Juan Diego Madrigal Espinoza (born 21 May 1987)[1] is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Santos Guápiles as a defender.

Juan Diego Madrigal
Personal information
Full name Juan Diego Madrigal Espinoza
Date of birth (1987-05-21) May 21, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Santos Guápiles
Number 15
Youth career
Barrio México
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Municipal Liberia 1 (0)
2010–2011 Barrio México 21 (1)
2011–2013 Santos Guápiles 67 (5)
2013Fredrikstad (loan) 6 (0)
2013 Deportivo Saprissa 15 (0)
2014–2016 Cartaginés 71 (2)
2016 Municipal Liberia 17 (1)
2017– Santos Guápiles 193 (9)
International career
2013 Costa Rica 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:01, 22 April 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:08, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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Madrigal started his career with Municipal Liberia making first team debut with the club in 2010. After playing just one match he was transferred to Barrio México. He made 21 appearances for the side, before joining Santos Guápiles in 2011.

In 2013, he joined Norwegian club Fredrikstad on a year loan. However the contract was soon terminated because of the financial difficulties faced by them.[2] Then he returned to Costa Rica by signing for Deportivo Saprissa.[3]

International career

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On 10 July 2014, he made his international debut against Cuba in 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4]

As of 24 September 2014[5]
Costa Rica
Year Apps Goals
2013 6 0
2014 1 0
Total 7 0

Honours

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Costa Rica - J. Madrigal - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  2. ^ Chinchilla, Paula (8 June 2013). "Juan Diego Madrigal dejó el Fredrikstad de Noruega". Al Día (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Saprissa anuncia a Juan Diego Madrigal; en Santos dicen tener contrato con él". CDR. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Costa Rica vs Cuba". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  5. ^ "NFT profile". National-football-teams. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
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