Christopher Meneses Explained

Christopher Meneses
Fullname:Christopher Meneses Barrantes
Birth Date:2 May 1990
Birth Place:Costa Rica
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Sporting San José
Years1:2008–2012
Clubs1:Alajuelense
Years2:2013–2015
Clubs2:IFK Norrköping
Caps1:116
Goals1:9
Caps2:32
Goals2:2
Years3:2015–2020
Clubs3:Alajuelense
Caps3:142
Goals3:7
Years4:2020–2021
Clubs4:Cariari Pococí
Years5:2021
Clubs5:Santos de Guápiles
Caps5:44
Goals5:0
Years6:2022–
Clubs6:Sporting San José
Caps6:12
Goals6:1
Nationalyears1:2012
Nationalteam1:Costa Rica U23
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2010–
Nationalcaps2:20
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:30 July 2021
Ntupdate:22 January 2017

Christopher Meneses Barrantes (born May 2, 1990) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sporting San José.

Club career

Meneses came through the youth ranks of Alajuelense for whom he made his senior debut in 2008. In summer 2013 he joined Swedish side IFK Norrköping.[1] After a year and a half with Norrköping they declared in April 2015 that Meneses was free to leave the club after they had reached an agreement that he needed to restart his career somewhere else.[2] In 2015, he returned to Liga Deportiva Alajuelense.

On 13 December 2021, Meneses signed with Sporting San José.[3]

International career

Meneses made his debut for Costa Rica in an August 2010 friendly match against Paraguay and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 15 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana and the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.aldia.cr/futbol-costa-rica/alajuelense/Christopher_Meneses-Suecia-alajuelense_0_116988321.html Christopher Meneses confirma que firmó con equipo sueco
  2. Web site: Meneses fri att lämna IFK Norrköping. 24 April 2015. Folkbladet.
  3. Sporting San José. Le damos la bienvenida a los jugadores Cristopher Meneses, Bryan López, Giovanni Clunie y Jonathan Martínez. 13 December 2021. 7 April 2022. es.
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2013gc.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2013