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My Take
Manfred Ugalde is the kind of young forward I find genuinely interesting to track. Born in 2002 in Heredia, Costa Rica, he's already carved out a senior career and represents the national team, which says plenty about his trajectory. What catches my eye is the path itself: a Central American striker landing in the Russian Premier League with Spartak Moscow is not the conventional route, and I respect players who back themselves abroad young. At 175 cm he relies on sharpness rather than size up front. He still has his prime ahead of him, so I'm curious where the next transfer takes him.
Overview
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Manfred Ugalde
- Name (Japanese)
- マンフレド・ウガルデ
- Reading
- まんふれど・うがるで
- Born
- May 25, 2002 (age 24)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Horse
- Origin
- Heredia, Heredia Province, Costa Rica
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Costa Rica →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.