Marcos Danilo Urena Porras, known as Marco Urena, is a professional Costa Rican footballer who plays for Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer.
In August 2014, Urena moved to Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland on a four-month loan deal. The contract was made permanent on 10 December 2014. On 21 July 2016, Midtjylland and Brondby IF agreed to swap Urena with Jonas Borring in a three-year deal. It was announced on 27 January 2017 that Urena had been signed by Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes. His game-winning goal over Minnesota United FC on 22 October secured San Jose's sixth-place spot in the 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs, the team's first playoff appearance since 2012. On 12 December 2017, MLS expansion side Los Angeles FC selected Urena as its third pick in the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft.
In 2009, Urena made his debut for the Costa Rica national football team in a match against Venezuela. Urena was named in Costa Rica's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. |
