Costa Rica 202010
202110
202341
202442
Total103

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.[14]

List of international goals scored by Manfred Ugalde
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 8 September 2023St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, England Saudi Arabia2–03–1Friendly
2 26 March 2024Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States Argentina1–01–3Friendly
3 9 June 2024Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada Grenada1–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Saprissa

Individual

References
  1. "M. Ugalde". Eredivisie. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. "Ugalde Brace Powers Saprissa Past Belmopan Bandits". concacafleague.com.
  3. "A Manfred Ugalde Le Dieron Permiso De Faltar A Clases Y A Cambio Anotó Triplete". lateja.cr.
  4. "TSG Announces The 2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF League Individual Awards". concacafleague.com.
  5. "Costa Rican teenager Ugalde joins City Football Group". 15 July 2020.
  6. "Manfred Ugalde op huurbasis naar FC Twente" (in Dutch). Lommel S.K. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  7. "Wout Brama en Manfred Ugalde tekenen contract" (in Dutch). Twente. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  8. "Manfred Ugalde blijft bij FC Twente" (in Dutch). FC Twente. 6 July 2023.
  9. "Манфред Угальде — новый форвард "Спартака"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 29 January 2024.
  10. "Recap: US Men's National Team vs. Costa Rica 02/01/2020". 1 February 2020.
  11. Meléndez, Kenneth (28 September 2021). "Manfred Ugalde se molestó con Luis Fernando Suárez y renuncia a la Selección de Costa Rica".
  12. Montenegro, Milton (30 August 2023). "Claudio Vivas llama a Manfred Ugalde y siete sorpresas más a la nueva Selección de Costa Rica". La Nación.
  13. Escobar, Gina (8 September 2023). "La Sele gana y gusta ante Arabia Saudita". FCRF.
  14. Manfred Ugalde at National-Football-Teams.com
  15. "Manfred Ugalde » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  16. "Sparta and AZ dominate Eredivisie team of the month in march". Eredivisie. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  17. "Seven clubs provide players for the Eredivisie team of the month". 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.


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