Rónald Matarrita

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Matarrita and the second or maternal family name is Ulate.
Rónald Matarrita
File:Ronald Matarrita - 2016.jpg
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 31)[1]
Place of birth Alajuela, Costa Rica
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Alajuelense
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)
2023–2024 Aris 1 (0)
2024– Alajuelense 21 (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 55 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:33, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Rónald Alberto Matarrita Ulate (born 9 July 1994) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga FPD club Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team.

Club career

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New York City FC

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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

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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

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On 20 June 2023, Matarrita joined Super League Greece club Aris on a three-year contract.[8]

International career

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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]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 1 September 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alajuelense 2013–14 Primera División 11 0 — 1[b] 0 — 12 0
2014–15 Primera División 36 3 — 4[b] 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[c] 0 27 1
2017 Major League Soccer 12 0 — — 2[c] 0 14 0
2018 Major League Soccer 24 2 — — 2[c] 0 26 2
2019 Major League Soccer 24 1 1 0 — 1[c] 0 26 1
2020 Major League Soccer 21 0 — 4[b] 0 3[d] 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[e] 0 — 5 0
Alajuelense 2024–25 Liga FPD 2 0 0 0 1[f] 0 — 3 0
Career total 216 11 1 0 14 0 10 0 241 11
  1. ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
  4. ^ Two appearances in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage, one appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^ Appearance in CONCACAF Central American Cup

International

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As of 9 September 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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 11 0
2022 5 0
2023 2 0
2024 1 0
Total 55 3
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matarrita goal.
List of international goals scored by Rónald Matarrita[12][13]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2016 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 3–0 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 11 November 2016 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 16 November 2018 Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 3–0 3–2 Friendly

Personal

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Matarrita earned his U.S. green card in March 2017.[14] This status also qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

Honours

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Alajuelense

Individual

References

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