Dairon Asprilla

Dairon Asprilla
Asprilla with the Portland Timbers in 2019
Personal information
Full name Dairon Estibens Asprilla Rivas
Date of birth (1992-05-25) May 25, 1992
Place of birth Istmina, Chocó, Colombia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Nacional
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Atlético Nacional 0 (0)
2012–2014 → Alianza Petrolera (loan) 71 (22)
2015–2024 Portland Timbers 203 (33)
2015–2019 Portland Timbers 2 16 (11)
2016 → Millonarios (loan) 16 (2)
2024–2026 Atlético Nacional 76 (11)
2026– Bolívar 3 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 July 2026

Dairon Estibens Asprilla Rivas (born May 25, 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger for FBF División Profesional club Bolívar.

Professional career

Asprilla debuted for Alianza Petrolera in his native Colombia when he was 20 years old. For 2015, he was the second top goalscorer of the club with 22 goals.[2] After several years playing in Colombia, Asprilla signed with MLS club Portland Timbers on December 8, 2014.[3]

Asprilla played over 200 games for the Timbers, winning MLS Cup 2015 while at the club and scoring 33 goals to rank among the club's top MLS scorers. In his time with the Timbers, Asprilla was seen as a "cult hero." He scored iconic goals in the MLS Playoffs but struggled with consistency. He was sent out on loan in 2016 after failing to impact the team, and suffered a knee injury in 2020. 2021 was considered his best season yet, registering 10 goals and 3 assists, resulting in a Timbers Army Supporters' Player of the Year award. [4] [5] On October 27th, 2021, in the second half of a home match against San Jose, Asprilla scored an incredible overhead kick goal from outside the box.[6]

Honours

Portland Timbers

Atlético Nacional

References

  1. ↑ "Dairon Asprilla". Portland Timbers. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ficha de Corporación Deportiva Alianza Petrolera – Barrancabermeja – Plantel Profesional Futbol". Bdfa.com.ar. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Portland Timbers sign winger/Forward Dairon Asprilla". Retrieved 2014-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ Barnes, Alex. "Dairon Asprilla's Resurgence in Form". Stumptown Footy. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "TA Supporters' Player of the Year". Timbers Army. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "RECAP | Asprilla with audacious golazo and Portland Timbers quell San Jose Earthquakes in 2-0 win". Portland Timbers. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  7. ↑ McCauley, Kim (6 December 2015). "Goals, screw-ups, stats and more: Everything great from the MLS Cup Final". Sbnation.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "Portland Timbers become first Cascadia club to reach the MLS Cup: "We want to win the big one" | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
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