Ulises Segura

Ulises Segura Machado (born 23 June 1993) is a Costa Rican footballer who usually plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for D.C. United of Major League Soccer and the Costa Rican national football team.[1][2]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Segura and the second or maternal family name is Machado.

Ulises Segura
Segura with Saprissa in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ulises Segura Machado
Date of birth (1993-06-23) 23 June 1993
Place of birth Guadalupe, Costa Rica[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 D.C. United
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Generación Saprissa 25 (2)
2014–2017 Deportivo Saprissa 115 (14)
2014–2015 → Uruguay de Coronado (loan) 37 (3)
2018– D.C. United 60 (5)
National team‡
2017– Costa Rica 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:15, 8 October 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:25, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Career

Deportivo Saprissa

Including his first season with Deportivo Saprissa, Segura already won 3 titles with the club.[1] Segura appeared 126 times for Saprissa and had 15 goals and 6 assists in his time there.

CS Uruguay de Coronado

Ulises Segura was on loan with CS Uruguay de Coronado from 2014 to 2015. He scored 3 goals and had 1 assist in his 39 appearances for them.

D.C. United

Segura was acquired by D.C. United on 21 December 2017.[3] On 15 April 2018, Segura scored his first MLS career goal in a 1-0 win against Columbus Crew SC. Segura scored the goal inside 50 seconds making it the third-fastest goal scored in club history. He finished the 2018 season with 2 goals and one assist in 23 appearances.

In 2019, Segura appeared in 33 games, scored 3 goals and contributed two assists for D.C. United.[4]

International

Segura made his first senior international appearance in a Copa Centroamericana match against Belize on 15 January 2017, having played the entire match.[1]

Personal Life

Segura received his green card in January 2020.

Honours

Club
Deportivo
  • League (3): 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17

References
  1. "Belize vs Costa Rica (0:3)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. "Ulises Segura" (in German). weltfussball.de. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. "D.C. United acquire Costa Rican National Team midfielder Ulises Segura". D.C. United. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. "Ulises Segura". Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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