Background
Arrieta was born in Nicoya, Costa Rica.
Arrieta was born in Nicoya, Costa Rica.
Costa Rica
Before moving to Deportivo Saprissa, he played for Guanacasteca and their successors Brujas. While with Saprissa, Arrieta scored 48 goals in 178 league matches. He also played an important part in Saprissa"s Costa Rican league titles in 2006-2007, 2007-2008 Apertura, 2007-2008 Clausura, 2008-2009 Apertura, and 2010 Clausura.
Columbus Crew
In April 2012, Arrieta signed a 2 1⁄2-year agreement with Columbus Crew, moving to play outside of Costa Rica for the first time in his career.
Arrieta made his Master of Library Science debut for the Crew on 14 July 2012, playing 62 minutes in a loss to Sporting Kansas City at home. This came just 17 days after 27 June transfer window opened.
District of Columbia United
Orlando City South Carolina selected Arrieta in the 6th round of the 2014 Master of Library Science Expansion Draft. He was later traded to District of Columbia United ahead of the 2015 season in exchange for an international roster spot.
New York Cosmos
Arrieta signed with New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League on January 14, 2016.
International career
Arrieta played with the Costa Rica under-23 team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a December 2011 friendly match against Cuba and has, as of January 2014, earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 4 goals. His two goals in the tournament, his first two for his country, were enough to earn him the Golden Boot award as the tournament"s top scorer.
Because of his performance at the Copa Centroamericana, Arrieta was called up by Costa Rica for their World Cup qualifying match against Panama on 6 February 2013.
He also played at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. International goals
Arrieta holds a United States. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for Master of Library Science roster purposes.