Ronald_Matarrita
Rónald Matarrita
Costa Rican footballer (born 1994)
Rónald Alberto Matarrita Ulate (born 9 July 1994) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Greek Super League club Aris FC and the Costa Rica national team.
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Matarrita with Costa Rica at the Copa América Centenario in 2016. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rónald Alberto Matarrita Ulate[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-07-09) 9 July 1994 (age 29)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aris | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Alajuelense | 67 | (4) |
| 2016–2020 | New York City | 106 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | FC Cincinnati | 31 | (3) |
| 2023 | Dnipro-1 | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Aris | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Costa Rica U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Costa Rica U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Costa Rica U22 | 3 | (1) |
| 2015– | Costa Rica | 54 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:13, 18 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
New York City FC
Matarrita was signed to New York City FC from Alajuelense on 20 January 2016 for an undisclosed fee.[2] Matarrita made his MLS debut against the Chicago Fire on 6 March 2016.[3] He scored his first goal for New York City during a 2–0 victory over Seattle Sounders FC on 25 June 2016.[4] After a strong first season, he was named New York City's Defensive Player of the Year for 2016.[5]
FC Cincinnati
On 29 December 2020, Matarrita was traded to FC Cincinnati in exchange for $500,000 of General Allocation Money.[6] He was released by Cincinnati following their 2022 season.[7]
Aris
On 20 June 2023, Matarrita joined Super League Greece club Aris on a three-year contract.[8]
Matarrita has represented Costa Rica at under-17, under-20, under-22, and senior levels. He made his senior debut on 5 September 2015 in a friendly against Brazil.[9] He scored his first goal for Costa Rica 6 September 2016, in a 3–1 win over Panama, in a World Cup qualification match.[10] Matarrita was called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but was ruled out of the tournament three days before Costa Rica's debut due to a harmstring injury.[11]
Club
- As of match played 21 October 2023[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alajuelense | 2013–14 | Primera División | 11 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Primera División | 36 | 3 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | Primera División | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 4 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 72 | 4 | ||||
| New York City | 2016 | Major League Soccer | 25 | 1 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Major League Soccer | 12 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 2 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | Major League Soccer | 21 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 106 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 121 | 4 | ||
| FC Cincinnati | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | Major League Soccer | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 3 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||||
| Dnipro-1 | 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Aris | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 214 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 238 | 11 | ||
- Includes U.S. Open Cup
- Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
- Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of 7 October 2021[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matarrita goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September 2016 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica |  Panama | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 11 November 2016 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |  Trinidad and Tobago | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 16 November 2018 | Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile |  Chile | 3–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Matarrita earned his U.S. green card in March 2017.[14] This status also qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.
Alajuelense
Individual
- "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Costa Rica (CRC)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 7. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- Araos, Christian (19 January 2016). "Alajeulense confirm transfer of Matarrita to NYCFC". Empire of Soccer. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- "New York City FC at Chicago Fire: Recap". nycfc.com. New York City Football Club. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- "Frank Lampard and Ronald Matarrita score, New York City FC beats Sounders, 2-0". yesnetwork.com. 25 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- "Matarrita Named Defensive Player of 2016". nycfc.com. New York City Football Club. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- "Άρης, μεταγραφές: Ανακοίνωσε και τον Ματαρίτα που υπέγραψε για τρία χρόνια". www.sport24.gr. 20 June 2023.
- Butler, Dylan. "10 Things about Ronald Matarrita". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- Krumholtz, Michael (7 September 2016). "La Sele pummels Panama 3-1 to win World Cup qualifying group". The Tico Times. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- Chinchilla, Roy (14 June 2018). "Matarrita fuera, llega Kenner al Mundial" [Matarrita out, Kenner arrives at the World Cup]. FEDEFUTBOL.com (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "Rónald Matarrita profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- "Matarrita, Rónald". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- Mark Booth (2 March 2017). "NYCFC Trio Receive U.S Green Cards". NYCFC.com. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- "Bryan Ruiz and Alex Morgan Named 2016 CONCACAF Players of the Year". CONCACAF. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- Baer, Benjamin (11 April 2016). "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 6): Old guard shines for DC United". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- Rosano, Nicholas (9 May 2016). "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 10): Canadian teams lead the way". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- Baer, Benjamin. "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 16)". Retrieved 27 June 2016.