Jairo Arrieta
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jairo Arrieta Obando | ||
Date of birth | 25 August 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Nicoya, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Jicaral | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 | Guanacasteca | 60 | (12) |
2004–2006 | Brujas | 56 | (11) |
2006–2012 |
Saprissa | 178 | (48) |
2012–2014 |
Columbus Crew | 67 | (17) |
2015 | D.C. United | 27 | (5) |
2016 | New York Cosmos | 28 | (7) |
2016–2018 | Herediano | 73 | (24) |
2018–2019 | Saprissa | 35 | (9) |
2019 | San Carlos | 19 | (6) |
2020 | Siquinalá | 12 | (5) |
2021 | Consultants | 16 | (9) |
2021–2022 | Jicaral | 28 | (7) |
2022 | Grecia | 13 | (4) |
2023– | Jicaral | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2004 | Costa Rica U23 | 6 | (2) |
2011– | Costa Rica | 17 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:36, 9 May 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2015 |
Jairo Arrieta Obando (born 25 August 1983) is a Costa Rican professional footballer, who plays as a forward for A.D.R. Jicaral.
Club career
Costa Rica
Arrieta was born in Nicoya,[1] Costa Rica. Before moving to Deportivo Saprissa, he played for Guanacasteca and their successors Brujas.[1] While with Saprissa, Arrieta scored 48 goals in 178 league matches. He also played an important part in Saprissa's Costa Rican league titles in 2006–07, 2007-08 Apertura, 2007-08 Clausura, 2008-09 Apertura, and 2010 Clausura.
Columbus Crew
In April 2012, Arrieta signed a 2+1⁄2-year agreement with Columbus Crew, moving to play outside of Costa Rica for the first time in his career.[2][3] Arrieta made his MLS debut for the Crew on 14 July 2012, playing 62 minutes in a loss to Sporting Kansas City at home.[4] This came just 17 days after 27 June transfer window opened. Two weeks later, in a rematch at Kansas City, Arrieta scored his first MLS goal in the 17th minute of the match, following with the game winner in the 34th minute.[5] After only his third game in MLS, Arrieta was named League Player of the Week with a 2-goal performance in a Columbus win against Sporting Kansas City.[6]
D.C. United
He scored 5 goals and recorded 2 assists in his 27 appearances for D.C.[10]
New York Cosmos
Arrieta signed with
International career
Arrieta played with the Costa Rica under-23 team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[12]
He made his senior debut for
He also played at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[16]
International goals
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.[17]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 January 2013 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | Belize | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2013 Copa Centroamericana |
2. | 22 January 2013 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | Guatemala | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2013 Copa Centroamericana |
3. | 28 March 2013 | Commonwealth Stadium , Edmonton, Canada |
Canada | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
4. | 9 July 2013 | Jeld-Wen Field, Portland , United States |
Cuba | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Personal life
Arrieta holds a
Honors
Individual
- Golden Boot Winner – 2013 Copa Centroamericana
References
- ^ a b "¿Será la vencida de Arrieta?". Ovación. 18 September 2008.
- ^ "Fútbol Consultants Coloca a Jairo Arrieta en el Columbus Crew de la MLS" (in Spanish). Futbol Consultants. 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Crew signs Costa Rican forward Jairo Arrieta". thecrew.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ Sharret, Cody. "Takeaway Points: Sporting Kansas City". thecrew.com. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Recap: Arrieta bags brace as Crew hold off Sporting 2–1". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Double strike earns Crew's Arrieta Player of the Week nod". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "D.C. United acquires Costa Rican forward". The Washington Post. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ Edwards, Andy (7 May 2015). "D.C. United 1-0 Montreal Impact: Jairo Arrieta is the hero on his D.C. debut". Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "D.C. United Announce Year-End Roster Moves for 2016 Season". 7 December 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Jairo Arrieta". Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Cosmos Sign Forward Jairo Arrieta". New York Cosmos. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ a b Jairo Arrieta – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Costa Rica Gana su septima Copa Centroamericana - UNCAF
- ^ Lathan, Brent. "Centroamericana Cup heavy on MLS talent, light on goals". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ "Jairo Arrieta earns international call-up". Columbus Crew. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013 Rosters Archived 10 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine - Gold Cup
- ^ "Arrieta, Jairo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Orlando City builds roster with international flavor Lions believe can win immediately in MLS". Orladno Sentinel. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
External links
- Jairo Arrieta at Major League Soccer
- Jairo Arrieta at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jairo Arrieta at Soccerway