With Kuban in 2012
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marco Danilo Ureña Porras | ||
Date of birth | March 5, 1990 | ||
Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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San Jose Earthquakes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Alajuelense | 59 | (10) |
2011–2014 | Kuban Krasnodar | 31 | (0) |
2014 | → FC Midtjylland (loan) | 10 | (2) |
2015–2016 | FC Midtjylland | 19 | (3) |
2016–2017 | Brøndby IF | 13 | (0) |
2017– | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2009– | Costa Rica | 40 | (10) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 December 2014 |
Marco Danilo Ureña Porras, known as Marco Ureña (born March 5, 1990 in San José) is a professional Costa Rican footballer who plays for the San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer. A striker, he has represented Costa Rica internationally.
Ureña started his career at Primera División side Alajuelense and in March 2011, he joined Russian Premier League side Kuban Krasnodar. He did not manage to score a single goal in the Russian league.
In August 2014, Ureña moved to Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland on a four-month loan deal. The contract was made permanent on 10 December 2014.
On July 21, 2016, Midthylland and Brøndby IF agreed to swap Ureña with Jonas Borring in a three-year deal.
Ureña participated in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup for Costa Rica where Costa Rica U-20 national football team, placed 4th after losing to Hungary in the match for the 3rd place. He scored three goals on that competition.
In 2009, Ureña made his debut for the Costa Rica national football team in a match against Venezuela.
In June 2014, Ureña was named in Costa Rica's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In the team's opening match, he scored the third goal for Los Ticos in a 3–1 defeat of Uruguay.