José Mena

{{Infobox football biography

| name = José Mena

| image =

| fullname = José Antonio Mena Alfaro{{cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Costa Rica |url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=4 |date=6 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013164551/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf |archive-date=13 October 2009 }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|02|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = San Jose, Costa Rica

| height = {{height|m=1.81}}

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Municipal

| clubnumber = 3

| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Saprissa

| years1 = 2009–2012 |clubs1 = Saprissa |caps1 = 49 |goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2012 |clubs2 = Pérez Zeledón |caps2 = 13 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2013–2014 |clubs3 = Bangkok Glass |caps3 = 24 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015–2016 |clubs4 = UCR |caps4 = 73 |goals4 = 11

| years5 = 2017 |clubs5 = Herediano |caps5 = 7 |goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2017–2023 |clubs6 = Antigua |caps6 = 251 |goals6 = 17

| years7 = 2024-

|clubs7 = Municipal

|caps7 = 20 |goals7 = 3

| pcupdate = 10 February 2021

| nationalyears1 = 2010–

| nationalteam1 = Costa Rica

| nationalcaps1 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| ntupdate = 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

In 2009, he debuted for Primera División de Costa Rica club Saprissa.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/jose-mena/|title=José Mena}} On 5 September 2012, he moved to Municipal Pérez Zeledón on a one-year contract with an option to extend for a further year,{{cite web|url=http://www.nacion.com/2012-09-06/Deportes/jose-mena-llega-a-perez-zeledon-por-un-torneo.aspx|title=José Mena llega a Pérez Zeledón por un torneo|language=Spanish|work=Alejandro Méndez|publisher=La Nación|access-date=7 October 2012}} but he left them in December 2012 for Thailand outfit Bangkok Glass.[http://www.aldia.cr/futbol-costa-rica/legionarios/Jose_Mena_0_47995207.html Jugará en el fútbol de Asia José Mena se va para el exterior] - Al Dia {{in lang|es}} In August 2014 he terminated his contract with Bangkok focusing on his recovery from a broken foot.[http://www.everardoherrera.com/index.php/legionarios/3105-jose-mena-recayo-en-su-lesion-y-rescindio-su-contrato-en-tailandia José Mena recayó en su lesión y rescindió su contrato en Tailandia] - Everardo Herrera {{in lang|es}}

He returned to Costa Rica in December 2014 to sign for Universidad.[http://www.ticodeporte.com/torneo-de-verano-2015/jose-mena-regresa-al-futbol-costarricense-con-la-ucr José Mena regresa al fútbol costarricense con la UCR] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120934/http://www.ticodeporte.com/torneo-de-verano-2015/jose-mena-regresa-al-futbol-costarricense-con-la-ucr |date= 2 April 2015 }} - Tico Deporte {{in lang|es}}

International career

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.{{FIFA player|253221}}

On 1 June 2010 he made his senior debut for the Costa Rica national football team in a friendly match against Switzerland{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/jose-mena/4/|title = José Mena » Internationals}}