Kervin Arriaga
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| Full name | Kervin Fabián Arriaga Villanueva | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Puerto Cortés, Honduras | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | AEK Athens | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Platense | 65 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Marathón | 55 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Minnesota United | 57 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Partizan | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Levante | 27 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | AEK Athens | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Honduras U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Honduras | 42 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:51, 23 January 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Kervin Fabián Arriaga Villanueva (born 5 January 1998) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Super League Greece club AEK Athens and the Honduras national team.
Club career
[edit]Arriaga made his debut for Platense F.C. on 5 February 2017 in a 3–1 win over Juticalpa F.C. in the Clausura tournament.[1][2] He scored his first goal the following 12 April against C.D. Real Sociedad in a 1–1 draw.[3]
On 23 July 2019, Arriaga signed with C.D. Marathón.[4] He made his debut the following 17 August in the 1–0 victory against Lobos UPNFM.[5] He scored his first goal on 28 September against F.C. Motagua in a 2–1 win.[6]
On 16 February 2022, Arriaga signed a two-year deal with Major League Soccer side Minnesota United.[7]
On 27 June 2024, Arriaga signed a three-year deal with Serbian Superliga side Partizan.[8] On 9 January of the following year, he was loaned to Spanish side Real Zaragoza until the end of the season.[9]
On 2 July 2025, Arriaga signed a three-year contract with La Liga side Levante UD.[10] He made his debut for the club the following 14 September, coming on as a substitute for Pablo Martínez in a 2–2 home draw with Real Betis.[11]
International career
[edit]Arriaga made his senior national team debut on 10 October 2020 in a friendly against Nicaragua.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 31 May 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Platense | 2016–17 | Liga Nacional | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Liga Nacional | 27 | 2 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | Liga Nacional | 33 | 5 | — | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 8 | — | — | — | 66 | 8 | |||||
| Marathón | 2019–20 | Liga Nacional | 23 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | Liga Nacional | 24 | 5 | — | 3[c] | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22 | Liga Nacional | 8 | 2 | — | 4[b] | 1 | — | 12 | 3 | |||
| Total | 55 | 11 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 62 | 12 | ||||
| Minnesota United | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Major League Soccer | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | Major League Soccer | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 65 | 6 | |||
| Partizan | 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[f] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| Zaragoza (loan) | 2024–25 | Segunda División | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Levante | 2025–26 | La Liga | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 236 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 259 | 30 | ||
- ↑ Includes U.S. Open Cup, Serbian Cup, Copa del Rey
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in CONCACAF League
- ↑ Two appearances in CONCACAF Champions League, one appearance in CONCACAF League
- ↑ Appearance in MLS Cup playoffs
- ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
[edit]- As of match played 6 June 2026[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arriaga goal.[15]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 January 2022 | DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States |  Colombia | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 13 June 2022 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras |  Canada | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 3 | 9 June 2024 | Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda |  Bermuda | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 6 September 2024 | Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras |  Trinidad and Tobago | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A |
Honours
[edit]Platense
Honduras U23
References
[edit]- ↑ Soccerway.com – Platense vs Juticalpa 3 – 1 Archived 27 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine – 5 February 2017
- ↑ "Argentinos y panameño anotan triunfo del Platense sobre Juticalpa" [Argentines and a Panamanian score in Platense's triumph over Juticalpa] (in Spanish). El Economista. 6 February 2017. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ↑ "Platense y Real Sociedad se reparten puntos" [Platense and Real Sociedad share points] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 12 April 2017.
- ↑ "Marathón ficha al volante Kervin Arriaga por tres años" [Marathón signs the midfielder Kervin Arriaga for three years] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 23 July 2019. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ↑ "¡Marathón derrota a la UPNFM y es líder solitario del Torneo Apertura 2019!" [Marathón defeats UPNFM and is the lone leader of the 2019 Apertura Tournament!] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 18 August 2019. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ↑ "¡Marathón vence a Motagua en un emocionante juego y regresa a la cima del Apertura!" [Marathón defeats Motagua in an exciting game and returns to the top of the Apertura!] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 28 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ↑ "Minnesota United Sign Honduran International Kervin Arriaga | Minnesota United FC". Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ mlssoccer. "Minnesota United transfer Kervin Arriaga to Serbia's Partizan Belgrade | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Archived from the original on 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ↑ Gay-Pobes Tena, Miguel (9 January 2025). "Kervin Arriaga, primer fichaje invernal del Real Zaragoza". Aragón Digital (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ↑ "El Levante UD y el Partizán de Belgrado acuerdan el traspaso de Kervin Arriaga" [Levante UD and Partizan Belgrade agree the transfer of Kervin Arriaga] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 2 July 2025. Archived from the original on 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ↑ "Kervin Arriaga llama a la puerta" [Kervin Arriaga knocks on the door.]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 18 September 2025. Archived from the original on 19 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ↑ "Honduras v Nicaragua game report". ESPN. 10 October 2020. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ↑ Kervin Arriaga at Soccerway
- ↑ Kervin Arriaga at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Kervin Arriaga". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ↑ "Platense se corona campeón de la Copa Presidente 2018 en el Olímpico" [Platense is crowned champion of the 2018 President's Cup at the Olímpico] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 7 November 2017. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
External links
[edit]- Kervin Arriaga at Soccerway.com
- Kervin Arriaga at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kervin Arriaga at FBref.com
- Kervin Arriaga at Kicker (in German)
- Kervin Arriaga at Major League Soccer
- Kervin Arriaga at InterSportStats
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