| Rónald Matarrita | |
| Upright: | 0.9 |
| Full Name: | Rónald Alberto Matarrita Ulate[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1994 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Left-back, wing-back |
| Currentclub: | Aris |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Years1: | 2012–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Alajuelense |
| Caps1: | 67 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2016–2020 |
| Clubs2: | New York City |
| Caps2: | 106 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | FC Cincinnati |
| Caps3: | 31 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | Dnipro-1 |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Aris |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010–2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam2: | Costa Rica U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam3: | Costa Rica U22 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2015– |
| Nationalteam4: | Costa Rica |
| Nationalcaps4: | 54 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 8 January 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 06:13, 18 June 2023 (UTC) |
Rónald Alberto Matarrita Ulate (born 9 July 1994) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Greek Super League club Aris FC and the Costa Rica national team.
Matarrita was signed to New York City FC from Alajuelense on 20 January 2016 for an undisclosed fee.[2] Matarrita made his MLS debut against the Chicago Fire on 6 March 2016.[3] He scored his first goal for New York City during a 2–0 victory over Seattle Sounders FC on 25 June 2016.[4] After a strong first season, he was named New York City's Defensive Player of the Year for 2016.[5]
On 29 December 2020, Matarrita was traded to FC Cincinnati in exchange for $500,000 of General Allocation Money.[6] He was released by Cincinnati following their 2022 season.[7]
On 20 June 2023, Matarrita joined Super League Greece club Aris on a three-year contract.[8]
Matarrita has represented Costa Rica at under-17, under-20, under-22, and senior levels. He made his senior debut on 5 September 2015 in a friendly against Brazil.[9] He scored his first goal for Costa Rica 6 September 2016, in a 3–1 win over Panama, in a World Cup qualification match.[10] Matarrita was called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but was ruled out of the tournament three days before Costa Rica's debut due to a harmstring injury.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Alajuelense | 2013–14 | Primera División | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Primera División | 36 | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Primera División | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 67 | 4 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 72 | 4 | |||||
| New York City | 2016 | Major League Soccer | 25 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | Major League Soccer | 12 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2019 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | Major League Soccer | 21 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| Total | 106 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 121 | 4 | |||
| FC Cincinnati | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | Major League Soccer | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 3 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||||
| Dnipro-1 | 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Aris | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 214 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 238 | 11 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2015 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 3 | ||
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matarrita goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September 2016 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 2 | 11 November 2016 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 3 | 16 November 2018 | Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile | 3–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Matarrita earned his U.S. green card in March 2017.[14] This status also qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.
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