Jairo Arrieta

Jairo Arrieta
Personal information
Full nameJairo Arrieta Obando
Date of birth25 August 1983
Place of birthNicoya, Costa Rica
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
D.C. United
Number19
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2004Guanacasteca60(12)
2004–2006Brujas56(11)
2006–2012Saprissa178(48)
2012–2014Columbus Crew67(17)
2015–D.C. United6(1)
National team‡
2004Costa Rica U236(2)
2011–Costa Rica15(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 May 2014
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Arrieta and the second or maternal family name is Obando.

Jairo Arrieta Obando (born 25 August 1983) is a Costa Rican footballer, who plays at D.C. United in Major League Soccer.

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

Orlando City SC selected Arrieta in the 6th round of the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft; he was traded to D.C. United ahead of the 2015 season.[7]

International career

Arrieta played with the Costa Rica under-23 team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[8]

He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a December 2011 friendly match against Cuba and has, as of January 2014, earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 4 goals. He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match[8] and played at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana.[9] His two goals in the tournament, his first two for his country, were enough to earn him the Golden Boot award as the tournament's top scorer.[10] Because of his performance at the Copa Centroamericana, Arrieta was called up by Costa Rica for their World Cup qualifying match against Panama on 6 February 2013.[11]

He also played at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[12]

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Reference
1. 18 January 2013 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica  Belize 1–0 1–0 2013 Copa Centroamericana [13]
2. 22 January 2013 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica  Guatemala 1–0 1–1 2013 Copa Centroamericana [14]
3. 28 March 2013 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada  Canada 1–0 1–0 Friendly [15]
4. 9 July 2013 Jeld-Wen Field, Portland, USA  Cuba 2–0 3–0 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup [16]

Personal

Arrieta holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[17]

Honors

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "¿Será la vencida de Arrieta?". Ovación. 18 September 2008.
  2. ↑ "Fútbol Consultants Coloca a Jairo Arrieta en el Columbus Crew de la MLS" (in Spanish). Futbol Consultants. 26 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Crew signs Costa Rican forward Jairo Arrieta". thecrew.com. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Sharret, Cody. "Takeaway Points: Sporting Kansas City". thecrew.com. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Recap: Arrieta bags brace as Crew hold off Sporting 2–1". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Double strike earns Crew's Arrieta Player of the Week nod". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  7. ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soccer-insider/wp/2015/01/14/d-c-united-acquires-costa-rican-forward/?postshare=8541421247702280
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Jairo Arrieta – FIFA competition record
  9. ↑ Costa Rica Gana su septima Copa Centroamericana - UNCAF
  10. ↑ Lathan, Brent. "Centroamericana Cup heavy on MLS talent, light on goals". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Jairo Arrieta earns international call-up". Columbus Crew. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  12. ↑ CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013 Rosters - Gold Cup
  13. ↑ "Match Report". CONCACAF. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "Match Report". CONCACAF. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "Canada 0, Costa Rica 1 | International Friendly Recap". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  16. ↑ "COSTA RICA 3 – 0 CUBA". CONCACAF. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  17. ↑ http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-city-lions/os-orlando-city-international-players-1214-20141213-story.html

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