Rónald Matarrita
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rónald Alberto Matarrita Ulate | ||
Date of birth | 9 July 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back / Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Cincinnati | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Alajuelense | 67 | (4) |
2016–2020 | New York City | 106 | (4) |
2021– | FC Cincinnati | 22 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Costa Rica U17 | 3 | (0) |
2012 | Costa Rica U20 | 2 | (0) |
2015 | Costa Rica U22 | 3 | (1) |
2015– | Costa Rica | 46 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2021 (UTC) |
Rónald Alberto Matarrita Ulate (born 9 July 1994), known as Rónald Matarrita, is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a left-back and winger for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati and the Costa Rica national team.
Club career[]
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] After a strong first season, he was named New York City's Defensive Player of the Year for 2016.[4]
FC Cincinnati[]
On 29 December 2020, Matarrita was traded to FC Cincinnati in exchange for $500,000 of General Allocation Money.[5]
International career[]
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.[6] He scored his first goal for Costa Rica 6 September 2016, in a 3–1 win over Panama, in a World Cup qualification match.[7] 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.[8]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 21 November 2020[9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Playoffs | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Alajuelense | 2013-14 | Primera División | 11 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
2014-15 | Primera División | 36 | 3 | — | — | 4[a] | 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 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
2017 | Major League Soccer | 12 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
2018 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
2019 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
2020 | Major League Soccer | 21 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
Total | 106 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 119 | 4 | ||
Career Total | 173 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 191 | 8 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
International[]
- As of 7 October 2021[10]
Costa Rica | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2015 | 6 | 0 |
2016 | 11 | 2 |
2017 | 4 | 0 |
2018 | 6 | 1 |
2019 | 9 | 0 |
2020 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 46 | 3 |
International goals[]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 6 September 2016 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | 14 | Panama | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 11 November 2016 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 16 November 2018 | Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile | 26 | Chile | 3–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Personal[]
Matarrita earned his U.S. green card in March 2017.[11] This status also qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.
Honours[]
Alajuelense
Individual
References[]
- ^ Araos, Christian (19 January 2016). "Alajeulense confirm transfer of Matarrita to NYCFC". Empire of Soccer. 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. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Matarrita Named Defensive Player of 2016". nycfc.com. New York City Football Club. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "FCC acquire Costa Rica international defender Ronald Matarrita | FC Cincinnati".
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Rónald Matarrita profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ a b "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.
External links[]
- 1994 births
- Living people
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- New York City FC players
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- Liga FPD players
- Major League Soccer players
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