title: Ulises Segura
text: # Ulises Segura
  
  Ulises Segura Machado (born 23 June 1993) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga FPD club Saprissa and the Costa Rica national team.
  
  ## Career
  
  ### Deportivo Saprissa
  
  Including his first season with Deportivo Saprissa, Segura already won 3 titles with the club. Segura appeared 126 times for Saprissa and had 15 goals and 6 assists in his time there.
  
  ### CS Uruguay de Coronado
  
  Ulises Segura was on loan with Uruguay de Coronado from 2014 to 2015. He scored 3 goals and had 1 assist in his 39 appearances for them.
  
  ### D.C. United
  
  Segura was acquired by D.C. United on 21 December 2017. On 15 April 2018, Segura scored his first MLS career goal in a 1-0 win against Columbus Crew SC. Segura scored the goal inside 50 seconds making it the third-fastest goal scored in club history. He finished the 2018 season with 2 goals and one assist in 23 appearances.
  
  In 2019, Segura appeared in 33 games, scored 3 goals and contributed two assists for D.C. United.
  
  ### Austin FC
  
  Segura was traded to Austin FC in exchange for $150,000 of General Allocation Money on 13 December 2020, ahead of their inaugural season in 2021. Prior to the start of the season, Segura suffered a left knee injury and underwent osteochondral allograft transplantation surgery, causing him to miss the entire 2021 season. On 25 January 2022, Austin FC announced that it would buyout the remaining portion of Segura's contract freeing up a senior roster spot.
  
  ### International
  
  Segura made his first senior international appearance in a Copa Centroamericana match against Belize on 15 January 2017, having played the entire match.
  
  ## Career statistics
  
  ### Club
  
      As of match played 13 September 2020
  
  Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
  
  | Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | Deportivo Saprissa | 2013–14 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
  | Deportivo Saprissa | 2015–16 | Liga FPD | 36 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 |
  | Deportivo Saprissa | 2016–17 | Liga FPD | 51 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 57 | 9 |
  | Deportivo Saprissa | 2017–18 | Liga FPD | 26 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 5 |
  | Deportivo Saprissa | Club Total | Club Total | 115 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 15 |
  | Uruguay de Coronado (loan) | 2014–15 | Primera División | 37 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 3 |
  | Uruguay de Coronado (loan) | Club Total | Club Total | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
  | D.C. United | 2018 | MLS | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 2 |
  | D.C. United | 2019 | MLS | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
  | D.C. United | 2020 | MLS | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
  | D.C. United | Club Total | Club Total | 66 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 5 |
  | Austin FC | 2021 | MLS | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
  | Austin FC | 2022 | MLS | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
  | Austin FC | Club Total | Club Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Career total | Career total | Career total | 218 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 230 | 23 |
  
  * 1 2 Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  * ↑ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  
  ### International
  
      As of match played 2 January 2020
  
  Appearances and goals by national team and year :
  
  | National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Costa Rica | 2017 | 6 | 0 |
  | Costa Rica | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
  | Costa Rica | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 10 | 0 |
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Segura received his green card in January 2020.
  
  ## Honours
  
  Saprissa
  
  * Liga FPD: Clausura 2014, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016
  