Cristian Arrieta
Arrieta playing for the Puerto Rico Islanders.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Cristian Arrieta | ||
| Date of birth | September 18, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Orlando, Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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F.A. Euro | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Gravellona | 23 | (1) |
| 1998–2002 | Mestre | 79 | (5) |
| 2002–2003 | Genoa | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | Alessandria | 9 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Ivrea | 25 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Cervia | 33 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Lecco | 26 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Lecce | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 54 | (17) |
| 2010 | Philadelphia Union | 16 | (0) |
| 2011 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 14 | (1) |
| 2015– | F.A. Euro | 5 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Puerto Rico | 22 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 6, 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 16, 2012 |
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Cristian Arrieta (born September 18, 1979 in Orlando, Florida) is an American-born Puerto Rican footballer of Italian descent who currently plays for F.A. Euro in the Premier Development League ("PDL")..
Arrieta initially began playing soccer in Italy with various Italian clubs in the lower divisions. In 2008, he returned to North America to sign with the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division. Under the guidance of Colin Clarke, Arrieta rose to prominence as one of the league's most consistent defenders. He was a pivotal factor in bringing the Islanders to a higher level of prestige among the league. He assisted the club by claiming their first regular-season championship, as well as reaching the playoff finals.
His performances in the CONCACAF Champions League provided Puerto Rico with stunning results over regional powerhouses, and helped the club reach the semi-finals of the tournament. On February 2010 he was ranked 14th in the USL First Division Top 25 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.
Born in Florida to a Basque-Spanish father and an Italian mother from Salento, Arrieta grew up in Bilbao, Spain and Borgomanero in Italy. He spent much of his early career playing in the Italian lower divisions, and has over 120 appearances for clubs such as Varese, Mestre, Ivrea and Alessandria in Serie C2, also taking part to the Italian reality show Campioni, il sogno (Champions, the dream), centered around the football club Cervia.
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