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Carlos Arturo Villegas Retana (born 3 March 1999) is a Costa Rican
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who plays as a winger for Inter de San Carlos.


Club career


Deportivo Saprissa

Villegas is a product of
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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. 17-year old Villegas made his professional debut one month later, on 8 February 2017, against
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, when he came on as a substitute for
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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.


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. He left the club again at the end of the year, where his loan deal expired. 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. 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.


Return to Deportivo Saprissa

After a spell at
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, Villegas returned to
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, signing a three-year deal until May 2024 on 28 July 2021. He left Saprissa in the summer 2024. Later in the summer 2024, Villegas joined Inter de San Carlos.Municipal Grecia cae en Pital ante Inter San Carlos
municipalgrecia.com, 4 September 2024


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Carlos Villegas
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