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Jimmy Marín
	Marín with Orenburg in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Jimmy Marín Vílchez
Date of birth	8 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	San José, Costa Rica
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Wide midfielder/Winger
Team information
Current team	Orenburg
Number	80
Youth career
	Liga Deportiva Alajuelense
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2016	Saprissa
2016–2019	Herediano
2016	→ Belén (loan)
2019–2020	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2020	→ Ashdod (loan)
2020–2022	Saprissa
2022–	Orenburg
International career‡
2017	Costa Rica U20
2018	Costa Rica U21
2021	Costa Rica U23
2018–	Costa Rica
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2021

Jimmy Marín Vílchez (born 8 October 1997) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian Premier League club Orenburg and the Costa Rica national team. He is used as a wide midfielder or winger, on left or the right flanks.

Club career

Born in San José, Costa Rica, Marín started his senior professional career with Deportivo Saprissa in 2015. On 6 May 2015, he made his first team debut in a 3–2 victory against Carmelita. On 23 August, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 victory against Pérez Zeledón.^[1] He played no further in the league, with his side going on to win it on 23 December.^[2]

On 18 May 2016, Marín moved to Herediano on a three-year contract and was immediately loaned out to Belén.^[3]^[4] On 31 October 2016, he scored his debut goal for the club in a 3–2 triumph over UCR.^[5]

Marín made his debut for Herediano on 9 January 2017, finding the net in a 2–0 victory over Pérez Zeledón.^[6]

On 2 July 2022, Marín signed with Orenburg in Russia.^[7]

International career

Youth

Marín has been capped by Costa Rica at under-20 level, representing the side at 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.^[8] He was also selected by manager Marcelo Herrera in the under-20 team for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[9] On 7 July 2018, he was included in the under-21 team for the Central American and Caribbean Games.^[10]

Senior

On 16 June 2017, Marín was included in the provisional 26-man squad for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[11] However, he was omitted from the final 23-man squad.^[12] On 15 July, he was recalled to the senior team for the same competition as an injury replacement.^[13]

On 28 August 2018, Marín was called to the team as a part of a generational of new footballers for friendlies against South Korea and Japan.^[14] On 7 September, he made his debut, starting in a 2–0 defeat against Japan.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 October 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Saprissa	2014–15	Liga FPD	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Saprissa	2015–16	Liga FPD	2	1	—		—		—		2	1
Belén	2016–17	Liga FPD	15	1	—		—		—		15	1
Herediano	2016–17	Liga FPD	8	1	—		—		—		8	1
	2017–18	Liga FPD	31	3	—		—		—		31	3
	2018–19	Liga FPD	32	6	—		8^[a]	3	—		40	9
	Total		71	10	0	0	8	3	0	0	79	13
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2019–20	Israeli Premier League	13	1	—		8^[b]	0	2^[c]	0	23	1
Ashdod	2019–20	Israeli Premier League	3	1	—		—		—		3	1
Saprissa	2020–21	Liga FPD	40	8	—		6^[d]	1	1^[e]	0	47	9
	2021–22	Liga FPD	42	14	—		6^[f]	0	—		48	14
	Total		85	23	0	0	12	1	1	0	98	24
Orenburg	2022–23	Russian Premier League	25	7	1	0	—		—		26	7
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	27	3	10	1	—		—		37	4
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	11	3	3	1	—		—		14	4
	Total		63	13	14	2	—		—		77	15
Career total			250	49	14	2	28	4	3	0	295	55

^ Six appearances, three goals in the CONCACAF League, two appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
^ Appearances in the Toto Cup
^ Four appearances, one goal in the CONCACAF League, two appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
^ Appearance in the Supercopa de Costa Rica
^ Four appearances in the CONCACAF League, two appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League

International

As of match played 8 September 2021

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Costa Rica	2018	5	0
Costa Rica	2021	4	1
Total		9	1

International goals

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

List of international goals scored by Jimmy Marín
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 September 2021	Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica	Jamaica	1–0	1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Saprissa

Liga FPD: Apertura 2015, Clausura 2021

Herediano

Individual

CONCACAF League Best Young Player: 2018

References

^ Jose Luis Rodriguez C.; Davis Castillo (23 August 2015). "Jimmy Marín el joven de 17 años que le dio el triunfo a Saprissa" [Jimmy Marín the 17 year old who gave the victory to Saprissa] (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
^ Rodrigo Calvo (23 December 2015). "Los históricos 32 títulos del Deportivo Saprissa" [The historic 32 titles of Deportivo Saprissa] (in Spanish). Cronica. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
^ "Herediano le arrebata a Saprissa joven promesa en la delantera" [Herediano snatches Saprissa young promise in the front] (in Spanish). La Nación. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
^ Keydel Romero (18 May 2016). "Jimmy Marín ficha con el Herediano" [Jimmy Marín signed with Herediano] (in Spanish). Deporticos. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
^ Esteban Diaz (31 October 2016). "Belemitas golpearon a los académicos". Futbol Costa Rica (in European Spanish). Futbol. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
^ Juan Diego Villarreal (9 January 2017). "Jimmy Marín empieza a brillar con Herediano" [Jimmy Marín begins to shine with Herediano] (in Spanish). La Nacion. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
^ "ФК "Оренбург" заключил соглашение с полузащитником сборной Коста-Рики Джимми Марин Вильчесом" (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 2 July 2022. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
^ Hernandez, Joselyn (10 February 2017). "Los 20 ticos para el Premundial Sub 20 = The 20 Costa Ricans for the Premundial Sub 20". Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (in European Spanish). Fedefutbol. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
^ Hernandez, Joselyn (28 April 2017). "Marcelo definió los 21 para Corea". Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (in European Spanish). Fede Futbol. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
^ "Costa Rica define los convocados para los Juegos Centroamericanos en Barranquilla". everardoherrera.com (in European Spanish). Everado Herrera. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
^ "Ramírez eligió al equipo para Copa Oro" [Ramírez chose the team for Copa Oro]. Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (in European Spanish). Fede Futbol. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
^ "Jimmy Marín, José Leitón y Juan Pablo Vargas no estarán en Copa Oro" [Jimmy Marín, José Leitón and Juan Pablo Vargas will not be in the Gold Cup]. La Nación, Grupo Nación (in Spanish). La Nación. 29 June 2017.
^ "Bolaños, Ordain y Jimmy Marín llamados a Copa Oro" [Bolaños, Ordain and Jimmy Marín called to Gold Cup]. CRHoy.com (in European Spanish). CR Hoy. 15 July 2017.
^ "Ronald González convoca una renovada selección para gira asiática" [Ronald González calls a renewed selection for Asian tour]. everardoherrera.com (in European Spanish). Everardo Herrera. 28 August 2018.
^ "La Sele cae derrotada 2-0 ante Corea del Sur" [The Sele falls defeated 2-0 against South Korea]. everardoherrera.com (in European Spanish). Everardo Herrera. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.