Ariel Lassiter

Ariel Lassiter
Personal information
Full name Ariel Daniel Lassiter Acuña
Date of birth (1994-09-27) September 27, 1994
Place of birth Turrialba, Costa Rica
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 LA Galaxy
Number 15
Youth career
2009–2013 Albion SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Cal Poly Mustangs 21 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 GAIS 12 (1)
2015 LA Galaxy II 21 (11)
2015 → LA Galaxy (loan) 1 (0)
2016– LA Galaxy 24 (1)
2016– → LA Galaxy II (loan) 37 (19)
National team‡
2015 United States U23 2 (0)
2015 Costa Rica U23 5 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 24, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 27, 2015

Ariel "Ari" Daniel Lassiter Acuña (born September 27, 1994) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer.

Club career

On December 17, 2014, he announced he had signed with LA Galaxy II.[1] On March 5, 2016, the Galaxy announced Lassiter had signed a first-team contract.[2]

Personal life

Lassiter is son of former United States international footballer Roy Lassiter and was born in Costa Rica while his father played for L.D. Alajuelense.[3] Lassiter was raised in the United States and represented the nation twice at U23 level in 2015, later in the year he switched his allegiance to Costa Rica representing the nation in the 2015 Toulon Tournament.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Bandong, Paul. "Former Wolfpack soccer phenom, Ariel Lassiter, signs with L.A. Galaxy". Valley News. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ Alicia Rodriguez (5 March 2016). "LA Galaxy sign forward Ariel Lassiter to first-team contract". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "What Ever Happened To ... Roy Lassiter". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Costa Rica". toulontournament.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
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