Manfred Ugalde

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ugalde and the second or maternal family name is Arce.
Manfred Ugalde
File:Ugalde festeja.jpg
Ugalde celebrating the CONCACAF League with Saprissa in 2019
Personal information
Full name Manfred Alonso Ugalde Arce
Date of birth (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Heredia, Costa Rica
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Spartak Moscow
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Saprissa 37 (13)
2020–2023 Lommel 22 (11)
2021–2023 → Twente (loan) 49 (11)
2023–2024 Twente 18 (7)
2024– Spartak Moscow 58 (21)
International career‡
2018–2019 Costa Rica U17 5 (3)
2020– Costa Rica U23 3 (1)
2020– Costa Rica 31 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:05, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Manfred Alonso Ugalde Arce (born 25 May 2002) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow and the Costa Rica national team.

Club career

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Saprissa

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Debuting for Saprissa in early 2019, Ugalde scored two goals in a 3–1 victory over Belmopan Bandits in CONCACAF League play on 31 July 2019.[2] He scored his first professional hat-trick in a 6–0 victory over Limón on 21 October.[3] In November, Ugalde was named as the Best Younger Player of the 2019 CONCACAF League tournament, with four goals in seven matches.[4]

Lommel

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In July 2020 Ugalde signed a contract with City Football Group and joined Belgian First Division B club Lommel.[5]

Loan to Twente

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On 25 June 2021, Ugalde joined Eredivisie side Twente on a season-long loan deal.[6] On 1 July 2022, the loan was renewed for the 2022–23 season.[7]

Twente

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On 6 July 2023, Ugalde signed for Twente on a permanent basis for four years.[8]

Spartak Moscow

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On 29 January 2024, Ugalde moved to Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[9] On 23 November 2024, Ugalde scored 4 goals in a 5–2 victory against Lokomotiv Moscow, taking the top spot in the league goalscorers' race with 12 goals.[10] He went into the winter break of the Russian season in December with 15 goals scored. He became the league's top scorer of the season with 17 goals.[11]

International career

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Ugalde made his international senior debut for Costa Rica on 1 February 2020 against the United States, coming on as a substitute for Marco Ureña in a 1–0 defeat.[12]

In September 2021 after a difficult international window for Costa Rica during the third round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification and criticisms of his performance by head coach Luis Fernando Suárez, Ugalde announced he would no longer accept call-ups to Los Ticos as long as Suárez remained coach.[13]

After the dismissal of Luis Fernando Suárez after the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, In August 2023 Ugalde accepted a call-up from interim coach Claudio Vivas to Costa Rica ahead of a friendly against Saudi Arabia.[14] During the match on September 8, he scored his first goal for his country, netting the second goal in an eventual 3–1 victory.[15]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 6 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Saprissa 2018–19[16] Liga FPD 7 1 — 8[b] 4 — 15 5
2019–20[17] Liga FPD 30 12 — 2[c] 0 5[d] 0 37 12
Total 37 13 — 10 4 5 0 52 17
Lommel 2020–21[17] Belgian First Division B 22 11 1 0 — — 23 11
Twente (loan) 2021–22[17] Eredivisie 25 3 3 1 — — 28 4
2022–23[17] Eredivisie 24 8 2 0 1[e] 0 4[f] 1 31 9
Total 49 11 5 1 1 0 4 1 59 13
Twente 2023–24[17] Eredivisie 18 7 1 1 6[e] 1 — 25 9
Spartak Moscow 2023–24 Russian Premier League 12 0 4 1 — — 16 1
2024–25 Russian Premier League 29 17 7 1 — — 36 18
2025–26 Russian Premier League 17 4 4 2 — — 21 6
Total 58 21 15 4 — — 73 25
Career total 184 63 22 6 17 5 9 1 232 75
  1. ^ Includes Belgian Cup, KNVB Cup, Russian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF League
  3. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in Liga FPD play-offs
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^ Appearances in Eredividie European play-offs

International

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As of match played 18 November 2025[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Costa Rica 2020 1 0
2021 1 0
2023 4 1
2024 12 2
2025 13 8
Total 31 11

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.[16]

List of international goals scored by Manfred Ugalde
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 September 2023 St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, England File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 2–0 3–1 Friendly
2 26 March 2024 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 1–0 1–3 Friendly
3 9 June 2024 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada 1–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 21 March 2025 FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize 1–0 7–0 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
5 2–0
6 25 March 2025 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica 4–0 6–1 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
7 7 June 2025 BFA Technical Centre, Wildey, Barbados File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas 5–0 8–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 15 June 2025 Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, United States File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname 2–0 4–3 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
9 4–3
10 18 June 2025 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 1–0 2–1
11 14 October 2025 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 3–1 4–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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File:Saprissa festeja sus títulos individuales.jpg
Ugalde (left) won the 2019 CONCACAF League with Saprissa, while also winning the Best Young Player award of the tournament

Saprissa

Individual

References

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