Career
Born in Avilés, Asturias, Arias began his career with Real Oviedo, making his senior debuts in the 2006-2007 campaign, in Segunda División B. In 2007 he moved to RCD Espanyol, being initially assigned to the youth setup and appearing rarely with the reserves also in the third level In the 2008 summer Arias was loaned to Tercera División"s Civil Engineering Premià, and joined Moratalla CF in 2009 in the same predicament. He rescinded his link with the Pericos in June 2010, and continued to appear in the third level in the following seasons, representing Club Marino de Luanco and Real Aviléson
With the latter he scored a career-best 15 goals, as the club missed out promotion in the play-offs.
On 20 June 2014 Arias signed a two-year deal with Segunda División side Civil Defense Numancia. He played his first match as a professional on 31 August, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–2 away loss against Real Betis.
On 13 January 2015, after appearing sparingly, Arias was loaned to Avilés until June. On 15 August 2011 Arias was involved in a car accident, killing two people by driving drunk in a small town near Salamanca, but was only judged in January 2015.
He was arrested in August after being judged guilty, receiving a four-year sentence.