Rónald Matarrita

Rónald Matarrita
Personal information
Full name Rónald Alberto Matarrita Ulate
Date of birth (1994-07-09) July 9, 1994
Place of birth Alajuela, Costa Rica
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Left back, Winger
Club information
Current team
 New York City
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Alajuelense 67 (4)
2016– New York City 25 (1)
National team‡
2010–2011 Costa Rica U17 3 (0)
2012 Costa Rica U20 2 (0)
2015– Costa Rica U22 3 (1)
2015– Costa Rica 17 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:16, 1 November 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 05:58, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

Rónald Alberto Matarrita Ulate known as Rónald Matarrita (born 9 July 1994) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for New York City FC in Major League Soccer, as well as the Costa Rica national football team as a defender. He previously played for Alajuelense.

New York City FC

Matarrita was signed to New York City FC from Alajuelense on 20 January 2016 for an undisclosed fee.[1] Matarrita made his MLS debut against the Chicago Fire on 6 March 2016.[2] He scored his first goal for New York City during a 2-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders on 25 June 2016.[3]

International

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.[4] He scored his first goal for Costa Rica 6 September 2016, in a 3-1 win over Panama, in a World Cup qualification match.[5]

Career Statistics

Club

As of 16 November 2016[6]
Club Season League Cup Playoffs Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alajuelense 2013-14 Primera División 110——10120
2014-15 Primera División 363——40403
2015-16 Primera División 201——00201
Total 674000050724
New York City FC 2016 MLS 2510020—271
Career Total 925002050995

International

As of 16 November 2016[7]
Costa Rica
Year Apps Goals
201560
2016112
Total172

International Goals

Costa Rica score listed first, score column indicates score after each Matarrita goal.[6][7]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2016Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica14 Panama3–03–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 11 November 2016Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago16 Trinidad and Tobago2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Alajuelense

Winner

Runner-up

New York City

MLS Team of the Week:

References

  1. ↑ Araos, Christian (19 January 2016). "Alajeulense confirm transfer of Matarrita to NYCFC". Empire of Soccer. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "New York City FC at Chicago Fire: Recap". nycfc.com. New York City Football Club. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Frank Lampard and Ronald Matarrita score, New York City FC beats Sounders, 2-0". yesnetwork.com. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Butler, Dylan. "10 Things about Ronald Matarrita". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Krumholtz, Michael. "La Sele pummels Panama 3-1 to win World Cup qualifying group". The Tico Times. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Rónald Matarrita profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Matarrita, Rónald". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Baer, Benjamin (11 April 2016). "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 6): Old guard shines for DC United". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Rosano, Nicholas (9 May 2016). "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 10): Canadian teams lead the way". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  10. ↑ Baer, Benjamin. "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 16)". Retrieved 27 June 2016.

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