Jefferson Brenes Rojas (born 13 April 1997) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga FPD club Deportivo Saprissa and the Costa Rica national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jefferson Brenes Rojas | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Limón, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Saprissa | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Limón | 45 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | Herediano | 104 | (12) |
| 2019 | → Limón (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Municipal Grecia (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2023– | Deportivo Saprissa | 50 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020–2021 | Costa Rica U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Costa Rica | 18 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:28, 9 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:20, 18 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editBrenes began his professional career with Limón in the Liga FPD in 2017, before signing with Herediano on 15 July 2019.[1] On 14 December 2019 he was loaned to Municipal Grecia.[2] He returned to Herediano on 23 June 2020.[3]
International career
editBrenes debuted with the Costa Rica national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to Panama on 10 October 2020.[4] He was called up to represent Costa Rica at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 18 November 2024[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 18 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brenes goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 March 2024 | Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States |  Honduras |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs |
References
edit- ^ "Herediano contrata al limonense Jefferson Brenes". everardoherrera.com.
- ^ ""Estoy dispuesto a dar todo por el Municipal Grecia", Jefferson Brenes". www.municipalgrecia.com.
- ^ "Jefferson Brenes es el nuevo volante del Team". 23 June 2020. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Costa Rica vs. Panama - 11 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "2021 Gold Cup squad for every team - USMNT, Mexico, Canada & more". 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Francisco Calvo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
External links
edit- Jefferson Brenes at Soccerway
- Jefferson Brenes at National-Football-Teams.com
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