Aridai Cabrera Suárez (born 26 September 1988), known simply as Aridai, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a winger for San Fernando.

Club career

Born in

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, Aridai began his career with hometown club Universidad de Las Palmas CF, going on to spend three full seasons in the

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with the team. In June 2010 he joined

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

, being assigned to the B side in the same level. On 12 July 2012, Aridai signed a two-year contract with

Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. ( ) is a Spanish professional Football team, football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, the team plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 ...

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. He made his league debut on 18 August against CE Sabadell FC, playing 11 minutes in a 0–0 home draw. Aridai moved to

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on 25 January 2013, initially being part of the reserves, 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. On 27 January 2015, Aridai terminated his contract and signed with Huracán Valencia CF of the third division hours later. 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. On 5 July 2017, after scoring a career-best 15 goals during the campaign, Aridai signed for Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa. The following 18 January, he moved to

in the third tier. After two consecutive play-off promotions to

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, 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

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. Aridai returned to his native city on 13 January 2020, with the

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joining

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on a two-and-a-half-year deal. He moved abroad for the first time in August 2021 at the age of 33, agreeing to a contract at Odisha FC. He made his

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debut on 24 November, scoring in the 3–1 home win over Bengaluru FC.

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