Johan Alberto Venegas Ulloa (born 27 November 1988) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Liga FPD club Guanacasteca and the Costa Rica national team.
 Venegas with Saprissa in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johan Alberto Venegas Ulloa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Limón, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guanacasteca | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Santos | 58 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Barrio México (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Puntarenas | 37 | (12) |
| 2013–2015 | Alajuelense | 72 | (17) |
| 2015–2016 | Montreal Impact | 32 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Minnesota United | 22 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Saprissa | 112 | (43) |
| 2021–2024 | Alajuelense | 110 | (56) |
| 2024- | Guanacasteca | 5 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Costa Rica | 84 | (11) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:04, 15 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:51, 1 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editVenegas started his career at Santos de Guápiles and had a short loan spell at Barrio México in 2011. He joined Puntarenas in 2012,[3] and had a big season with the club scoring 12 goals in 37 appearances. This led to a move to top club Alajuelense in 2013.[4] In his first year for Alajuelense Vanegas quickly established himself as a starter on the club making 34 appearances and scoring 4 goals. The following season, he continued his fine form and ended the season with a career high 13 goals in 38 matches.
In July 2015, Venegas joined Major League Soccer team Montreal Impact, after impressing the Canadian club during the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.[5] During his time with Montreal, Venegas appeared in 32 league matches and scored two goals. He also made seven appearances during the Playoffs, scoring one goal.
On 13 December 2016, Venegas was traded to Minnesota United FC in exchange for Chris Duvall.[6]
After spending the 2017 season with Minnesota, the club announced that Venegas would be loaned to Costa Rican side Deportivo Saprissa for 2018.[7] His contract with Minnesota ended following the 2018 season.
On 26 December 2020, Venegas was announced as Alajuelense's new signing.
International career
editVenegas made his debut for the Costa Rica national team in the September 2014 Copa Centroamericana opening match against Nicaragua, in which he scored the third goal.[8] He was again on target in his second game against Panama, netting Costa Rica's 100th goal in all Copa Centroamerica tournaments[9] in the process.
In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 1 December 2022[11]
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| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2014 | 6 | 3 |
| 2015 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 84 | 11 | |
- As of match played 14 November 2019[12]
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Venegas goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 September 2014 | RFK Stadium, Washington, United States | 1 |  Nicaragua |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2015 Copa Centroamericana |
| 2 | 7 September 2014 | Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States | 2 |  Panama |
1–2 | 2–2 | 2015 Copa Centroamericana |
| 3 | 13 November 2014 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | 6 |  Uruguay |
3–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 4 | 11 June 2015 | Estadio Reino de León, León, Spain | 10 |  Spain |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 29 March 2016 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | 22 |  Jamaica |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 11 June 2016 | NRG Stadium, Houston, United States | 25 |  Colombia |
1–0 | 3–2 | Copa América Centenario |
| 7 | 15 November 2016 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | 30 |  United States |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 15 January 2017 | Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, Panama | 32 |  Belize |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2017 Copa Centroamericana |
| 9 | 10 October 2017 | Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, Panama | 42 | Panama |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 3 June 2018 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | 45 |  Northern Ireland |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 11 | 14 November 2019 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | 53 |  Curaçao |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A |
Honours
editAlajuelense
Saprissa
Costa Rica
Individual
- CONCACAF League Golden Ball: 2019
- CONCACAF League Golden Boot: 2019, 2020
References
edit- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Costa Rica (CRC)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de diving Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ Un nuevo proceso que se inicia con ilusión Archived 29 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Ariel Rodríguez y Johan Venegas se unen a los refuerzos de Alajuelense Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - CRHoy (in Spanish)
- ^ Venegas se une al Montreal Impact Archived 9 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine - La Nacion (in Spanish)
- ^ Loons Select Johan Venegas In Trade Archived 18 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine - mnufc.com (in English)
- ^ Minnesota United loan Johan Venegas to Costa Rican club Saprissa Archived 24 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine - MLSSoccer.com (in English)
- ^ Johan Venegas debutó con gol en la Selección de Costa Rica Archived 29 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Al Día (in Spanish)
- ^ Johan Venegas anotó el gol 100 de Costa Rica en Copas Centroamericanas Archived 29 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine -
- ^ "Costa Rica national team World Cup squad: Oscar Ramirez names 23-man roster featuring Keylor Navas, six MLS players | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Johan Venegas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ Johan Venegas at Soccerway
External links
edit- Johan Venegas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile – Alajuelense
- Johan Venegas at Soccerway