José Mena

For the Colombian weightlifter, see José Gavino Mena.

José Mena

Personal information
Full name	José Antonio Mena Alfaro[1]
Date of birth	(1989-02-02) 2 February 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	San Jose, Costa Rica
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Municipal
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)
2017–2023	Antigua	251	(17)
2024-	Municipal	20	(3)
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.

José Antonio Mena Alfaro (born 2 February 1989) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Nacional club Municipal.

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

Antigua

• Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Apertura 2017, Clausura 2019

Municipal

• Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Clausura 2024

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Costa Rica" (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 Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine - Tico Deporte (in Spanish)
7. José Mena – FIFA competition record (archived)
8. "José Mena » Internationals".

External links

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