Jefferson Brenes

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jefferson Brenes

| image =

| fullname = Jefferson Brenes Rojas

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|4|13}}

| birth_place = Limón, Costa Rica

| height = 1.73m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Deportivo Saprissa

| clubnumber = 6

| years1 = 2017–2019 | clubs1 = Limón | caps1 = 45 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2019–2023 | clubs2 = Herediano | caps2 = 104| goals2 = 12

| years3 = 2019 | clubs3 = → Limón (loan) | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2019–2020 | clubs4 = → Municipal Grecia (loan) | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2023– | clubs5 = Deportivo Saprissa | caps5 = 50 | goals5 = 8

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 2020–2021

| nationalteam1 = Costa Rica U23

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2019–

| nationalteam2 = Costa Rica

| nationalcaps2 = 18

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| medaltemplates =

| pcupdate = 22:28, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 23:20, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

}}

Jefferson Brenes Rojas (born 13 April 1997) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga FPD club Deportivo Saprissa and the Costa Rica national team.

Career

Brenes began his professional career with Limón in the Liga FPD in 2017, before signing with Herediano on 15 July 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://everardoherrera.com/index.php/futbol-costa-rica/54880-herediano-contrata-al-limonense-jefferson-brenes/|title=Herediano contrata al limonense Jefferson Brenes|website=everardoherrera.com}} On 14 December 2019 he was loaned to Municipal Grecia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.municipalgrecia.com/noticias/155-estoy-dispuesto-a-dar-todo-por-el-municipal-grecia-jefferson-brenes|title="Estoy dispuesto a dar todo por el Municipal Grecia", Jefferson Brenes|website=www.municipalgrecia.com}} He returned to Herediano on 23 June 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://herediano.com/jefferson-brenes-es-el-nuevo-volante-del-team/|title=Jefferson Brenes es el nuevo volante del Team|date=23 June 2020|access-date=16 July 2021|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718201809/https://herediano.com/jefferson-brenes-es-el-nuevo-volante-del-team/|url-status=dead}}

International career

Brenes debuted with the Costa Rica national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to Panama on 10 October 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/10/11/world/friendlies/costa-rica/panama/3406445/|title=Costa Rica vs. Panama - 11 October 2020 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}} He was called up to represent Costa Rica at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2021/07/11/2021-gold-cup-squads-for-every-team/|title=2021 Gold Cup squad for every team - USMNT, Mexico, Canada & more|date=11 July 2021}}

Career statistics

=International=

colspan="2"\|Total\|\|18\|\|1
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
rowspan="3"\|Costa Rica \|2020	1	0
2021	6	0
2024	11	1

:''Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brenes goal.

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Jefferson Brenes
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	23 March 2024	Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States	{{fb\|HON}}	align=center\|3–1	align=center\|3–1	2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Jefferson Brenes

No.

Date

Venue

Opponent

Score

Result

Competition

23 March 2024

Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States

align=center|3–1