Ulises Segura

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

Ulises Segura
Ulises Segura 2016.jpg
Segura with Saprissa in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ulises Segura Machado
Date of birth (1993-06-23) 23 June 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Guadalupe, Costa Rica[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Austin FC
Number 12
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)

Ulises Segura Machado (born 23 June 1993) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Austin FC and the Costa Rica national team.

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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] Prior to the start of the season, Segura suffered a left knee injury and underwent osteochondral allograft transplantation surgery, causing him to miss the entire 2021 season.

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 13 September 2020[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo Saprissa 2013–14 Primera División 2 0 — — — 2 0
2015–16 Liga FPD 36 1 — 3[a] 0 — 39 1
2016–17 51 8 — 6[a] 1 — 57 9
2017–18 26 5 — — — 26 5
Club Total 115 14 0 0 9 1 0 0 124 15
Uruguay de Coronado (loan) 2014–15 Primera División 37 3 — — — 37 3
Club Total 37 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 3
D.C. United 2018 MLS 23 2 — — — 23 2
2019 33 3 2 0 — 1[b] 0 36 3
2020 10 0 — — — 10 0
Club Total 66 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 69 5
Austin FC 2021 MLS 0 0 — — — 0 0
2022 0 0 — — — 0 0
Club Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 218 22 2 0 9 1 1 0 230 23
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

International[]

As of match played 2 January 2020[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Costa Rica 2017 6 0
2018 3 0
2020 1 0
Total 10 0

Personal life[]

Segura received his green card in January 2020.

Honours[]

Saprissa

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Belize vs Costa Rica (0:3)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. ^ "D.C. United acquire Costa Rican National Team midfielder Ulises Segura". D.C. United. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Ulises Segura". Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/12/13/austin-fc-makes-moves-build-inaugural-roster-half-day-trade-window[bare URL]
  5. ^ Ulises Segura at Soccerway. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Ulises Segura". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

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