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)
2012–2014Alianza Petrolera (loan) 71 (22)
2015–2024 Portland Timbers 203 (33)
2015–2019 Portland Timbers 2 16 (11)
2016Millonarios (loan) 16 (2)
2024– Atlético Nacional 60 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 December 2025

Dairon Estibens Asprilla Rivas (born May 25, 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Atlético Nacional.

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.

Dairon shares the same last name with retired star striker Faustino Asprilla; however, the two are not father and son (although both are Colombian by nationality).[4]

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". Archived from the original on 2014-12-08. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  4. ^ O'Callaghan, Eoin (2015-11-23). "Asprilla lived up to his name & scored one of the best MLS goals of the season last night". The 42. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
  5. ^ McCauley, Kim (6 December 2015). "Goals, screw-ups, stats and more: Everything great from the MLS Cup Final". Sbnation.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  6. ^ "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.