| Ariel Rodríguez | |
| Fullname: | Ariel Francisco Rodríguez Araya |
| Birth Date: | 27 September 1989 |
| Birth Place: | San José, Costa Rica |
| Height: | [1] |
| Currentclub: | Saprissa |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Position: | Forward / Winger |
| Youthyears1: | 1998–2002 |
| Youthclubs1: | Municipal Liberia |
| Youthyears2: | 2005 |
| Youthclubs2: | Fusión Tibás |
| Youthyears3: | 2006–2009 |
| Youthclubs3: | Santos de Guápiles |
| Years1: | 2009–2011 |
| Clubs1: | Santos de Guápiles |
| Caps1: | 44 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2012 |
| Clubs2: | Puntarenas |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 2012 |
| Clubs3: | Belén |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2012–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Saprissa |
| Caps4: | 123 |
| Goals4: | 51 |
| Years5: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs5: | BG Pathum United |
| Caps5: | 64 |
| Goals5: | 31 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Saprissa (loan) |
| Caps6: | 19 |
| Goals6: | 7 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | → PTT Rayong (loan) |
| Caps7: | 22 |
| Goals7: | 9 |
| Years8: | 2020 |
| Clubs8: | Saprissa |
| Caps8: | 22 |
| Goals8: | 7 |
| Years9: | 2020 |
| Clubs9: | Hồ Chí Minh City |
| Caps9: | 8 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2021– |
| Clubs10: | Saprissa |
| Caps10: | 103 |
| Goals10: | 28 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 19:03, 14 January 2024 (UTC) |
Ariel Francisco Rodríguez Araya (born September 27, 1989) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga FPD club Deportivo Saprissa and the Costa Rica national team.
He debuted and scored his first international goal for Costa Rica against Venezuela.
Ariel was recalled again for the Copa América Centenario squad but then pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Johnny Woodly.
As of match played 14 July 2017. Costa Rica score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rodríguez goal.[2]
| scope=col | No. | scope=col data-sort-type=date | Date | scope=col | Venue | scope=col | Opponent | scope=col | Score | scope=col | Result | scope=col | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | 1 | 27 May 2016 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | |||||||
| scope=row | 2 | 14 July 2017 | Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||||||
He is the son of the former Costa Rica footballer, currently a camera operator for Teletica and 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup third-place Erick Rodríguez.
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