Ariel Lassiter
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ariel Daniel Lassiter Acuña | ||
| Date of birth | September 27, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Turrialba, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alajuelense | ||
| 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) |
| 2015–2018 | LA Galaxy II | 58 | (30) |
| 2015–2018 | LA Galaxy | 26 | (1) |
| 2019– | Alajuelense | 64 | (24) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | United States U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Costa Rica U23 | 5 | (2) |
| 2019– | Costa Rica | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2019 | |||
Ariel "Ari" Daniel Lassiter Acuña (born September 27, 1994) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Alajuelense at the Liga FPD.
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]
Lassiter was released by LA Galaxy at the end of their 2018 season.[3] On December 18, 2018, he signed with Costa Rican club Alajuelense.[4]
International
He made his debut for Costa Rica national football team on 22 March 2019 in a friendly against Guatemala, as a 63rd-minute substitute for Waylon Francis.[5]
Personal life
Lassiter is son of former United States international footballer Roy Lassiter and was born in Costa Rica while his father played for [Municipal Turrialba].[6] 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.[7]
References
- ^ Bandong, Paul. "Former Wolfpack soccer phenom, Ariel Lassiter, signs with L.A. Galaxy". Valley News. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ Alicia Rodriguez (5 March 2016). "LA Galaxy sign forward Ariel Lassiter to first-team contract". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "LA Galaxy exercise 2019 contract options on four players". LAGalaxy.com. November 26, 2018.
- ^ Alpízar, Verónica. "ARIEL LASSITER: "VOY A MORIR POR ESTOS COLORES"". lda.cr. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Guatemala v Costa Rica game report". ESPN. 22 March 2019.
- ^ "What Ever Happened To ... Roy Lassiter". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "Costa Rica". toulontournament.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
External links
- Ariel Lassiter at Major League Soccer
- Profile at TopDrawerSoccer
- Ariel Lassiter at National-Football-Teams.com
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