Jesús María "Pato" Araya Soto (22 April 1916 - 17 September 1994) was a Costa Rican football player, born in San José.
He earned the nickname "Pato" for his peculiar way of running.
Araya represented the Costa Rica national football team between 1941 and 1946, scoring 11 goals in nine games.
Being a young player from Orión F.C., he was summoned by coach Alejandro Morera Soto to play in the first Central American and Caribbean Championship, which was held in the old National Stadium of Costa Rica from May 8 to 18,1941.
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