Diego Madrigal is a Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

n football striker. He played for UCR

Club de Futbol Universidad de Costa Rica

Club de Fútbol de la Universidad de Costa Rica is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División.It ended up Champion in the 2006-2007 Segunda División season, and therefore will be playing in the Primera División this season...

 in the Primera División, but in January 2011 he was transferred to Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño

Cerro Porteño

Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 28 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football club in Paraguay...

. In August 2011, he returned to Herediano.

Career

Madrigal made his Primera debut for UCR in January 2009 and scored his first Primera goal in March of that year.

Madrigal played for the Costa Rica national football team

Costa Rica national football team

The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...

 at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia...

 in Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

, where the team finished in fourth place. Madrigal made his first appearance and scored his first goal for the senior side in a friendly match against Argentina on 26 January 2010.