David Guzmán

David Guzmán
	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
0000–2009	Saprissa
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2016	Saprissa
2017–2019	Portland Timbers
2018	→ Portland Timbers 2
2019	Columbus Crew SC
2019–	Saprissa
International career‡
2007	Costa Rica U17
2009	Costa Rica U20
2010–	Costa Rica
	*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

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]

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]

As of 29 September 2019[10][11]

Club	Season	League			Cup[lower-alpha 1]		Continental[lower-alpha 2]		Other[lower-alpha 3]		Total
Club	Season	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+

As of 26 July 2021[12]

Guzmán (left) disputes the ball with Serbia's Aleksandar Mitrović at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Saprissa

"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. 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.

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