Keven Alemán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alemán and the second or maternal family name is Bustos.

Keven Alemán
Alemán with Saprissa in January 2017
Personal information
Full name Keven Steven Alemán Bustos
Date of birth (1994-03-25) March 25, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Puntarenas
Number 23
Youth career
2010–2011 Toronto FC
2011–2013 Real Valladolid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Valladolid Promesas 15 (0)
2014–2016 Herediano 19 (2)
2015 → Belén (loan) 18 (4)
2016 Belén 10 (0)
2017 Saprissa 13 (1)
2018–2019 Sacramento Republic FC 43 (4)
2020 FC Edmonton 7 (1)
2021 Valour FC 24 (3)
2021 → Guadalupe (loan) 10 (1)
2022 Atlético Ottawa 25 (2)
2023–2024 Persikabo 1973 13 (2)
2024– Puntarenas 4 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Canada U17 8 (3)
2013 Canada U20 2 (0)
2015–2017 Canada U23 3 (0)
2013–2017 Canada 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 August 2024

Keven Steven Alemán Bustos (born March 25, 1994) is a professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga FPD club Puntarenas. Born in Costa Rica, he represented Canada internationally.

Club career

Early career

Alemán was born in San José, Costa Rica and moved to Brampton, Ontario when he was 10. He attended St. Edmund Campion Secondary School. Keven started playing with Brampton A as soon as he moved to Brampton. Before joining Toronto FC, he played on the Under 16 Ontario Provincial Team coached by Patrick Tobo which also featured fellow players Bryce Alderson and Quillan Roberts. After the Provincial team he joined the TFC Academy in the Canadian Soccer League.[1] Alemán showed great promise along with other Canadians Michael Petrasso and Dylan Carreiro, however all three players left over various issues with Aron Winter, the club's manager at the time. Before leaving to go on trial in Europe, Keven had his rights traded by Toronto FC to the Vancouver Whitecaps in return for Terry Dunfield.[2] However, after a successful trial period in 2011 and attaining his visa, Alemán was able to join the youth ranks at Real Valladolid in Spain.[3][4]

Herediano

In August 2014, Alemán left Real Valladolid to join Herediano of Costa Rica. He was unveiled by the team on August 7 with fellow signee Antonio Pedroza.[5] He debuted for Herediano on September 11 in a friendly, and scored a goal for the side in a 3–1 victory.[6] Alemán made his league debut more than two months later on November 30 in a 1–0 victory over Santos de Guápiles.

Alemán was loaned out to fellow Costa Rican side Belén in January 2015, for the remainder of the season.[7] He made his debut for the team against Carmelita on January 2.[8] He scored his first goal for Belén against Limón in a 1–4 loss on February 14.[9]

Belén

In July 2016, Aleman transferred to Belén, in order to accommodate his request for more playing time.[10]

Saprissa

In December 2016, it was announced that Aleman had signed a 2.5 year contract with Saprissa.[11][12] In January 2018, it was announced that Aleman had left the club after one year.[13]

Sacramento Republic

In January 2018, Alemán signed with USL side Sacramento Republic FC for the 2018 season.[14]

FC Edmonton

On 24 March 2020, Alemán signed with Canadian Premier League side FC Edmonton.[15] He made his debut for the Eddies on August 16 against Forge FC.[16]

Valour FC

On 2 February 2021, Alemán returned to Costa Rica, signing with Liga FPD side Guadalupe.[17] Two days later, it was clarified that he had signed with Valour FC and was being sent on loan to Guadalupe for the remainder of the 2020–21 Liga FPD.[18]

Atlético Ottawa

On 26 January 2022, Alemán signed a one-year contract with Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa, with an option for another year.[19] He scored two goals throughout the 2022 campaign, as the club won the CPL regular season.[20][21]

He left the club in December of the same year, following the club's decision to not exercise their contract option for 2023.[21][22]

Persikabo 1973

On 4 November 2023, Alemán officially joined Indonesian side Persikabo 1973 on a free transfer.[23][24] He made his debut for the club on the same day, coming on as a substitute for the second half of a league match against RANS Nusantara: four minutes later, he scored a goal through a volley from outside the penalty area, thus contributing to a 2–1 victory.[21][25]

Puntarenas

Alemán returned to Costa Rica on May 24, 2024, to sign with Puntarenas.[26]

International career

Alemán was eligible for both Costa Rica and Canada. He began with numerous training camps with Sean Flemming's U17 Canadian side in April 2011 and eventually became a large part of the group leading through the Concacaf championship onto the World Cup. He was a part of Canada's U17 soccer team, making his debut in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He was also a part of Canada's 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship team. Alemán would later reveal to media that Jorge Luis Pinto had approached him about representing Costa Rica in December 2012, a month before the U-20 tournament. He declined, stating he was committed to the Canadian program.

On June 27, 2013 Alemán was listed as a part of the confirmed 23-man squad for Colin Miller's Canada squad for 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[27] Alemán made his senior debut for Canada against Mexico July 11 as a second-half substitute for Kyle Bekker, the game ended in a 2–0 defeat.[28]

After more than three years out of the national team picture, Alemán returned to the side under coach Octavio Zambrano, appearing in a 1–0 defeat to El Salvador on October 8, 2017.[29]

Honours

Atlético Ottawa

Individual

Career statistics

International

As of match played 8 October 2017
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Canada 2013 3 0
2017 1 0
Total 4 0

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Junior Roster | Toronto FC". torontofc.ca. Toronto FC. October 7, 2010. Archived from the original on October 7, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Aleman, Petrasso, Carreiro sign Professional Contracts". wakingthered.com. Waking The Red. May 30, 2013. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  3. ^ Molinaro, John. "Canadian Aleman back in Spain with Valladolid". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet.
  4. ^ "Keven Aleman profile". lapreferente.com. La Preferente. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  5. ^ Corella, Randall (August 7, 2014). "Herediano presentó al mexicano Antonio Pedroza y a Keven Alemán como nuevos refuerzos".
  6. ^ "Minor Díaz se despidió del futbol con su afición". September 12, 2014.
  7. ^ "Belén confirma dos nuevas llegadas para el Verano 2015". February 5, 2015. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015.
  8. ^ "Carmelita vs. Belén Siglo XXI 3 – 0". Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  9. ^ Squizzato, Daniel (February 17, 2015). "Canadian Exports: Keven Aleman scores first professional goal in Costa Rica for Belen". Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  10. ^ "Herediano cede a Keven Alemán a Belén y negocia con jugador de la Liga MX". Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  11. ^ Deportivo Saprissa (December 20, 2016). "Comunicado oficial: Nuevas incorporaciones". Deportivo Saprissa. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  12. ^ Daniel Jimines (December 16, 2016). "Saprissa fichará a Dave Myrie y Keven Alemán y recibe ofertas por tres jugadores". La Nacion.
  13. ^ Deportivo Saprissa [@SaprissaOfficial] (January 2, 2018). "Agradecemos a Keven Alemán el tiempo en el que defendió los colores del Monstruo ⚽️" [We thank Keven Alemán for the time in which he defended the colors of the Monster ⚽️] (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Sacramento Republic FC Sign International Midfielder Keven Alemán". sacrepublicfc.com. Sacramento Republic FC. January 18, 2018. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  15. ^ Kassim Khimji (March 24, 2020). "FC Edmonton adds Keven Alemán for 2020 CPL season". FC Edmonton. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  16. ^ Thompson, Marty (August 16, 2020). "Paulus on FC Edmonton's opening loss at The Island Games: 'We can live with it'".
  17. ^ @guadalupefccr (February 2, 2021). "Los jugadores Nicolas Azofeifa y Keven Aleman se integran a nuestro equipo para el torneo en curso. ¡Bienvenidos a Guada!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Charlie O'Connor-Clarke (February 4, 2021). "Former FC Edmonton attacker Keven Alemán signs with Valour FC". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  19. ^ "ATO Signing Day: Atlético Ottawa adds attacking fire with Alemán". Atlético Ottawa. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Atlético Ottawa win 2022 CPL regular season title". CanPL.ca. October 8, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  21. ^ a b c Jacques, John (November 5, 2023). "WATCH: Keven Aleman Scores Rocket On Persikabo Debut". Northern Tribune. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  22. ^ "Atlético Ottawa: 2023 Roster Update". Atlético Ottawa. December 19, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  23. ^ Nkadjawal, Julius (October 20, 2023). "Transfer Pemain Liga 1: Persikabo 1973 Dikabarkan Selangkah Lagi Daratkan Gelandang Kanada" [League 1 Player Transfer: Persikabo 1973 Reportedly One Step Away From Landing Canadian Midfielder]. indobalinews.pikiran-rakyat.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  24. ^ Syaputra, Bagas Aji (November 4, 2023). "Bursa Transfer Liga 1: Persikabo 1973 Resmi Datangkan 6 Pemain Baru untuk Mengarungi Putaran Kedua" [League 1 Transfer Market: Persikabo 1973 Officially Brings in 6 New Players to Navigate the Second Round]. Bola Nusantara (in Indonesian). Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  25. ^ "Persikabo 1973 vs. RANS Nusantara - 4 novembre 2023". Soccerway. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  26. ^ "Ex jugadores de Herediano y Saprissa son los nuevos refuerzos de Puntarenas" [Former Herediano and Saprissa players are Puntarenas' new reinforcements]. www.everardoherrera.com. May 24, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  27. ^ "Canada Finalize roster for Gold Cup, announces friendly". canadasoccer.com. Canada Soccer. June 27, 2013. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  28. ^ "Canada falls to Mexico at Gold Cup". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. July 12, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  29. ^ "Recap: El Salvador vs. Canada 10/08/17 - Recap". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. October 8, 2017. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2020.