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 32 (2)
National team‡
2014– Costa Rica 30 (7)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016
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

As of match played 15 November 2016. Costa Rica score listed first, score column indicates score after each Venegas goal.[6]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 September 2014RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States1 Nicaragua3–03–02015 Copa Centroamericana
2 7 September 2014Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States2 Panama1–22–22015 Copa Centroamericana
3 13 November 2014Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay6 Uruguay3–33–3Friendly
4 11 June 2015Estadio Reino de León, León, Spain10 Spain1–01–2Friendly
5 29 March 2016Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica22 Jamaica3–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 11 June 2016NRG Stadium, Houston, United States25 Colombia1–03–2Copa América Centenario
7 15 November 2016Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica30 United States1–04–02018 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 -
  6. ↑ Johan Venegas profile at Soccerway
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