Ulises Segura Machado (born 23 June 1993) is a Costa Rican professional

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who played as a

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for

Deportivo Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. The team's signature colours are purple ...

and the Costa Rica national team.

Career

Deportivo Saprissa

Including his first season with Deportivo Saprissa, Segura already won 3 titles with the club. Segura appeared 126 times for Saprissa and had 15 goals and 6 assists in his time there.

CS Uruguay de Coronado

Ulises Segura was on loan with Uruguay de Coronado from 2014 to 2015. He scored 3 goals and had 1 assist in his 39 appearances for them.

D.C. United

Segura was acquired by

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on 21 December 2017. On 15 April 2018, Segura scored his first MLS career goal in a 1-0 win against

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. Segura scored the goal inside 50 seconds making it the third-fastest goal scored in club history. He finished the 2018 season with 2 goals and one assist in 23 appearances. In 2019, Segura appeared in 33 games, scored 3 goals and contributed two assists for D.C. United.

Austin FC

Segura was traded to

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in exchange for $150,000 of General Allocation Money on 13 December 2020, ahead of their inaugural season in 2021. Prior to the start of the season, Segura suffered a left knee injury and underwent osteochondral allograft transplantation surgery, causing him to miss the entire 2021 season. On 25 January 2022, Austin FC announced that it would buyout the remaining portion of Segura's contract freeing up a senior roster spot.

International

Segura made his first senior international appearance in a

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match against

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on 15 January 2017, having played the entire match.

Career statistics

Club

International

Personal life

Segura received his

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in January 2020.

Honours

Saprissa *

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: Clausura 2014, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016

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* * 1993 births Living people Costa Rican footballers Association football midfielders Costa Rica international footballers Deportivo Saprissa players D.C. United players Austin FC players 2017 Copa Centroamericana players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Major League Soccer players {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub