Jafar Arias

Jafar Aurelio Miguel Arias (born 16 June 1995) is a Curaçaoan professional footballer who plays as a forward.^[2]

Jafar Arias

Personal information
Full name	Jafar Aurelio Miguel Arias[1]
Date of birth	(1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Willemstad, Curaçao
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	AGOVV
	Groningen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Groningen	2	(0)
2015–2018	Dordrecht	63	(13)
2018–2020	Emmen	50	(4)
2020–2021	VVV-Venlo	29	(4)
2021–2022	Argeș Pitești	16	(2)
2022–2023	Helmond Sport	24	(1)
2023	Manfredonia	0	(0)
2024–2025	HB Køge	39	(10)
International career‡
2019–	Curaçao	13	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 November 2023

Club career

Arias played for FC Groningen before joining Dordrecht in summer 2015.^[3]

On 29 August 2021, he signed a one-year contract with Argeș Pitești in Romania.^[4]

On 29 January 2024, Arias joined Danish 1st Division club HB Køge.^[5] He left the club in June 2025.^[6]

International

He made his Curaçao national football team debut on 5 June 2019, in a 2019 King's Cup game against India, as a starter.^[7]

Honours

International

Curaçao

• King's Cup: 2019