9454748389b96ec852d7e0d271e33d572a3c9ce0.txt Ricardo Peña (Costa Rican footballer)

Ricardo Peña (Costa Rican footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.
Ricardo Peña
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Allen Peña Gutiérrez[1]
Date of birth (2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Limón, Costa Rica[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Colorado Rapids 2
(on loan from Fútbol Consultants)
Number 42
Youth career
Limón
2019–2020 Fútbol Consultants
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Fútbol Consultants 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Real Betis C (loan) 4 (1)
2023 → Spartak Trnava (loan) 0 (0)
2023 → Malženice (loan) 2 (0)
2024– → Colorado Rapids 2 (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Costa Rica U15 1 (0)
Costa Rica U17
2022– Costa Rica U20 4 (0)
2023– Costa Rica U23 4 (0)
2023– Costa Rica 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 August 2023

Ricardo Allen Peña Gutiérrez (born 15 July 2004) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Fútbol Consultants and the Costa Rica national team.

Club career

Born in Limón, Peña joined the academy of Segunda División de Costa Rica side Fútbol Consultants at the age of fifteen.[2] Having made his debut at the age of sixteen, he trialled with German and Portuguese clubs Hannover 96 and Braga, respectively.[2]

In August 2022, having trialled with them earlier in the year, Peña joined Spanish side Real Betis on a two-year loan, alongside fellow Costa Rican Santiago van der Putten.[2] While van der Putten was immediately brought into the squad with no work permit issues due to his Dutch heritage, Peña had to wait to receive his visa.[3]

Throughout his first season in Spain, Peña featured mostly for the club's third team, Real Betis C, who were playing amateur football in the Spanish ninth division.[4] He featured once for the club's under-19 team, as they went on to win the national title.[5]

The following year, he joined Slovakian side Spartak Trnava, on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy.[6] He made his debut for the club on 3 August 2023, coming on as a substitute for Lukáš Štetina in a UEFA Europa Conference League qualification match against Latvian side Auda. However, a mistake by Peña allowed Auda's South Sudanese forward Manyumow Achol to take the ball and go on to score, though it was ultimately only a consolation as Spartak Trnava went on to win 4–1.[7]

International career

Having represented Costa Rica at youth international level, Peña was called up to the senior squad for the first time in June 2023 for a friendly against Ecuador, following an injury to Youstin Salas.[8] Having made his debut in the 3–1 loss to Ecuador, he was a surprise inclusion in the Costa Rican squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 June 2023.[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Betis C (loan) 2022–23 Tercera Andaluza 4 1 – – 0 0 4 1
Spartak Trnava (loan) 2023–24 1. liga 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 1 0
Malženice (loan) 2023–24 2. liga 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualification

International

As of 11 August 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Costa Rica 2023 2 0
Total 2 0

References

  1. ^ a b Ricardo Peña at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c "Ricardo Peña jugará a préstamo con el Real Betis" [Ricardo Peña will play on loan with Real Betis]. futbolconsultants.com (in Spanish). 25 August 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ Alvarado, Sergio (23 August 2022). "Este es el plan del Betis para Santiago Van Der Putten y Ricardo Peña" [This is Betis' plan for Santiago Van Der Putten and Ricardo Peña]. lateja.cr (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ^ Fonseca Cabalceta, Joseph (29 November 2022). "Santiago Van der Putten y Ricardo Peña viven realidades muy distintas en el Real Betis" [Santiago Van der Putten and Ricardo Peña live very different realities at Real Betis]. hoyeneldeportecr.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Santiago van der Putten y Ricardo Peña campeones con el Betis de España" [Santiago van der Putten and Ricardo Peña champions with Betis from Spain]. everardoherrera.com (in Spanish). 7 May 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Spartak Trnava so zaujímavou posilou. Do klubu prichádza kostarický reprezentant" [Spartak Trnava with an interesting reinforcement. A Costa Rican representative is coming to the club]. sportnew.sme.sk (in Slovak). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Spartak nedal súperovi v odvete žiadnu šancu. V 3. predkole EKL narazí na poľský klub" [Spartak did not give the opponent any chance in retaliation. In the 3rd preliminary round of the EKL, they will face a Polish club]. sport24.pluska.sk (in Slovak). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Costa Rica viajó para amistoso con Ecuador" [Costa Rica traveled for a friendly with Ecuador]. benditofutbol.com (in Spanish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  9. ^ Monge Matamoros, Alejandro (12 June 2023). "El desconocido jugador de Costa Rica que estará en Copa Oro sin haber debutado en primera división" [The unknown player from Costa Rica who will be in the Gold Cup without having debuted in the first division]. espn.co.cr (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  10. ^ Rocca, Pablo (13 June 2023). "Ricardo Peña: la gran promesa que jugará la Copa Oro con Costa Rica sin debutar en su equipo" [Ricardo Peña: the great promise that will play the Gold Cup with Costa Rica without making his team debut]. futbolcentroamerica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  11. ^ Ricardo Peña at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Ricardo Peña at Soccerway
  13. ^ Ricardo Peña at National-Football-Teams.com