Ariel Rodríguez (footballer, born 1989)

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Ariel Rodríguez
Bangkok Glass
Personal information
Full name Ariel Francisco Rodríguez Araya
Date of birth (1989-09-27) September 27, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward / Winger
Team information
Current team
Saprissa
Number 14
Youth career
1998–2002
Municipal Liberia
2005 Fusión Tibás
2006–2009
Santos de Guápiles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011
Santos de Guápiles
44 (3)
2012 Puntarenas 15 (6)
2012
Belén
8 (3)
2012–2016 Saprissa 123 (51)
2016–2019 BG Pathum United 64 (31)
2018–2019Saprissa (loan) 19 (7)
2019–2020PTT Rayong (loan) 22 (9)
2020 Saprissa 22 (7)
2020
Hồ Chí Minh City
8 (3)
2021– Saprissa 103 (28)
International career
2016 Costa Rica 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:03, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

Ariel Francisco Rodríguez Araya (born September 27, 1989) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga FPD club Deportivo Saprissa and the Costa Rica national team.

Career

Club

Deportivo Saprissa

He finished

2015–16
in Costa Rica as league top scorer, with 20.

Bangkok Glass

On January 6, 2016, Rodríguez completed a move to

Osotspa
March 6, 2016. He scored 2 goals in his debut.

International

He debuted and scored his first international goal for Costa Rica against Venezuela.

Ariel was recalled again for the Copa América Centenario squad but then pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Johnny Woodly.

International goals

As of match played 14 July 2017. Costa Rica score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rodríguez goal.[2]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 May 2016 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica  Venezuela 2–1 2–1 Friendly
2 14 July 2017 Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States  French Guiana 1–0 3–0 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Personal life

He is the son of the former Costa Rica footballer, currently a camera operator for Teletica and

Erick Rodríguez
.

Honours

Saprissa

Individual

References

  1. ^ "BGFC Website". Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  2. ^ "Rodríguez, Ariel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

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