Yosimar Arias Céspedes (born 24 September 1986) is a

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n professional

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who plays for

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Club career

Arias started his career at

Alajuelense Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA, ), commonly known as Alajuelense and nicknamed La Liga (), is a Costa Rican multisport club based in the borough of El Llano, Alajuela, Alajuela province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Al ...

and played for

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 ...

and Brujas before moving abroad for a spell in Mexico with

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but was released in May 2011. He returned to

when signed by

Herediano Club Sport Herediano (), commonly known as Herediano and nicknamed El Team, is a Costa Rican multisport club based in Heredia, Heredia province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Herediano is mostly known for its association ...

but then had another stint abroad with Guatemalan side

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whom he left in December 2012.

International career

In 2003, Arias played at the

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. He made his senior debut for

in a January

2009 UNCAF Nations Cup The UNCAF Nations Cup 2009 was the tenth edition of the UNCAF Nations Cup, the biennial association football, football (soccer) tournament for the CONCACAF-affiliated national teams of Central America. The first five places qualified for the 2009 ...

match against

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and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goal. He has represented his country at the

and the

2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the tenth edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition, and the twentieth soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). It was played from July 3 to 26, 2009 in the United States ...

.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details
– RSSSF His final international was an October 2010

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against

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* * 1986 births Living people Footballers from San José, Costa Rica Men's association football midfielders Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers Puntarenas F.C. players Brujas F.C. players Dorados de Sinaloa footballers C.S. Herediano footballers C.S.D. Municipal players Municipal Grecia players Liga FPD players Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub