Johan Venegas
Venegas with Saprissa in 2020
Personal information
Full name Johan Alberto Venegas Ulloa[1]
Date of birth (1988-11-27) 27 November 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Limón, Costa Rica
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Alajuelense
Number 8
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– Alajuelense 69 (34)
International career‡
2014– Costa Rica 84 (11)
*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)

Johan Alberto Venegas Ulloa (born 27 November 1988) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Liga FPD club Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team.

Club career

Venegas 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

Venegas 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

As of match played 1 December 2022[11]
Venegas receiving instructions from coach Óscar Ramírez at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Johan Venegas
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

Alajuelense

Saprissa

Costa Rica

Individual

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Un nuevo proceso que se inicia con ilusión Archived 29 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Ariel Rodríguez y Johan Venegas se unen a los refuerzos de Alajuelense Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - CRHoy (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Venegas se une al Montreal Impact Archived 9 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine - La Nacion (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Loons Select Johan Venegas In Trade Archived 18 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine - mnufc.com (in English)
  7. ^ Minnesota United loan Johan Venegas to Costa Rican club Saprissa Archived 24 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine - MLSSoccer.com (in English)
  8. ^ Johan Venegas debutó con gol en la Selección de Costa Rica Archived 29 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Al Día (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Johan Venegas anotó el gol 100 de Costa Rica en Copas Centroamericanas Archived 29 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine -
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Johan Venegas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  12. ^ Johan Venegas at Soccerway

External links

Liga Deportiva Alajuelense – current squad
Costa Rica squads
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