David Guzmán

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For the Salvadoran polymath, see David Joaquín Guzmán. For the cultural journalist, see David Guzman (journalist).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guzmán and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

David Guzmán
Guzmán with Saprissa in 2020
Personal information
Full name David Alberto Guzmán Pérez[1]
Date of birth (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 34)
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
0000–2009 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 July 2021

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]

Club career[edit]

Guzmán 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[edit]

Guzmán 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[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 29 September 2019[10][11]
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 0 0 – – 32+ 1+
2014–15 Liga FPD 34 6 0 0 4 0 – 38+ 6+
2015–16 Liga FPD 28 2 0 0 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+
  1. ^ All known appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ All appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
  3. ^ All appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs

International[edit]

As of 26 July 2021[12]
Guzmán (left) disputes the ball with Serbia's Aleksandar Mitrović at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
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[edit]

Saprissa

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "David Guzmán a la Tricolor". La Nación. 19 May 2010. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  4. ^ Timbers, Portland. "Portland Timbers acquire Costa Rican midfielder David Guzmán | PTFC". Portland Timbers. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  5. ^ Goldberg, Jamie (6 May 2019). "Portland Timbers officially trade David Guzman to Columbus Crew". OregonLive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  6. ^ David Guzmán – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ Copa América 2011 - RSSSF
  8. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details - RSSSF
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ David Guzmán at Soccerway
  11. ^ David Guzmán at Major League Soccer
  12. ^ "David Guzmán". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

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