Jairo Arrieta
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jairo Arrieta Obando | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Nicoya, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Herediano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Guanacasteca | 60 | (12) |
| 2004–2006 | Brujas | 56 | (11) |
| 2006–2012 | Saprissa | 178 | (48) |
| 2012–2015 | Columbus Crew SC | 67 | (17) |
| 2015–2016 | D.C. United | 25 | (5) |
| 2016 | New York Cosmos | 28 | (7) |
| 2016– | Herediano | 12 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | Costa Rica U23 | 6 | (2) |
| 2011– | Costa Rica | 17 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2015 |
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Jairo Arrieta Obando (born 25 August 1983) is a Costa Rican footballer, who plays as a forward for Herediano.
Arrieta was born in Nicoya, Costa Rica. Before moving to Deportivo Saprissa, he played for Guanacasteca and their successors Brujas. While with Saprissa, Arrieta scored 48 goals in 178 league matches. He also played an important part in Saprissa's Costa Rican league titles in 2006–07, 2007-08 Apertura, 2007-08 Clausura, 2008-09 Apertura, and 2010 Clausura.
In April 2012, Arrieta signed a 2 1⁄2-year agreement with Columbus Crew, moving to play outside of Costa Rica for the first time in his career. Arrieta made his MLS debut for the Crew on 14 July 2012, playing 62 minutes in a loss to Sporting Kansas City at home. This came just 17 days after 27 June transfer window opened. Two weeks later, in a rematch at Kansas City, Arrieta scored his first MLS goal in the 17th minute of the match, following with the game winner in the 34th minute. After only his third game in MLS, Arrieta was named League Player of the Week with a 2-goal performance in a Columbus win against Sporting Kansas City.
Orlando City SC selected Arrieta in the 6th round of the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft. He was later traded to D.C. United ahead of the 2015 season in exchange for an international roster spot.
Arrieta signed with New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League on January 14, 2016.
Arrieta played with the Costa Rica under-23 team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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