| Ariel Santana | |
| Fullname: | Ariel Santana Céspedes |
| Birth Date: | 21 January 1988 |
| Birth Place: | San José, Costa Rica |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthclubs1: | Saprissa |
| Years1: | 2008 |
| Clubs1: | UCR |
| Years2: | 2008–2010 |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2009 |
| Clubs3: | → Deportivo Pereira (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2010 |
| Clubs4: | Ramonense |
| Years5: | 2010–2011 |
| Caps5: | 25 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2011– |
| Clubs6: | Belén |
| Caps6: | 110 |
| Goals6: | 25 |
| Pcupdate: | 11 January 2013 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2007 |
| Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica U-20 |
Ariel Santana Céspedes (born 21 January 1988) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belén.[1]
Santana started his career at Universidad, then played for Saprissa and had a loan spell at Colombian side Deportivo Pereira, before moving to Ramonense in January 2010[2] and then Puntarenas in summer 2010.[3]
Ariel is a son of Carlos Santana,[3] who played for Costa Rica during the 1984 Summer Olympics.