David Alberto Guzmán Pérez (born 18 February 1990) is a Costa Rican professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Their colours are burgundy and white. It ...

and the Costa Rica national team.

Club career

Guzmán made his debut for Saprissa in 2009 and stayed with the club for 7 years. On 22 December 2016, he joined MLS team Portland Timbers. On May 6, 2019, Guzman was traded to

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in exchange for an international roster slot.

International career

Guzmán played at the

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and in the

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, where the

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, came 4th after losing to Hungary in the match for the 3rd place. He made his senior debut for

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in an October 2010

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against

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. He represented his country at the

2011 Copa América The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América 2011 Argentina, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international association football, football tournament for national ...

and was a non-playing squad member at the

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. In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23-man squad for the

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in Russia.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Saprissa *

: Clausura 2010, Clausura 2014, Apertura 2014,

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, Apertura 2016, Clausura 2020, Clausura 2021, Apertura 2022 * Costa Rican Cup:

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* * Living people 1990 births Costa Rican men's footballers 21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen Footballers from San José Province Footballers from San José, Costa Rica Men's association football midfielders Deportivo Saprissa players Portland Timbers players Portland Timbers 2 players Columbus Crew players Liga FPD players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Costa Rica men's under-20 international footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2011 Copa América players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Costa Rican expatriates in the United States {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub