David Guzmán
David Alberto Guzmán Pérez (born 18 February 1990) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Costa Rican club Deportivo Saprissa.[2]
David Guzmán on March 17, 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Alberto Guzmán Pérez | ||
Date of birth | 18 February 1990 | ||
Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Playing position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Saprissa | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
Cartaginés | |||
–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) |
2020– | Saprissa | 18 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2007 | Costa Rica U17 | 4 | (0) |
2009 | Costa Rica U20 | 7 | (1) |
2010– | Costa Rica | 54 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 February 2019 |
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.[3]
On May 6, 2019, Guzman was traded to Columbus Crew SC in exchange for an international roster slot.[4]
International career
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.[5]
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[6] and was a non-playing squad member at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[8]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Other[lower-alpha 3] | Total | ||||||
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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 | – | – | 32+ | 1+ | |||||
2014–15 | Liga FPD | 34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | 38+ | 6+ | ||||
2015–16 | Liga FPD | 28 | 2 | 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+ |
- All known appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
- All appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
- All appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs
International
- As of 2 February 2019[11]
Costa Rica | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2010 | 5 | 0 |
2011 | 6 | 0 |
2012 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 11 | 0 |
2016 | 3 | 0 |
2017 | 17 | 0 |
2018 | 11 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 54 | 0 |
Honours
National
- Primera División de Costa Rica
- Champion: 2010 Verano, 2014 Verano, 2014 Invierno, 2015 Invierno, 2016 Invierno
- Costa Rican Cup
- Champion: 2013
References
- "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- "David Guzmán a la Tricolor". La Nación. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- http://www.timbers.com/post/2016/12/22/portland-timbers-acquire-costa-rican-midfielder-david-guzm-n
- 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
- Copa América 2011 - RSSSF
- CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details - RSSSF
- https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/costa-rica-names-23-man-world-cup-squad-featuring-keylor/1bw2iz8pkma5614bzushqyyo7g
- David Guzmán at Soccerway
- David Guzmán at Major League Soccer
- "David Guzmán". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 24 June 2018.