Ariel Lassiter

Ariel "Ari" Daniel Lassiter Acuña (born September 27, 1994) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Alajuelense at the Liga FPD.

Ariel Lassiter
Personal information
Full name Ariel Daniel Lassiter Acuña
Date of birth (1994-09-27) September 27, 1994
Place of birth Turrialba, Costa Rica
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Alajuelense
Youth career
2009–2013 Albion SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Cal Poly Mustangs 21 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 GAIS 12 (1)
2015–2018 LA Galaxy II 58 (30)
2015–2018 LA Galaxy 26 (1)
2019– Alajuelense 64 (24)
National team‡
2015 United States U23 2 (0)
2015 Costa Rica U23 5 (2)
2019– Costa Rica 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2019

Club career

On December 17, 2014, he announced he had signed with LA Galaxy II.[1] On March 5, 2016, the Galaxy announced Lassiter had signed a first-team contract.[2]

Lassiter was released by LA Galaxy at the end of their 2018 season.[3] On December 18, 2018, he signed with Costa Rican club Alajuelense.[4]

International

He made his debut for Costa Rica national football team on 22 March 2019 in a friendly against Guatemala, as a 63rd-minute substitute for Waylon Francis.[5]

Personal life

Lassiter is son of former United States international footballer Roy Lassiter and was born in Costa Rica while his father played for [Municipal Turrialba].[6] Lassiter was raised in the United States and represented the nation twice at U23 level in 2015, later in the year he switched his allegiance to Costa Rica representing the nation in the 2015 Toulon Tournament.[7]

References
  1. Bandong, Paul. "Former Wolfpack soccer phenom, Ariel Lassiter, signs with L.A. Galaxy". Valley News. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  2. Alicia Rodriguez (5 March 2016). "LA Galaxy sign forward Ariel Lassiter to first-team contract". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. "LA Galaxy exercise 2019 contract options on four players". LAGalaxy.com. November 26, 2018.
  4. Alpízar, Verónica. "ARIEL LASSITER: "VOY A MORIR POR ESTOS COLORES"". lda.cr. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  5. "Guatemala v Costa Rica game report". ESPN. 22 March 2019.
  6. "What Ever Happened To ... Roy Lassiter". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  7. "Costa Rica". toulontournament.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.


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