Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Antonio Mena Alfaro[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 February 1989 | ||
Place of birth | San Jose, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Municipal | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
Saprissa | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | Saprissa | 49 | (4) |
2012 | Pérez Zeledón | 13 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Bangkok Glass | 24 | (0) |
2015–2016 | UCR | 73 | (11) |
2017 | Herediano | 7 | (1) |
2017–2023 | Antigua | 251 | (17) |
2024- | Municipal | 20 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2010– | Costa Rica | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 February 2021 (UTC) |
José Antonio Mena Alfaro (born 2 February 1989) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Nacional club Municipal.
Club career
[edit]In 2009, he debuted for Primera División de Costa Rica club Saprissa.[2] On 5 September 2012, he moved to Municipal Pérez Zeledón on a one-year contract with an option to extend for a further year,[3] but he left them in December 2012 for Thailand outfit Bangkok Glass.[4] In August 2014 he terminated his contract with Bangkok focusing on his recovery from a broken foot.[5]
He returned to Costa Rica in December 2014 to sign for Universidad.[6]
International career
[edit]Mena played for the Costa Rica national football team at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, where the team finished in fourth place.[7]
On 1 June 2010 he made his senior debut for the Costa Rica national football team in a friendly match against Switzerland[8]
Honours
[edit]- Bangkok Glass
- Thai FA Cup Runner-up (1): 2013
- Antigua
- Municipal
- Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Clausura 2024
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "José Mena".
- ^ "José Mena llega a Pérez Zeledón por un torneo". Alejandro Méndez (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ Jugará en el fútbol de Asia José Mena se va para el exterior - Al Dia (in Spanish)
- ^ José Mena recayó en su lesión y rescindió su contrato en Tailandia - Everardo Herrera (in Spanish)
- ^ José Mena regresa al fútbol costarricense con la UCR Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine - Tico Deporte (in Spanish)
- ^ José Mena – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "José Mena » Internationals".