Aridai Cabrera

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Aridai

| image = Aridai Cabrera S(cropped).JPG

| caption = Aridai with Sabadell in 2014

| fullname = Aridai Cabrera Suárez{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/jogador/aridai-cabrera/57437|title=Aridai Cabrera|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|access-date=8 September 2022}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|9|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Las Palmas, Spain

| height = 1.72 m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = San Fernando

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Universidad LP

| years1 = 2006–2007 | clubs1 = Universidad LP B | caps1 = 26 | goals1 = 14

| years2 = 2007–2010 | clubs2 = Universidad LP | caps2 = 62 | goals2 = 12

| years3 = 2010–2012 | clubs3 = Mallorca B | caps3 = 52 | goals3 = 10

| years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = Girona | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2013 | clubs5 = Betis B | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 4

| years6 = 2013–2014 | clubs6 = Hospitalet | caps6 = 34 | goals6 = 10

| years7 = 2014–2015 | clubs7 = Sabadell | caps7 = 17 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2015 | clubs8 = Huracán | caps8 = 30 | goals8 = 4

| years9 = 2016–2017 | clubs9 = Valencia B | caps9 = 47 | goals9 = 20

| years10 = 2017–2018 | clubs10 = Cultural Leonesa | caps10= 19 | goals10= 3

| years11 = 2018–2020 | clubs11 = Mallorca | caps11= 53 | goals11= 11

| years12 = 2020–2021 | clubs12 = Las Palmas | caps12= 34 | goals12= 3

| years13 = 2021–2022 | clubs13 = Odisha | caps13= 17 | goals13= 5

| years14 = 2022–2023 | clubs14 = Inter d'Escaldes | caps14= 23 | goals14= 8

| years15 = 2024 | clubs15 = Villa Santa Brígida | caps15= 12 | goals15= 3

| years16 = 2024– | clubs16 = San Fernando | caps16= 0 | goals16= 0

| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

| club-update = 10 May 2024

}}

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

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.[http://www.futbolbalear.es/2010/06/10/el-rcd-mallorca-ficha-a-ariday-y-miguel-marin-para-el-mallorca-b/ 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 lang|es}}

On 12 July 2012, Aridai signed a two-year contract with Girona FC of Segunda División.[http://www.gironafutbolclub.com/castella/news.asp?i1idnot=457&lang=1 El Girona incorpora Ariday Cabrera (Girona add Ariday Cabrera)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924022323/http://www.gironafutbolclub.com/castella/news.asp?i1idnot=457&lang=1|date=24 September 2015}}; Girona FC, 12 July 2012 {{in lang|es}} He made his league debut on 18 August against CE Sabadell FC, playing 11 minutes in a 0–0 home draw.[http://www.marca.com/2012/08/18/futbol/2adivision/1345320099.html Girona y Sabadell parten con un empate que satisface a ambos (Girona and Sabadell start with a satisfying draw)]; Marca, 18 August 2012 {{in lang|es}}

Aridai moved to Real Betis on 25 January 2013, initially being part of the reserves,[https://archive.today/20130412160502/http://www.realbetisbalompie.es/noticias/general/309_Ariday_Cabrera__nuevo_refuerzo_del_Betis_B_ Ariday Cabrera, nuevo refuerzo del Betis B (Ariday Cabrera, new Betis B addition)]; Real Betis, 25 January 2013 {{in lang|es}} 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.[http://www.cesabadell.cat/-/aridai-nuevo-jugador-del-ce-sabadell Aridai, nuevo jugador del CE Sabadell (Aridai, new player of CE Sabadell)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626041956/http://www.cesabadell.cat/-/aridai-nuevo-jugador-del-ce-sabadell|date=26 June 2014}}; CE Sabadell, 23 June 2014 {{in lang|es}}

On 27 January 2015, Aridai terminated his contract[http://www.marca.com/2015/01/27/futbol/equipos/sabadell/1422356926.html Aridai Cabrera rescinde su contrato con el Sabadell (Aridai Cabrera terminates his contract with Sabadell)]; Marca, 27 January 2015 {{in lang|es}} and signed with Huracán Valencia CF of the third division hours later.[http://www.huracancf.com/noticias/2015/01/27/hurac-n-cf-cierra-el-fichaje-de-aridai-cabrera Huracán CF cierra el fichaje de Aridai Cabrera (Huracán complete the signing of Aridai Cabrera)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130042847/http://www.huracancf.com/noticias/2015/01/27/hurac-n-cf-cierra-el-fichaje-de-aridai-cabrera|date=30 January 2015}}; Huracán Valencia, 27 January 2015 {{in lang|es}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://valencia.eldesmarque.com/valencia-cf/noticias/9234-ariday-rescinde-con-huracan-y-fichara-por-el-valencia-mestalla|title=El Mestalla 'pesca' en río revuelto|trans-title=Mestalla 'go fishing' in troubled waters|publisher=El Desmarque|language=es|date=12 December 2015|access-date=18 February 2017}}

On 5 July 2017, after scoring a career-best 15 goals during the campaign, Aridai signed for Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.[https://web.archive.org/web/20170708091204/http://www.cydleonesa.com/noticias-del-club/item/1061-alta-aridai-cabrera-suarez-aridai Alta Aridai Cabrera Suárez (Aridai) (Signing Aridai Cabrera Suárez (Aridai))]; Cultural Leonesa, 5 July 2017 {{in lang|es}} The following 18 January, he moved to RCD Mallorca in the third tier.{{cite web|url=http://www.rcdmallorca.es/contenidos/noticias/noticia/aridai-cabrera-firma-como-nuevo-jugador-del-rcd-mallorca|title=Aridai Cabrera firma como nuevo jugador del RCD Mallorca|trans-title=Aridai Cabrera signs as new player of RCD Mallorca|publisher=RCD Mallorca|language=es|date=18 January 2018|access-date=19 January 2018}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.diariodemallorca.es/rcd-mallorca/2019/09/30/debut-desdibujado/1452397.html|title=Un debut desdibujado|trans-title=A shaky debut|publisher=Diario de Mallorca|language=es|date=30 September 2019|access-date=3 October 2019}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.udlaspalmas.es/en/news/new/ud-las-palmas-sign-aridai-cabrera|title=UD Las Palmas sign Aridai Cabrera|publisher=UD Las Palmas|date=13 January 2020|access-date=3 February 2020}} He moved abroad for the first time in August 2021 at the age of 33, agreeing to a contract at Odisha FC.{{cite web|url=https://thebridge.in/amp/isl/odisha-fc-sign-aridai-cabrera-24427|title=ISL: Odisha FC sign Spanish forward Aridai Cabrera|publisher=The Bridge|date=16 August 2021|access-date=16 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/live_news_update/index.html|title=Odisha FC announced the name of footballers and captains for ISL|publisher=Kolkata Football|date=3 November 2021|access-date=14 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103150322/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/live_news_update/index.html|archive-date=3 November 2021|url-status=live}} He made his Indian Super League debut on 24 November, scoring in the 3–1 home win over Bengaluru FC.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/isl-2021-22-odisha-fc-vs-bengaluru-fc-match-result-score|title=ISL 2021–22: Odisha FC boss Bengaluru FC to seal historic win|publisher=International Olympic Committee|date=24 November 2021|access-date=30 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130091559/https://olympics.com/en/news/isl-2021-22-odisha-fc-vs-bengaluru-fc-match-result-score|archive-date=30 November 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/indian-super-league-2021-22-live-score-and-updates-odisha-fc-vs-bengaluru-fc-isl-8-ofc-v-bfc-livenews-4482227.html|title=ISL 2021–22 highlights: Odisha FC beat Bengaluru FC 3–1|publisher=News18 India|date=25 November 2021|access-date=30 November 2021}}