Darril Araya
Costa Rican association football player
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Darril Araya Samuels (born 8 November 2000) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a defender for Herediano and the Costa Rica national football team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darril Araya Samuels | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 2000 | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Herediano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Limon | 44 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Guadalupe | 54 | (2) |
| 2023– | Herediano | 90 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026- | Costa Rica | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:25 (UTC) 10 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2026 | |||
Club career
Araya is from Estrada de Matina, Limón, and excelled at football from a young-age, necessitating his mother, who was also a footballer and played in the Women's First Division, to give her permission for him to play in above-age football from the age of six years-old. He started his professional career at Limon, making his professional league debut for the club, prior to moving to Guadalupe.[2][3] He became a key player at left-back for Herediano, with the club manager Gustavo Pérez describing him as the best in the country at his position by 2026.[4]
