Rodríguez with Bangkok Glass
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ariel Francisco Rodríguez Araya | ||
Date of birth | September 27, 1989 | ||
Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Bangkok Glass | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2002 | Municipal Liberia | ||
2005 | Fusión Tibás | ||
2006–2009 | Santos de Guápiles | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Santos de Guápiles | 44 | (3) |
2012 | Puntarenas | 15 | (6) |
2012 | Belén | 8 | (3) |
2012–2016 | Saprissa | 123 | (54) |
2016– | Bangkok Glass | 27 | (19) |
National team‡ | |||
2013– | Costa Rica | 10 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 May 2016 |
Ariel Francisco Rodríguez Araya, known as Ariel Rodríguez (born September 27, 1989 in San José) is a professional Costa Rican footballer who plays in Thailand for Bangkok Glass and the Costa Rica national football team as a forward.
He finished 2015–16 in Costa Rica as league top scorer, with 20.
On January 6, 2016 , Rodríguez completed a move to Bangkok Glass on a two years contract. Ariel Rodriguez made the official debut for Bangkok Glass in the first match of 2016 Thai League against Osotspa March 6, 2016. He scored 2 goals in his debut.
He scored his first international goal for Costa Rica against Venezuela.
Ariel was recalled again for the Copa América Centenario squad but then pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Johnny Woodly.
He is the son of the former Costa Rica footballer , Municipal Liberia manager and 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup third-place Erick Rodríguez.