Diego Madrigal should not be confused with Juan Diego Madrigal.
| Diego Madrigal | |
| Fullname: | Diego Josué Madrigal Ulloa[1] |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1989 |
| Birth Place: | San José, Costa Rica |
| Currentclub: | Sporting San Jose |
| Clubnumber: | – |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 2008–2010 |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 2010 |
| Clubs2: | Herediano |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2011 |
| Clubs3: | Cerro Porteño |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs4: | Herediano |
| Caps4: | 15 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2012 |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2013 |
| Clubs6: | Saprissa |
| Caps6: | 31 |
| Goals6: | 6 |
| Years7: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs7: | Inter Baku |
| Caps7: | 10 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2015 |
| Clubs8: | Belén |
| Caps8: | 11 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2016 |
| Caps9: | 42 |
| Goals9: | 13 |
| Years10: | 2017 |
| Clubs10: | Suphanburi |
| Caps10: | 14 |
| Goals10: | 3 |
| Years11: | 2018 |
| Caps11: | 15 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Years12: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs12: | San Carlos |
| Caps12: | 49 |
| Goals12: | 4 |
| Years13: | 2021– |
| Caps13: | 17 |
| Goals13: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2010 |
| Nationalteam2: | Costa Rica U-21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2011 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2010– |
| Nationalteam4: | Costa Rica |
| Nationalcaps4: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 18:49, 7 June 2021 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 12 August 2014 (UTC) |
Diego Josué Madrigal Ulloa[1] (born 19 March 1989) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Sporting San Jose in the Liga FPD. Madrigal was a member of Costa Rica's under-20 team that finished fourt at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.[2]
Madrigal made his Primera debut for UCR in January 2009 and scored his first Primera goal in March of that year.[3] After leaving a good image at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Euro Data Marketing, which represented Madrigal, intended transferring him to European football, ultimately signing for Sport Heredino.[1] At UCR, Madrigal disputed 23 games and noted 4 goals.[1]
In December 2010, it was announced that Madrigal was Cerro Porteño's new striker.[4] [5] [6] [7] Madrigal signed for one year.[1] In Madrigal's team was Jonathan Fabbro, Fredy Bareiro, Roberto Nanni, Javier Villarreal, Juan Manuel Lucero, Julio dos Santos, Rodrigo Burgos, Mathías Corujo, Luis Nuñez and Diego Barreto.[8] In January 2010, Madrigal was expected to play in a friendly match for Cerro Porteño against Atlético Paranaense's B Team.[9] Madrigal was usually a substitute in Cerro Porteño's team.[10] On 13 February 2011, Madrigal made his first league appearance for Cerro Porteño in a 2–2 draw against Rubio Ñu, when he was substituted onto the field for Ivan Torres in the 55th minute.[11] Whilst at Cerro Porteño, his national team selected him for the 2011 Copa América squad.[12] In June 2011, Madrigal was associated with a move to Deportivo Saprissa.[13]
In August 2011, he returned to his former club Herediano.[14]
In August 2012, he joined Santos de Guápiles.[15]
In January 2014, Madrigal signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Inter Baku on a two-year contract.[16]
In September 2015, Madrigal returned to Costa Rica, signing with Belén[17]
For the 2020/21 season, Madrigal joined Sporting San José.[18]
Madrigal played for the Costa Rica national football team at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, where the team finished in fourth place. On 26 January 2010, Madrigal made his first appearance and scored his first goal for the senior side in a friendly match against Argentina.[19] [1] In May 2011, Madrigal scored in a victory for Costa Rica against Nigeria.[10] In 2011, Madrigal was selected for the 2011 Copa América in Argentina.[12]
When Madrigal played in Thailand, he frequently visited the beaches.[2] He desires to conclude his career in Public Administration, which he began when he played at Universidad de Costa Rica.[2]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 2008–09 | CF UCR | Primera División de Costa Rica | 19 | 3 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 19 | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | 17 | 5 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 17 | 5 | |||
| 2010–11 | Herediano | 7 | 2 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2011 | Cerro Porteño | Paraguayan Primera División | 5 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Herediano | Primera División de Costa Rica | 12 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Deportivo Saprissa | 18 | 3 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 18 | 3 | ||
| Santos de Guápiles | 13 | 5 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 13 | 5 | |||
| 2013–14 | Deportivo Saprissa | 8 | 2 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Inter Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | Costa Rica | 94 | 20 | colspan="2" | - | 3 | 0 | 97 | 20 | ||
| Paraguay | 5 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Azerbaijan | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 115 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 125 | 23 | |||
| Costa Rica | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | |