Ulises Segura
{{short description|Costa Rican football player (born 1993)}}
{{family name hatnote|Segura|Machado|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ulises Segura
| fullname = Ulises Segura Machado
| image = Ulises Segura 2016.jpg
| caption = Segura with Saprissa in 2016
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|6|23}}
| birth_place = Guadalupe, Costa Rica
| height = {{height|m=1.83}}
| currentclub = Saprissa
| clubnumber = 30
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2012–2014
| years2 = 2014–2017
| years3 = 2014–2015
| years4 = 2018–2020
| years5 = 2021–2022
| years6 = 2022-
| clubs1 = Generación Saprissa
| clubs2 = Saprissa
| clubs3 = → Uruguay de Coronado (loan)
| clubs4 = D.C. United
| clubs5 = Austin FC
| clubs6 = Saprissa
| caps1 = 25
| caps2 = 115
| caps3 = 37
| caps4 = 66
| caps5 = 0
| caps6 = 0
| goals1 = 2
| goals2 = 14
| goals3 = 3
| goals4 = 5
| goals5 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017–
| nationalteam1 = Costa Rica
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 =
| managerclubs1 =
| pcupdate = 13 September 2020 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 13 September 2020 (UTC)
}}
Ulises Segura Machado (born 23 June 1993) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga FPD club Saprissa and the Costa Rica national team.
Career
=Deportivo Saprissa=
=CS Uruguay de Coronado=
Ulises Segura was on loan with 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.dcunited.com/post/2017/12/21/dc-united-acquire-costa-rican-national-team-midfielder-ulises-segura |publisher=D.C. United |title=D.C. United acquire Costa Rican National Team midfielder Ulises Segura |access-date=21 December 2017}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/ulises-segura|title=Ulises Segura|access-date=26 December 2019}}
= Austin FC =
Segura was traded to Austin FC in exchange for $150,000 of General Allocation Money on 13 December 2020, ahead of their inaugural season in 2021.{{cite news|author=Tom Bogert |title=Austin FC make moves to build inaugural roster in half-day trade window |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/12/13/austin-fc-makes-moves-build-inaugural-roster-half-day-trade-window |access-date=December 29, 2022 |work=MLS Soccer |date=December 14, 2020}} Prior to the start of the season, Segura suffered a left knee injury and underwent osteochondral allograft transplantation surgery, causing him to miss the entire 2021 season. On 25 January 2022, Austin FC announced that it would buyout the remaining portion of Segura's contract freeing up a senior roster spot.{{Cite web|url=https://www.austinfc.com/news/austin-fc-exercises-offseason-buyout-on-ulises-segura|title = Austin FC Exercises Offseason Buyout on Ulises Segura | Austin FC}}
=International=
Segura made his first senior international appearance in a Copa Centroamericana match against Belize on 15 January 2017, having played the entire match.{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16282/Belize_Costa_Rica.html |publisher=National Football Teams |title=Belize vs Costa Rica (0:3) |access-date=2 June 2017}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played 13 September 2020}}{{Soccerway|ulises-segura-machado/327747|accessdate=January 4, 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Deportivo Saprissa
|2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16
| rowspan="3" |Liga FPD |36 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 3{{efn|Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League|name=champ}}
|0 | colspan="2" |— | 39 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17
|51 | 8 | colspan="2" |— | 6{{efn|name=champ}} | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 57 | 9 | |||
| 2017–18
|26 | 5 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 26 | 5 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Club Total
!115 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 15 | |
| rowspan=2|Uruguay de Coronado (loan)
|Primera División |37 | 3 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 37 | 3 | ||||
| colspan=2|Club Total
!37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| rowspan="4"|D.C. United
|2018 | rowspan="3" |MLS |23 | 2 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 2019
|33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs}} | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2020
|10 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 10 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Club Total
!66 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 5 | |
| rowspan=3|Austin FC
|2021 |rowspan=2|MLS |0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022
|0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2|Club Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!218 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 230 | 23 |
{{notelist}}
= International =
{{updated|match played 2 January 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Ulises Segura|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/66417/Ulises_Segura.html|access-date=January 4, 2021|website=www.national-football-teams.com|language=en}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Costa Rica
|2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 10 | 0 |
Personal life
Segura received his green card in January 2020.
Honours
Saprissa
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|id=66417}}
- {{Soccerway|ulises-segura-machado/327747}}
{{Deportivo Saprissa squad}}
{{Costa Rica squad 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Segura, Ulises}}
Category:Costa Rican men's footballers
Category:21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Costa Rica men's international footballers
Category:Deportivo Saprissa players
Category:2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:Major League Soccer players
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