David Alberto Guzmán Pérez (born 18 February 1990) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga FPD club Saprissa and the Costa Rica national team.[3]
 Guzmán with Saprissa in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Alberto Guzmán Pérez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Saprissa | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cartaginés | |||
| –2009 | Saprissa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2016 | Saprissa | 174 | (14) |
| 2017–2019 | Portland Timbers | 44 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Portland Timbers 2 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Columbus Crew SC | 16 | (0) |
| 2019– | Saprissa | 55 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Costa Rica U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Costa Rica U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2010– | Costa Rica | 60 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 July 2021 | |||
Club career
editGuzmán made his debut for Saprissa in 2009 and stayed with the club for 7 years. On 22 December 2016, he joined MLS team Portland Timbers.[4]
On May 6, 2019, Guzman was traded to Columbus Crew SC in exchange for an international roster slot.[5]
International career
editGuzmán played at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup and in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where the Costa Rica national under-20 football team, came 4th after losing to Hungary in the match for the 3rd place.[6]
He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in an October 2010 friendly match against Peru. He represented his country at the 2011 Copa América[7] and was a non-playing squad member at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]
In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saprissa | 2009–10 | Primera División | 12 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | Primera División | 9 | 1 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2011–12 | Primera División | 22 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Primera División | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Primera División | 32 | 1 | – | – | 32+ | 1+ | |||||
| 2014–15 | Liga FPD | 34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | 38+ | 6+ | ||||
| 2015–16 | Liga FPD | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 31+ | 3+ | ||||
| 2016–17 | Liga FPD | 23 | 3 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 27 | 3 | |||
| Total | 174 | 14 | 0+ | 0+ | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 195+ | 16+ | ||
| Portland Timbers | 2017 | MLS | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||
| Portland Timbers 2 (loan) | 2018 | USL | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Columbus Crew SC | 2019 | MLS | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 235 | 18 | 3+ | 0+ | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 265+ | 20+ | ||
- ^ All known appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
- ^ All appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ All appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs
International
edit- As of 26 July 2021[12]
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| Costa Rica | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 60 | 0 |
Honours
editSaprissa
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "David Guzmán a la Tricolor". La Nación. 19 May 2010. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Timbers, Portland. "Portland Timbers acquire Costa Rican midfielder David Guzmán | PTFC". Portland Timbers. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Goldberg, Jamie (6 May 2019). "Portland Timbers officially trade David Guzman to Columbus Crew". OregonLive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ David Guzmán – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Copa América 2011 - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ "Costa Rica national team World Cup squad: Oscar Ramirez names 23-man roster featuring Keylor Navas, six MLS players | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ David Guzmán at Soccerway
- ^ David Guzmán at Major League Soccer
- ^ "David Guzmán". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
External links
edit- David Guzmán at National-Football-Teams.com
- David Guzmán at Soccerway
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