How Acquired: Signed by the Revolution as an International on Aug. 18, 2008

One of the top young defenders in the CONCACAF region, Badilla signed with the Revs as an international player on Aug. 18, 2008 after a seven-season career with Costa Rican power Saprissa ... a versatile defender who can play anywhere in the back and in most formations, Badilla brings tremendous international experience to the Revs.

2009: Did not make an appearance during the MLS regular season, but was available for selection from July onward. Missed the first 12 games of the season with a bulging disk in his back that he suffered in the offseason, while he missed the 1-0 loss to Columbus (Oct. 10) with an illness. Made his only appearance on June 30 in the Revs’ U.S. Open Cup match against the Harrisburg City Islanders, playing the second half and all 30 minutes of extra time in the loss.

2008: Made six regular-season appearances, including five starts as a central defender, all in a four-man backline. Overall, made eight appearances, including the regular season, playoffs and CONCACAF Champions League. Made his MLS and Revolution debut against LA (Aug. 30), just two days after arriving in the United States. Missed the Revs' matches at Columbus (Sept. 6) and against Chivas USA (Sept. 11) while with Costa Rica for its 2010 World Cup Qualifiers against Suriname and Haiti. Was shown a straight red card in the 26th minute against Kansas City (Oct. 25) for "denying a goal/scoring opportunity" on Claudio Lopez, that also resulted in a penalty kick. Served his one-game suspension in Game One of the team's Eastern Conference Semifinal Series against Chicago, then entered Game Two as a substitute. Played both central defense and defensive midfield in the Revs' second-leg match against Joe Public FC (Sept. 2) in the CONCACAF Champions League.

BEFORE MLS: Made his debut with Saprissa in November 2001 and appeared in more than 130 matches for the "Monstruo Morado" ... helped Saprissa earn five national championships, including each of the last four while he was with the team ... was also a member of the Saprissa team that earned a third-place finish at the 2005 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan following its 2005 CONCACAF Champions Cup title.

COSTA RICA NATIONAL TEAM: Has earned 12 caps with the Costa Rica National Team as of Jan. 1, 2010 ... was a member of Costa Rica's squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany ... captained Costa Rica's entry at the FIFA Under-17 World Championship in 2001 ... most recently joined Costa Rica for a pair of 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Suriname (W, 7-0; Sept. 6) and Haiti (W, 3-1; Sept. 10); he dressed but did not play in either match.

PERSONAL: Married to wife, Fabiola … the couple has one daughter, Lucia (2) … son of Melvin and Elizabeth Badilla … in his spare time away from soccer, he enjoys watching movies and playing tennis … his favorite team is FC Barcelona and his favorite player is Maldini.
 

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