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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
Personal information
Full name Rónald Alberto Matarrita Ulate
Date of birth (1994-07-09) 9 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Alajuela, Costa Rica
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back, Winger
Team information
Current team
 FC Cincinnati
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Alajuelense 67 (4)
2016–2020 New York City 106 (4)
2021– FC Cincinnati 0 (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 37 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 September 2020 (UTC)

Rónald Alberto Matarrita Ulate (born 9 July 1994), known as Rónald Matarrita, is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for FC Cincinnati in Major League Soccer, as well as the Costa Rica national football team as a defender. He previously played for Alajuelense and New York City FC.

New York City

Matarrita was signed to New York City 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

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
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 — — 0 0 20 1
Total 67 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 72 4
New York City 2016 MLS 25 1 0 0 2 0 — 27 1
2017 MLS 12 0 0 0 2 0 — 14 0
2018 MLS 24 2 0 0 2 0 — 26 2
2019 MLS 24 1 1 0 1 0 — 26 1
2020 MLS 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
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League

International

As of 6 June 2017[10]
Costa Rica
Year Apps Goals
2015 6 0
2016 11 2
2017 1 0
2018 8 1
Total 26 3

International Goals

Costa Rica score listed first, score column indicates score after each Matarrita goal.[9][10]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
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

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. ^ "Matarrita Named Defensive Player of 2016". nycfc.com. New York City Football Club. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. ^ https://www.fccincinnati.com/post/2020/12/29/fcc-acquire-costa-rica-international-defender-ronald-matarrita
  6. ^ Butler, Dylan. "10 Things about Ronald Matarrita". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  7. ^ Krumholtz, Michael. "La Sele pummels Panama 3-1 to win World Cup qualifying group". The Tico Times. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b "Rónald Matarrita profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Matarrita, Rónald". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  11. ^ Mark Booth (2 March 2017). "NYCFC Trio Receive U.S Green Cards". NYCFC.com. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  12. ^ Baer, Benjamin (11 April 2016). "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 6): Old guard shines for DC United". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  13. ^ Rosano, Nicholas (9 May 2016). "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 10): Canadian teams lead the way". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  14. ^ Baer, Benjamin. "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 16)". Retrieved 27 June 2016.
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