Manfred Alonso Ugalde Arce (born 25 May 2002) is a Costa Rican professional

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who plays as a

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for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow and the Costa Rica national team.

Club career

Debuting for

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in early 2019, Ugalde scored two goals in a 3–1 victory over

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in CONCACAF League play on 31 July 2019. He scored his first professional hat-trick in a 6–0 victory over Limón on 21 October. In November, Ugalde was named as the Best Younger Player of the

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tournament, with four goals in seven matches. In July 2020 Ugalde signed a contract with City Football Group and joined

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club Lommel. On 25 June 2021, Ugalde joined Eredivisie side Twente on a season-long loan deal. On 1 July 2022, the loan was renewed for the 2022–23 season. On 6 July 2023, Ugalde signed for Twente on a permanent basis for four years. On 29 January 2024, Ugalde moved to Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow on a four-and-a-half-year contract.

International career

Ugalde made his international senior debut for

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on 1 February 2020 against the United States, coming on as a substitute for Marco Ureña in a 1–0 defeat. In September 2021 after a difficult international window for Costa Rica during the third round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification and criticisms of his performance by head coach

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, Ugalde announced he would no longer accept call-ups to Los Ticos as long as Suárez remained coach. After the dismissal of Luis Fernando Suárez after the

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, In August 2023 Ugalde accepted a call-up from interim coach Claudio Vivas to Costa Rica ahead of a friendly against Saudi Arabia. During the match on September 8, he scored his first goal for his country, netting the second goal in an eventual 3-1 victory.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.''

Honours

Saprissa * Liga FPD: Clausura 2020 * CONCACAF League:

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Individual * CONCACAF League Best Young Player:

, * Eredivisie Talent of the Month: March 2023 * Eredivisie Team of the Month: March 2023, October 2023

References

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* * * 2002 births Living people People from Heredia (canton) Sportspeople from Heredia Province Costa Rican men's footballers Men's association football forwards Costa Rica men's international footballers Liga FPD players Challenger Pro League players Eredivisie players Deportivo Saprissa players Lommel S.K. players FC Twente players FC Spartak Moscow players Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub