José Mena
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Antonio Mena Alfaro | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | San Jose, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Antigua | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Saprissa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Saprissa | 49 | (4) |
| 2012 | Pérez Zeledón | 13 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Bangkok Glass | 24 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | UCR | 73 | (11) |
| 2017 | Herediano | 7 | (1) |
| 2017– | Antigua | 182 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010– | Costa Rica | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
José Antonio Mena Alfaro (born 2 February 1989) in Costa Rica is a Costa Rican footballer, who plays for Liga Nacional club Antigua as a defender.
Club career
In 2009, he debuted for Primera División de Costa Rica club Saprissa.[1] On 5 September 2012, he moved to Municipal Pérez Zeledón on a one-year contract with an option to extend for a further year,[2] but he left them in December 2012 for Thailand outfit Bangkok Glass.[3] In August 2014 he terminated his contract with Bangkok focusing on his recovery from a broken foot.[4]
He returned to Costa Rica in December 2014 to sign for Universidad.[5]
International career
Mena played for the Costa Rica national football team at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, where the team finished in fourth place.[6]
On 1 June 2010 he made his senior debut for the Costa Rica national football team in a friendly match against Switzerland[7]
Honours
- Bangkok Glass
- Thai FA Cup Runner-up (1): 2013
References
- ^ "José Mena".
- ^ "José Mena llega a Pérez Zeledón por un torneo". Alejandro Méndez (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ Jugará en el fútbol de Asia José Mena se va para el exterior - Al Dia (in Spanish)
- ^ José Mena recayó en su lesión y rescindió su contrato en Tailandia - Everardo Herrera (in Spanish)
- ^ José Mena regresa al fútbol costarricense con la UCR Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine - Tico Deporte (in Spanish)
- ^ José Mena – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "José Mena » Internationals".
External links
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from San José, Costa Rica
- Association football defenders
- Costa Rican footballers
- Costa Rican expatriate footballers
- Costa Rica international footballers
- Liga FPD players
- Thai League 1 players
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players
- Deportivo Saprissa players
- Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers
- BG Pathum United F.C. players
- C.F. Universidad de Costa Rica footballers
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- Antigua GFC players
- 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship players
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala
- Expatriate footballers in Thailand
- Expatriate footballers in Guatemala