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(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Levante | ||||||||||||||||
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– | Levante | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2021 | Honduras U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020– | Honduras | 38 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 August 2024 |
Kervin Fabián Arriaga Villanueva (born 5 January 1998) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Levante 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]
International career
[edit]Arriaga made his senior national team debut on 10 October 2020 in a friendly against Nicaragua.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 25 May 2025[12]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Platense | 2016–17 | Liga Nacional | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
2017–18 | 27 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
2018–19 | 33 | 5 | — | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||||
Total | 65 | 8 | — | — | — | 66 | 8 | |||||
Marathón | 2019–20 | Liga Nacional | 23 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 4 | ||
2020–21 | 24 | 5 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | ||||
2021–22 | 8 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 12 | 3 | ||||
Total | 55 | 11 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 62 | 12 | ||||
Minnesota United | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
2023 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |||
2024 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||||
Total | 57 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 65 | 6 | |||
Partizan | 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
Zaragoza (loan) | 2024–25 | Segunda División | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
Career total | 209 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 232 | 27 |
International
[edit]- As of match played 2 July 2025[13]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Honduras | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 9 | 0 | |
2022 | 10 | 2 | |
2023 | 3 | 0 | |
2024 | 6 | 2 | |
2025 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 38 | 4 |
- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.[14]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 16 January 2022 | DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
2. | 13 June 2022 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
3. | 9 June 2024 | Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda | ![]() |
1–0 | 6–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4. | 6 September 2024 | Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ![]() |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A |
Honours
[edit]Platense
Honduras U23
References
[edit]- ^ Soccerway.com – Platense vs Juticalpa 3 – 1 – 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "¡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.
- ^ "¡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.
- ^ "Minnesota United Sign Honduran International Kervin Arriaga | Minnesota United FC".
- ^ mlssoccer. "Minnesota United transfer Kervin Arriaga to Serbia's Partizan Belgrade | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Gay-Pobes Tena, Miguel (9 January 2025). "Kervin Arriaga, primer fichaje invernal del Real Zaragoza". Aragón Digital (in Spanish). 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. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Honduras v Nicaragua game report". ESPN. 10 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.