| Jimmy Marín | |
| Fullname: | Jimmy Marín Vílchez |
| Birth Date: | 8 October 1997 |
| Birth Place: | San José, Costa Rica |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Position: | Wide midfielder/Winger |
| Currentclub: | Orenburg |
| Clubnumber: | 80 |
| Youthclubs1: | Liga Deportiva Alajuelense |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Saprissa |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Herediano |
| Caps2: | 71 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Belén (loan) |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Ashdod (loan) |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Saprissa |
| Caps6: | 82 |
| Goals6: | 22 |
| Years7: | 2022– |
| Clubs7: | Orenburg |
| Caps7: | 57 |
| Goals7: | 11 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica U20 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Costa Rica U21 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam3: | Costa Rica U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam4: | Costa Rica |
| Nationalcaps4: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 17 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Saprissa | 2014–15 | Liga FPD | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Liga FPD | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Belén | 2016–17 | Liga FPD | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Herediano | Liga FPD | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||||
| 2017–18 | Liga FPD | 31 | 3 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||||
| 2018–19 | Liga FPD | 32 | 6 | — | 8 | 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 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Ashdod | Israeli Premier League | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Saprissa | 2020–21 | Liga FPD | 40 | 8 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 9 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga FPD | 42 | 14 | — | 6 | 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 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 11 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 69 | 12 | |||||
| Career total | 244 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 287 | 52 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 9 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
Saprissa
Herediano
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