Johan Venegas

Johan Venegas
Personal information
Full name Johan Alberto Venegas Ulloa
Date of birth (1988-11-27) November 27, 1988
Place of birth Limón, Costa Rica
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Montreal Impact
Number 27
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– Montreal Impact 12 (1)
National team‡
2014– Costa Rica 15 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2015
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Venegas and the second or maternal family name is Ulloa.

Johan Alberto Venegas Ulloa (born November 27, 1988) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Montreal Impact in the MLS.

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,[1] only to move to Alajuelense in 2013.[2] In July 2015, he joined the MLS team Montreal Impact.[3]

International career

Venegas made his debut for the Costa Rica national football team in the September 2014 Copa Centroamericana opening match against Nicaragua, in which he scored the third goal.[4] He was again on target in his second game against Panama, netting Costa Rica's 100th goal in all Copa Centroamerica tournaments[5] in the process.

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 September 2014 RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.  Nicaragua 3–0 3–0 2014 Copa Centroamericana
2. 7 September 2014 Cotton Bowl, Dallas  Panama 1–2 2–2
3. 13 November 2014 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo  Uruguay 3–3 3–3 Friendly
4. 11 June 2015 Estadio Reino de León  Spain 1–0 1–2 Friendly
5. 29 March 2016 San José, Costa Rica  Jamaica 3–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ Un nuevo proceso que se inicia con ilusión - Nación (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Ariel Rodríguez y Johan Venegas se unen a los refuerzos de Alajuelense - CRHoy (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Venegas se une al Montreal Impact - La Nacion (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Johan Venegas debutó con gol en la Selección de Costa Rica - Al Día (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Johan Venegas anotó el gol 100 de Costa Rica en Copas Centroamericanas -

External links

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