Carlos Villegas

Carlos Arturo Villegas Retana (born 3 March 1999) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a winger for club Municipal Grecia, on loan from Deportivo Saprissa.

Carlos Villegas
Personal information
Full name Carlos Arturo Villegas Retana
Date of birth (1999-03-03) 3 March 1999
Place of birth Heredia, Costa Rica
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Municipal Grecia
(on loan from Deportivo Saprissa)
Number 11
Youth career
Deportivo Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Deportivo Saprissa 13 (1)
2019–2020 → Municipal Grecia (loan) 23 (1)
2020 Puerto Golfito 13 (2)
2021 Limón 19 (5)
2021– Deportivo Saprissa 34 (2)
2023 → Santos de Guápiles (loan) 20 (2)
2023– → Municipal Grecia (loan) 9 (1)
International career
2018 Costa Rica U20 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:07, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Deportivo Saprissa

Villegas is a product of Deportivo Saprissa and was promoted to the senior squad in 2017, under the command of coach Carlos Watson. For the start of the Summer Championship that took place on January 8, Saprissa was going to face San Carlos, with Villegas on the bench for the first time.[2] 17-year old Villegas made his professional debut one month later, on 8 February 2017, against Belén FC,[3] when he came on as a substitute for Anderson Leite in the 69th minute, and the result ended with an unexpected 0-1 defeat. He made a total of six appearances in that season.

On 28 February 2018 Villegas' agent, Joaquim Batica, confirmed that Villegas in March would go for a trial at the U20 squad of Brazilian team Grêmio, alongside his Saprissa-teammate Julen Cordero.[4][5]

Loan to Municipal Grecia

With only seven appearances in the following two season for Saprissa, Villegas was loaned out to Municipal Grecia in January 2019 for the rest of the year.[6] He left the club again at the end of the year, where his loan deal expired.[7][8] However, he was still a part of the Grecia-squad for three games during 2020, which indicated, that the loan deal, however, had been extended.[9][10] During his time at Grecia, Villegas made a total of 23 appearances where he scored one goal.

Puerto Golfito

In the summer 2020, Villegas joined Costa Rican second division club Puerto Golfito FC.[11][12]

Return to Deportivo Saprissa

After a spell at Limón, Villegas returned to Deportivo Saprissa, signing a three-year deal until May 2024 on 28 July 2021.[13]

References
  1. Carlos Villegas at WorldFootball.net
  2. Saprissa arrancó defensa del título con derrota por la mínima en San Carlos, elpais.cr, 8 January 2017
  3. DEPORTIVO SAPRISSA VS. BELÉN 0 - 1, soccerway.com, 8 February 2017
  4. Carlos Villegas hará una pasantía en el Gremio, futbolcentroamerica.com, 28 February 2018
  5. Juveniles de Saprissa a pasantías en el extranjero, primeroendeportes.com, 28 February 2018
  6. Municipal Grecia oficializa sus nuevos fichajes, periodicomitierra.com
  7. Grecia anuncia la salida de nueve jugadores, everardoherrera.com, 30 November 2019
  8. Grecia sumó cinco nuevos refuerzos para el Clausura 2020., sensaciondeportiva.com, 2 January 2020
  9. Carlos Villegas at Soccerway
  10. Fichar con equipos grandes amenaza con sucumbir al banquillo, larepublica.net, 8 July 2020
  11. Fichajes de Puerto Golfito F.C para el Apertura 2020 de la Liga Gatorade de Ascenso..., facebook.com, 29 August 2020
  12. Puerto Golfito derrotó a Aserrí en partido adelantado de la jornada 1 de la Liga de Ascenso, sensaciondeportiva.com, 31 August 2020
  13. Carlos Villegas regresó al club, deportivosaprissa.com, 28 July 2021
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