Ariel Santana
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ariel Santana Céspedes | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Saprissa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | UCR | ||
| 2008–2010 | Saprissa | 5 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Deportivo Pereira (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | Ramonense | ||
| 2010–2011 | Puntarenas | 25 | (5) |
| 2011– | Belén | 110 | (25) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Costa Rica U-20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2013 | |||
Ariel Santana Céspedes (born 21 January 1988) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belén.[1]
Club career[edit]
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]
Personal life[edit]
Ariel is a son of Carlos Santana,[3] who played for Costa Rica during the 1984 Summer Olympics.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Profile
- ^ Movimientos del Verano Fernández será ficha de Santos - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Ariel Santana jugará con Puntarenas - La Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Ariel Santana – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links[edit]
- 2011-12 career stats - Nación
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Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Footballers from San José, Costa Rica
- Men's association football forwards
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- Costa Rica men's under-20 international footballers
- Liga FPD players
- Categoría Primera A players
- La U Universitarios footballers
- Deportivo Saprissa players
- Deportivo Pereira footballers
- A.D. Ramonense players
- Puntarenas F.C. players
- Belén F.C. players
- Buriram United F.C. players
- Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
- Costa Rican football biography stubs