Manfred Ugalde

Manfred Alonso Ugalde Arce (born 25 May 2002) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch Eredivisie club Twente.

Manfred Ugalde
Ugalde celebrating the 2019 CONCACAF League Best Young Player award
Personal information
Full name Manfred Alonso Ugalde Arce
Date of birth (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002
Place of birth Heredia, Costa Rica
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Twente
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Saprissa 37 (13)
2020–2023 Lommel 22 (11)
2021–2023 → Twente (loan) 49 (11)
2023– Twente 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Costa Rica U17 5 (3)
2020– Costa Rica U23 3 (1)
2020– Costa Rica 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2023

Club career

Debuting for Saprissa in early 2019, Ugalde scored two goals in a 3–1 victory over Belmopan Bandits in CONCACAF League play on 31 July 2019.[2] He scored his first professional hat-trick in a 6–0 victory over Limón on 21 October.[3] In November, Ugalde was named as the Best Younger Player of the 2019 CONCACAF League tournament, with four goals in seven matches.[4]

In July 2020 Ugalde signed a contract with City Football Group and joined Belgian First Division B club Lommel.[5]

On 25 June 2021, Ugalde joined Eredivisie side Twente on a season-long loan deal.[6] On 1 July 2022, the loan was renewed for the 2022–23 season.[7]

On 6 July 2023, Ugalde signed for Twente on a permanent basis for four years.[8]

International career

Ugalde made his international senior debut for Costa Rica on 1 February 2020 against the United States, coming on as a substitute for Marco Ureña in a 1–0 defeat.[9]

In September 2021 after a difficult international window for Costa Rica during the third round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification and criticisms of his performance by head coach Luis Fernando Suárez, Ugalde announced he would no longer accept call-ups to Los Ticos as long as Suárez remained coach.[10]

After the dismissal of Luis Fernando Suárez after the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, In August 2023 Ugalde accepted a call-up from interim coach Claudio Vivas to Costa Rica ahead of a friendly against Saudi Arabia.[11] During the match on September 8, he scored his first goal for his country, netting the second goal in an eventual 3-1 victory.[12]

Career statistics
As of 13 March 2023

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saprissa 2018–19[13] Liga FPD 7184–155
2019–20[14] Liga FPD 3012205[lower-alpha 1]03712
Total 3713104505217
Lommel 2020–21[14] Belgian First Division B 221110–––2311
Twente (loan) 2021–22[14] Eredivisie 25331–––284
Twente (loan) 2022–23[14] Eredivisie 17420-–-204
Career total 1013161001145012336
  1. Appearances in league play-offs

International
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 8 September 2023St James' Park, Newcastle, England Saudi Arabia2–03–1Friendly

Honours

Saprissa

Individual

References
  1. "M. Ugalde". Eredivisie. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. "Ugalde Brace Powers Saprissa Past Belmopan Bandits". concacafleague.com.
  3. "A Manfred Ugalde Le Dieron Permiso De Faltar A Clases Y A Cambio Anotó Triplete". lateja.cr.
  4. "TSG Announces The 2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF League Individual Awards". concacafleague.com.
  5. "Costa Rican teenager Ugalde joins City Football Group". 15 July 2020.
  6. "Manfred Ugalde op huurbasis naar FC Twente" (in Dutch). Lommel S.K. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  7. "Wout Brama en Manfred Ugalde tekenen contract" (in Dutch). Twente. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  8. "Manfred Ugalde blijft bij FC Twente" (in Dutch). FC Twente. 6 July 2023.
  9. "Recap: US Men's National Team vs. Costa Rica 02/01/2020". 1 February 2020.
  10. Meléndez, Kenneth (28 September 2021). "Manfred Ugalde se molestó con Luis Fernando Suárez y renuncia a la Selección de Costa Rica".
  11. Montenegro, Milton (30 August 2023). "Claudio Vivas llama a Manfred Ugalde y siete sorpresas más a la nueva Selección de Costa Rica". La Nación.
  12. Escobar, Gina (8 September 2023). "La Sele gana y gusta ante Arabia Saudita". FCRF.
  13. Manfred Ugalde at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. "Manfred Ugalde » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 July 2022.


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