Gabriel Badilla

Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Badilla Segura
Date of birth	June 30, 1984 (1984-06-30) (age 25)
Place of birth	San José, Costa Rica
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	New England Revolution
Number	4
Youth career
	Deportivo Saprissa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2008	Deportivo Saprissa	128	(12)
2008–	New England Revolution	7	(0)
National team‡
2005–	Costa Rica	22	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 April, 2009

Gabriel Badilla (born June 30, 1984 in San José) is a Costa Rican soccer player who currently plays for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] Professional

Badilla began his career with Deportivo Saprissa, with him he won two national championships as well as a UNCAF Cup title and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title.^[1] He was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup and finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool

Badilla signed for New England Revolution on August 18, 2008.^[2] He became an important part of the Revolution backline as the 2008 season progressed.^[3]

[edit] International

Badilla has played for the senior Costa Rica national football team since 2005, including one appearance at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.^[4] He made his debut in a friendly against China on June 19, 2005.^[5] He appeared in one match for Costa Rica at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup^[6] and four matches at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[7] Most recently, Badilla has played in two qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.^[4]

He was also the captain of the Costa Rican national team that played in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Trinidad and Tobago^[4]

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	June 2, 2007	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San Jose, Costa Rica	Chile	1–0	2–0	Friendly

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile
• Profile at National-football-teams.com
• Profile at Nacion.com (Spanish)

Gabriel Badilla international tournaments v • d • e Costa Rica squad – 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Mesén • 2 {{{p2}}} • 3 Miller • 4 Umaña • 5 Badilla • 6 Fonseca • 7 Rojas • 8 López • 9 Ruiz • 10 Soto • 11 Bolaños • 12 Díaz • 13 Cordero • 14 Segura • 15 Wallace • 17 Bryce • 18 Porras • 19 Wright • 20 Sequeira • 21 Brenes • 23 Grant • Coach: Guimarães v • d • e Costa Rica squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Mesén • 2 Drummond • 3 Marín • 4 Umaña • 5 Martínez • 6 Fonseca • 7 Bolaños • 8 Solís • 9 Wanchope • 10 Centeno • 11 Gómez • 12 González • 13 Bernard • 14 Azofeifa • 15 Wallace • 16 Hernández • 17 Badilla • 18 Porras • 19 Saborío • 20 Sequeira • 21 Núñez • 22 Rodríguez • 23 Alfaro • Coach: Guimarães v • d • e Costa Rica squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Alfaro • 2 Drummond • 3 Cordero • 4 Umaña • 5 Fernández • 6 Núñez • 7 Fonseca • 8 Rodríguez • 9 Solís • 10 Centeno • 11 Barrantes • 12 González • 13 Alemán • 14 Azofeifa • 15 Wallace • 16 Bolaños • 17 Badilla • 18 Porras • 19 Saborío • 20 Chinchilla • 21 Gabriels • 22 Camacho • 23 Lewis • Coach: Medford