Kervin Arriaga
Personal information
Full name Kervin Fabián Arriaga Villanueva
Date of birth (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998
Place of birth Puerto Cortés, Honduras
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Minnesota United
Number 33
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Platense 65 (8)
2019–2022 Marathón 55 (11)
2022– Minnesota United 44 (3)
International career‡
2019 Honduras U23 4 (0)
2020– Honduras 20 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Honduras
Men's football
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:11, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

Kervin Fabián Arriaga Villanueva (born 5 January 1998) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United and the Honduras national team.

Club career

Arriaga made his debut for Platense F.C. on 5 February 2017 in a 3–1 win over Juticalpa F.C. in the Clausura tournament.[1][2] He scored his first goal the following 12 April against C.D. Real Sociedad in a 1–1 draw.[3]

On 23 July 2019, Arriaga signed with C.D. Marathón.[4] He made his debut the following 17 August in the 1–0 victory against Lobos UPNFM.[5] He scored his first goal on 28 September against F.C. Motagua in a 2–1 win.[6]

On 16 February 2022, Arriaga signed a two-year deal with Major League Soccer side Minnesota United.[7]

International career

Arriaga made his senior national team debut on 10 October 2020 in a friendly against Nicaragua.[8]

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.[9]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 January 2022DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States Colombia1–11–2Friendly
2.13 June 2022Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Canada2–02–12022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A

Honours

Platense

Honduras U23

References

  1. ↑ Soccerway.com – Platense vs Juticalpa 3 - 1 – 5 February 2017
  2. ↑ "Argentinos y panameño anotan triunfo del Platense sobre Juticalpa" [Argentines and a Panamanian score in Platense's triumph over Juticalpa] (in Spanish). El Economista. 6 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Platense y Real Sociedad se reparten puntos" [Platense and Real Sociedad share points] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 12 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Marathón ficha al volante Kervin Arriaga por tres años" [Marathón signs the midfielder Kervin Arriaga for three years] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 23 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "¡Marathón derrota a la UPNFM y es líder solitario del Torneo Apertura 2019!" [Marathón defeats UPNFM and is the lone leader of the 2019 Apertura Tournament!] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 18 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "¡Marathón vence a Motagua en un emocionante juego y regresa a la cima del Apertura!" [Marathón defeats Motagua in an exciting game and returns to the top of the Apertura!] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 28 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Minnesota United Sign Honduran International Kervin Arriaga | Minnesota United FC".
  8. ↑ "Honduras v Nicaragua game report". ESPN. 10 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Kervin Arriaga". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Platense se corona campeón de la Copa Presidente 2018 en el Olímpico" [Platense is crowned champion of the 2018 President's Cup at the Olímpico] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 7 November 2017.


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