Jimmy Marín Vílchez (born 8 October 1997) is a Costa Rican professional

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who plays as a

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for Russian club

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and the Costa Rica national team. He is used as a

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or winger, on left or the right flanks.

Club career

Born in

San José, Costa Rica San José (; meaning "Saint Joseph") is the capital city, capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of San José Province. It is in the center of the country, in the mid-west of the Costa Rican Central Valley, Central Valley, wi ...

, Marín started his senior professional career with

Deportivo Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its Association football, football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, Costa Rica, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aym ...

in 2015. On 6 May 2015, he made his first team debut in a 3–2 victory against Carmelita. On 23 August, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 victory against Pérez Zeledón. He played no further in the league, with his side going on to win it on 23 December. On 18 May 2016, Marín moved to Herediano on a three-year contract and was immediately loaned out to Belén. On 31 October 2016, he scored his debut goal for the club in a 3–2 triumph over UCR. Marín made his debut for Herediano on 9 January 2017, finding the net in a 2–0 victory over Pérez Zeledón. On 2 July 2022, Marín signed with

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in Russia. Marín left Orenburg on 7 June 2025 as his contract expired. On 11 July 2025, Marín joined

on a three-season deal.

International career

Youth

Marín has been capped by Costa Rica at under-20 level, representing the side at

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. He was also selected by manager Marcelo Herrera in the under-20 team for the

2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 21st edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 a ...

. On 7 July 2018, he was included in the under-21 team for the

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Senior

On 16 June 2017, Marín was included in the provisional 26-man squad for the

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. However, he was omitted from the final 23-man squad. On 15 July, he was recalled to the senior team for the same competition as an injury replacement. On 28 August 2018, Marín was called to the team as a part of a generational of new footballers for friendlies against

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and

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. On 7 September, he made his debut, starting in a 2–0 defeat against Japan.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

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

Honours

Saprissa *

Liga FPD The Primera División of Costa Rica, commonly known as Liga de Fútbol de Primera División (Liga FPD), and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Uni ...

Apertura 2015 The ' () and ' () tournaments is a split season format for Spanish-speaking sports leagues. It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional association football season from August to May is ...

, Clausura 2021 Herediano *

: Clausura 2017, Apertura 2018 *

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Individual *

Best Young Player:

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marin, Jimmy 1997 births Footballers from San José, Costa Rica Living people Men's association football midfielders Costa Rican men's footballers 21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen Costa Rica men's under-20 international footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers Deportivo Saprissa players Belén F.C. players C.S. Herediano footballers Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players F.C. Ashdod players FC Orenburg players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players Liga FPD players Israeli Premier League players Russian Premier League players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Russia