Aridai Cabrera

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cabrera and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.

Aridai Cabrera Suárez (born 26 September 1988), known simply as Aridai, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for San Fernando.

Aridai

Aridai with Sabadell in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Aridai Cabrera Suárez[1]
Date of birth	(1988-09-26) 26 September 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth	Las Palmas, Spain[1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	San Fernando
Youth career
	Universidad LP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Universidad LP B	26	(14)
2007–2010	Universidad LP	62	(12)
2010–2012	Mallorca B	52	(10)
2012–2013	Girona	9	(0)
2013	Betis B	14	(4)
2013–2014	Hospitalet	34	(10)
2014–2015	Sabadell	17	(0)
2015	Huracán	30	(4)
2016–2017	Valencia B	47	(20)
2017–2018	Cultural Leonesa	19	(3)
2018–2020	Mallorca	53	(11)
2020–2021	Las Palmas	34	(3)
2021–2022	Odisha	17	(5)
2022–2023	Inter d'Escaldes	23	(8)
2024	Villa Santa Brígida	12	(3)
2024–	San Fernando	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024

Club career

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Aridai began his career with hometown club Universidad de Las Palmas CF, going on to spend three full seasons in the Segunda División B with the team. In June 2010 he joined RCD Mallorca, being assigned to the B side in the same level.^[2]

On 12 July 2012, Aridai signed a two-year contract with Girona FC of Segunda División.^[3] He made his league debut on 18 August against CE Sabadell FC, playing 11 minutes in a 0–0 home draw.^[4]

Aridai moved to Real Betis on 25 January 2013, initially being part of the reserves,^[5] but subsequently moved to fellow league team CE L'Hospitalet in the summer. After scoring ten goals for the latter, he agreed to a deal at second-tier Sabadell.^[6]

On 27 January 2015, Aridai terminated his contract^[7] and signed with Huracán Valencia CF of the third division hours later.^[8] That December, amidst financial problems that would lead to his team being expelled, he quit and moved across the city to Valencia CF Mestalla in the same league.^[9]

On 5 July 2017, after scoring a career-best 15 goals during the campaign, Aridai signed for Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.^[10] The following 18 January, he moved to RCD Mallorca in the third tier.^[11] After two consecutive play-off promotions to La Liga, he made his debut in the competition on 29 September 2019, shortly after turning 31; he replaced Lago Junior for the final 13 minutes of a 2–0 loss at Deportivo Alavés.^[12]

Aridai returned to his native city on 13 January 2020, with the free agent joining UD Las Palmas on a two-and-a-half-year deal.^[13] He moved abroad for the first time in August 2021 at the age of 33, agreeing to a contract at Odisha FC.^[14][15] He made his Indian Super League debut on 24 November, scoring in the 3–1 home win over Bengaluru FC.^[16][17]

References

1. "Aridai Cabrera" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
2. El RCD Mallorca ficha a Ariday y Miguel Marín para el Mallorca B (RCD Mallorca sign Ariday and Miguel Marín for Mallorca B); Fútbol Balear, 10 June 2010 (in Spanish)
3. El Girona incorpora Ariday Cabrera (Girona add Ariday Cabrera) Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Girona FC, 12 July 2012 (in Spanish)
4. Girona y Sabadell parten con un empate que satisface a ambos (Girona and Sabadell start with a satisfying draw); Marca, 18 August 2012 (in Spanish)
5. Ariday Cabrera, nuevo refuerzo del Betis B (Ariday Cabrera, new Betis B addition); Real Betis, 25 January 2013 (in Spanish)
6. Aridai, nuevo jugador del CE Sabadell (Aridai, new player of CE Sabadell) Archived 26 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine; CE Sabadell, 23 June 2014 (in Spanish)
7. Aridai Cabrera rescinde su contrato con el Sabadell (Aridai Cabrera terminates his contract with Sabadell); Marca, 27 January 2015 (in Spanish)
8. Huracán CF cierra el fichaje de Aridai Cabrera (Huracán complete the signing of Aridai Cabrera) Archived 30 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Huracán Valencia, 27 January 2015 (in Spanish)
9. "El Mestalla 'pesca' en río revuelto" [Mestalla 'go fishing' in troubled waters] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
10. Alta Aridai Cabrera Suárez (Aridai) (Signing Aridai Cabrera Suárez (Aridai))^{[permanent dead link‍]}; Cultural Leonesa, 5 July 2017 (in Spanish)
11. "Aridai Cabrera firma como nuevo jugador del RCD Mallorca" [Aridai Cabrera signs as new player of RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
12. "Un debut desdibujado" [A shaky debut] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
13. "UD Las Palmas sign Aridai Cabrera". UD Las Palmas. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
14. "ISL: Odisha FC sign Spanish forward Aridai Cabrera". The Bridge. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
15. "Odisha FC announced the name of footballers and captains for ISL". Kolkata Football. 3 November 2021. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
16. "ISL 2021–22: Odisha FC boss Bengaluru FC to seal historic win". International Olympic Committee. 24 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
17. "ISL 2021–22 highlights: Odisha FC beat Bengaluru FC 3–1". News18 India. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

External links

• Aridai Cabrera at BDFutbol
• Aridai Cabrera at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Aridai Cabrera at Soccerway