José Mena

For the Colombian weightlifter, see José Gavino Mena.

José Antonio Mena Alfaro (born 2 February 1989) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Liga Nacional club Antigua as a defender.

José Mena

Personal information
Full name	José Antonio Mena Alfaro^[1]
Date of birth	(1989-02-02) 2 February 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth	San Jose, Costa Rica
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Antigua
Number	3
Youth career
	Saprissa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Saprissa	49	(4)
2012	Pérez Zeledón	13	(0)
2013–2014	Bangkok Glass	24	(0)
2015–2016	UCR	73	(11)
2017	Herediano	7	(1)
2017–	Antigua	183	(13)
International career^‡
2010–	Costa Rica	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 February 2021 (UTC)

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

Club career

In 2009, he debuted for Primera División de Costa Rica club Saprissa.^[2] On 5 September 2012, he moved to Municipal Pérez Zeledón on a one-year contract with an option to extend for a further year,^[3] but he left them in December 2012 for Thailand outfit Bangkok Glass.^[4] In August 2014 he terminated his contract with Bangkok focusing on his recovery from a broken foot.^[5]

He returned to Costa Rica in December 2014 to sign for Universidad.^[6]

International career

Mena 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.^[7]

On 1 June 2010 he made his senior debut for the Costa Rica national football team in a friendly match against Switzerland^[8]

Honours

Bangkok Glass

• Thai FA Cup Runner-up (1): 2013

References

1. (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
2. "José Mena".
3. "José Mena llega a Pérez Zeledón por un torneo". Alejandro Méndez (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
4. Jugará en el fútbol de Asia José Mena se va para el exterior - Al Dia (in Spanish)
5. José Mena recayó en su lesión y rescindió su contrato en Tailandia - Everardo Herrera (in Spanish)
6. José Mena regresa al fútbol costarricense con la UCR 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine - Tico Deporte (in Spanish)
7. – FIFA competition record (archived)
8. "José Mena » Internationals".

External links

• José Mena at National-Football-Teams.com
• José Mena at Soccerway