Ariel Santana Céspedes (born 21 January 1988) is a

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

n professional

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who plays as a

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for Belén.

Club career

Santana started his career at Universidad, then played for

Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. The team's signature colours are purple ...

and had a loan spell at Colombian side

Deportivo Pereira Deportivo Pereira is a professional Colombian football team based in Pereira, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium. History Early years While there are several ...

, before moving to Ramonense in January 2010Movimientos del Verano Fernández será ficha de Santos
- Nación and then

Puntarenas Puntarenas () is a city in the Puntarenas (canton), Puntarenas canton of Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which is made from the Puntar ...

in summer 2010.Ariel Santana jugará con Puntarenas
- La Nación

Personal life

Ariel is a son of Carlos Santana, who played for

during the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

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2011-12 career stats
- Nación 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 Ariel Santana Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub