Rónald Matarrita

Rónald Matarrita
Personal information
Full name Rónald Alberto Matarrita Ulate
Date of birth (1994-07-09) 9 July 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 58 (3)
National team‡
2010–2011 Costa Rica U17 3 (0)
2012 Costa Rica U20 2 (0)
2015– Costa Rica U22 3 (1)
2015– Costa Rica 23 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:22, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:22, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

Rónald Alberto Matarrita Ulate (born 9 July 1994), known as Rónald Matarrita, 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] After a strong first season, he was named NYCFC's Defensive Player of the Year for 2016.[4]

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.[5] He scored his first goal for Costa Rica 6 September 2016, in a 3-1 win over Panama, in a World Cup qualification match.[6] 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.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 June 2017[8]
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
2017 MLS 1200020—140
Total 371004000411
Career Total 10450040501135

International

As of 6 June 2017[9]
Costa Rica
Year Apps Goals
201560
2016112
201710
Total182

International Goals

Costa Rica score listed first, score column indicates score after each Matarrita goal.[8][9]
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

Personal

Matarrita earned his U.S. green card in March 2017.[10] This status also qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

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. ↑ https://www.nycfc.com/post/2016/11/15/matarrita-named-defensive-player-2016
  5. ↑ Butler, Dylan. "10 Things about Ronald Matarrita". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Krumholtz, Michael. "La Sele pummels Panama 3-1 to win World Cup qualifying group". The Tico Times. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. 1 2 "Rónald Matarrita profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Matarrita, Rónald". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Mark Booth (2 March 2017). "NYCFC Trio Receive U.S Green Cards". NYCFC.com. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  11. ↑ Baer, Benjamin (11 April 2016). "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 6): Old guard shines for DC United". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  12. ↑ Rosano, Nicholas (9 May 2016). "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 10): Canadian teams lead the way". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  13. ↑ Baer, Benjamin. "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 16)". Retrieved 27 June 2016.


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