Ariel Lassiter
| 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 | 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | United States U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Costa Rica U23 | 5 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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
- ^ Bandong, Paul. "Former Wolfpack soccer phenom, Ariel Lassiter, signs with L.A. Galaxy". Valley News. 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.
- ^ "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.
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