# Rónald Matarrita

Rónald Alberto Matarrita Ulate (born 9 July 1994) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga FPD club Liga Deportiva Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team.

## Club career
### New York City FC

Matarrita was signed to New York City FC from Alajuelense on 20 January 2016 for an undisclosed fee. Matarrita made his MLS debut against the Chicago Fire on 6 March 2016. He scored his first goal for New York City during a 2–0 victory over Seattle Sounders FC on 25 June 2016. After a strong first season, he was named New York City's Defensive Player of the Year for 2016.

### FC Cincinnati

On 29 December 2020, Matarrita was traded to FC Cincinnati in exchange for $500,000 of General Allocation Money. He was released by Cincinnati following their 2022 season.

### Aris

On 20 June 2023, Matarrita joined Super League Greece club Aris on a three-year contract.

## International career

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. He scored his first goal for Costa Rica 6 September 2016, in a 3–1 win over Panama, in a World Cup qualification match. 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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 1 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Alajuelense | 2013–14 | Primera División | 11 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Alajuelense | 2014–15 | Primera División | 36 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 3 |
| Alajuelense | 2015–16 | Primera División | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Alajuelense | Total | Total | 67 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 72 | 4 |
| New York City | 2016 | Major League Soccer | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| New York City | 2017 | Major League Soccer | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| New York City | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| New York City | 2019 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| New York City | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 21 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| New York City | Total | Total | 106 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 121 | 4 |
| FC Cincinnati | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| FC Cincinnati | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 |
| FC Cincinnati | Total | 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 |
| Alajuelense | 2024–25 | Liga FPD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 216 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 241 | 11 |
* ↑ Includes U.S. Open Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
* 1 2 3 4 Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
* ↑ Two appearances in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage, one appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearance in CONCACAF Central American Cup

### International

    As of 9 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Costa Rica | 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 2016 | 11 | 2 |
| Costa Rica | 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 2018 | 6 | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 55 | 3 |
    Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matarrita goal.
List of international goals scored by Rónald Matarrita :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 6 September 2016 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | Panama | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 11 November 2016 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 16 November 2018 | Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile | Chile | 3–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |

## Personal

Matarrita earned his U.S. green card in March 2017. This status also qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

## Honours

Alajuelense
* Costa Rican Primera División: 2013–14 Invierno
Individual
* CONCACAF Best XI: 2016
* MLS Team of the Week 2016: Week 6, Week 10, Week 16,