David Guzman is a Costa Rican international footballer who currently plays as a Defensive Midfielder for Costa Rica National Team as well as Portland Timbers. The 27 years old footballer has played for a club that includes Deportivo Saprissa.
In 2009, Guzman made his international debut with the Costa Rica U-20 team.
David Guzman was born David Alberto Guzman Perez on February 18, 1990, in San Jose Costa Rica. He belongs to white ethnicity and holds Costa Rican nationality.
As of 2017, Guzman's yearly salary was estimated to be $185,004 and additional compensation of around $188,337 quite less than Darlington Nagbe who earns $550,000 annually.
His current net worth is not disclosed yet but is expected to be about $500,000.
As a defensive midfielder, Guzman's market value is estimated at £720thousand. Being a brand ambassador is a great way to earn extra money, thus he also receives a good sum of money from Nike.
In the beginning of his career, David Guzman played for the U-17 team of Deportivo Saprissa. After spending a year, he started playing for a senior team on January 1, 2009.
Before ending his career in a team, Guzman scored 18 goals in 214 matches until 2016. Along with his team, he has been honored with Deportivo Saprissa (2009-10, 2013-14), Costa Rican Champion Invierno (2014-2017) and Costa Cup (2013-2014).
Guzman then transferred to Portland Timbers on January 1, 2017, while his market value was estimated at £293 thousand. As of now, Guzman scored 1 goal in 25 matches.
Guzman has a contract with the team which keeps him until December 31, 2018. Guzman is the agent of Dierolf Rechtssanwalte AG.
In 2009, Guzman earned his first international cap with the Costa Rica U-20 team. He has represented his youth team in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
On June 1, 2010, Guzman earned his first senior cap against Peru, under the coach Ronald Gonzalez at the age of 20.
Guzman has earned 42 caps for his national side. Guzman played at the 2011 Copa America and was a member of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup as a non-playing player.
Guzman and his national teammates Ulises Segura, Rodney Wallace and Johan Venegas were called up for the friendly matches against Spain on 11 November 2017.
Guzman got married to his childhood sweetheart, Stacy Montero after dating for an around nine years. They have two children together, son, Niko born in 2015 and daughter, Gianna Guzman.
When Guzman was 16 he started dating his girlfriend and since then they live a blissful life. They gave a birth to their daughter on November 17, 2017, and posts numerous pictures of his little seed with his wife and eldest son in their social networks.
After spending a couple of years together, they have a strong bond of relationship and till this date, there is no sign for their divorce. Guzman often shares pictures of his wife and children on Instagram.