Manfred Ugalde
Costa Rican football player (born 2002)
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Manfred Alonso Ugalde Arce (born 25 May 2002) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow and the Costa Rica national team.
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Ugalde celebrating the CONCACAF League with Saprissa in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Manfred Alonso Ugalde Arce | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Heredia, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spartak Moscow | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Saprissa | 37 | (13) |
| 2020–2023 | Lommel | 22 | (11) |
| 2021–2023 | → Twente (loan) | 49 | (11) |
| 2023–2024 | Twente | 18 | (7) |
| 2024– | Spartak Moscow | 62 | (21) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Costa Rica U17 | 5 | (3) |
| 2020– | Costa Rica U23 | 3 | (1) |
| 2020– | Costa Rica | 31 | (11) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:05, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Saprissa
Debuting for Saprissa in early 2019, Ugalde scored two goals in a 3–1 victory over Belmopan Bandits in CONCACAF League play on 31 July 2019.[2] He scored his first professional hat-trick in a 6–0 victory over Limón on 21 October.[3] In November, Ugalde was named as the Best Younger Player of the 2019 CONCACAF League tournament, with four goals in seven matches.[4]
Lommel
In July 2020 Ugalde signed a contract with City Football Group and joined Belgian First Division B club Lommel.[5]
Loan to Twente
On 25 June 2021, Ugalde joined Eredivisie side Twente on a season-long loan deal.[6] On 1 July 2022, the loan was renewed for the 2022–23 season.[7]
Twente
On 6 July 2023, Ugalde signed for Twente on a permanent basis for four years.[8]
Spartak Moscow
On 29 January 2024, Ugalde moved to Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[9] On 23 November 2024, Ugalde scored 4 goals in a 5–2 victory against Lokomotiv Moscow, taking the top spot in the league goalscorers' race with 12 goals.[10] He went into the winter break of the Russian season in December with 15 goals scored. He became the league's top scorer of the season with 17 goals.[11]
International career
Ugalde made his international senior debut for Costa Rica on 1 February 2020 against the United States, coming on as a substitute for Marco Ureña in a 1–0 defeat.[12]
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 Luis Fernando Suárez, Ugalde announced he would no longer accept call-ups to Los Ticos as long as Suárez remained coach.[13]
After the dismissal of Luis Fernando Suárez after the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, In August 2023 Ugalde accepted a call-up from interim coach Claudio Vivas to Costa Rica ahead of a friendly against Saudi Arabia.[14] During the match on September 8, he scored his first goal for his country, netting the second goal in an eventual 3–1 victory.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saprissa | 2018–19[16] | Liga FPD | 7 | 1 | — | 8[b] | 4 | — | 15 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20[17] | Liga FPD | 30 | 12 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | 37 | 12 | ||
| Total | 37 | 13 | — | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 17 | |||
| Lommel | 2020–21[17] | Belgian First Division B | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 11 | ||
| Twente (loan) | 2021–22[17] | Eredivisie | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23[17] | Eredivisie | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 4[f] | 1 | 31 | 9 | |
| Total | 49 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 13 | ||
| Twente | 2023–24[17] | Eredivisie | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6[e] | 1 | — | 25 | 9 | |
| Spartak Moscow | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 17 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 18 | |||
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 27 | 7 | |||
| Total | 62 | 21 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 79 | 26 | ||||
| Career total | 188 | 63 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 238 | 76 | ||
- Includes Belgian Cup, KNVB Cup, Russian Cup
- Appearances in CONCACAF League
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
- Appearances in Liga FPD play-offs
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in Eredividie European play-offs
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 13 | 8 | |
| Total | 31 | 11 | |
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.[16]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September 2023 | St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, England |  Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 26 March 2024 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States |  Argentina | 1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 3 | 9 June 2024 | Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada |  Grenada | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 21 March 2025 | FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize |  Belize | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
| 5 | 2–0 | |||||
| 6 | 25 March 2025 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | 4–0 | 6–1 | 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification | |
| 7 | 7 June 2025 | BFA Technical Centre, Wildey, Barbados |  Bahamas | 5–0 | 8–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 15 June 2025 | Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, United States |  Suriname | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 9 | 4–3 | |||||
| 10 | 18 June 2025 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States |  Dominican Republic | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 11 | 14 October 2025 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica |  Nicaragua | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Saprissa
Individual
- CONCACAF League Best Young Player: 2019,
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: March 2023
- Russian Premier League Player of the Month: November/December 2024.[18]
- Russian Premier League top scorer: 2024–25 (17 goals).[11]
