Jairo Arrieta

Jairo Arrieta

Arrieta with D.C. United in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Jairo Arrieta Obando
Date of birth	(1983-08-25) 25 August 1983 (age 41)
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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arrietaand the second or maternal family name is Obando.

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

Orlando City SC selected Arrieta in the 6th round of the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft. He was later traded to D.C. United ahead of the 2015 season in exchange for an international roster spot. ^[7] In his debut for D.C. United, he scored in the 58th minute to secure a 1-0 win against the Montreal Impact. ^[8] Arrieta's option for the 2016 season was declined by D.C. United. ^[9]

He scored 5 goals and recorded 2 assists in his 27 appearances for D.C. ^[10]

New York Cosmos

Arrieta signed with New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League on January 14, 2016. ^[11]

International career

Arrieta played with the Costa Rica under-23 team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ^[12]

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 ^[12] and played at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana. ^[13] 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. ^[14] 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. ^[15]

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
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 U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes. ^[18]

Honors

Individual

• Golden Boot Winner – 2013 Copa Centroamericana

References

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. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014.
3. "Crew signs Costa Rican forward Jairo Arrieta". thecrew.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
4. Sharret, Cody. "Takeaway Points: Sporting Kansas City". thecrew.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
5. "Recap: Arrieta bags brace as Crew hold off Sporting 2–1". mlssoccer.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
6. "Double strike earns Crew's Arrieta Player of the Week nod". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
7. "D.C. United acquires Costa Rican forward". The Washington Post. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
8. 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.
9. "D.C. United Announce Year-End Roster Moves for 2016 Season". 7 December 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
10. "Jairo Arrieta" . Retrieved 28 September 2019.
11. "Cosmos Sign Forward Jairo Arrieta". New York Cosmos. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
12. Jairo Arrieta – FIFA competition record (archived)
13. Costa Rica Gana su septima Copa Centroamericana Archived 11 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine - UNCAF
14. Lathan, Brent. "Centroamericana Cup heavy on MLS talent, light on goals". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
15. "Jairo Arrieta earns international call-up". Columbus Crew. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
16. CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013 Rosters Archived 10 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine - Gold Cup
17. "Arrieta, Jairo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
18. "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