Raúl Díaz Arce

From 1985 to 1986, Arce played for Deportivo Jalapa in Guatemala. From 1988 to 1991, Arce played for Dragon in the Salvadoran second division, where he was the league's leading scorer in the 1991–92 season with 21 goals. Playing for Dragon, in two seasons in first division, "Ignacio Raul" scored 34 goals (13 in 1989–90 and 21 in 1990–91), in the second season he was the scoring champion of the regular season when he played four laps. He then moved up to play for C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo of the Salvadoran first division from 1991 to 1996. Here he was the league's top scorer three season in a row (1993–1996) with 24, 21 and 25 goals, respectively. In Luis Ángel Firpo he scored in five seasons with a total of 119 goals. These early achievements earned him a spot in the national team and a move to the United States.

D.C. United

In 1996, Diaz Arce signed with Major League Soccer, and was drafted tenth overall in the MLS Inaugural Player Draft by D.C. United on February 6. On April 20, Diaz Arce recorded the first goal in D.C. United's history when he scored in the 7th minute against the LA Galaxy. He quickly established himself as a dangerous striker in the league, scoring 23 goals in his first season with United, second in the league behind Roy Lassiter. Diaz Arce was also the first player in MLS history to score a hat-trick in postseason play. He scored 3 against the Tampa Bay Mutiny on October 10, 1996. DC United won 4-1 and went on to become the first MLS champions.…

Diaz Arce made his debut for El Salvador in an April 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification match against Nicaragua in which he scored two goals. Over his career, he earned a total of 68 caps, scoring a record 39 goals. He represented his country in 28 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at several UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 1996 and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cups. His final international was a September 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Honduras.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each El Salvador goal.

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador: 1991–92, 1992–93 D.C. United

MLS Cup: 1996, 1997 MLS Supporters' Shield: 1997 U.S. Open Cup: 1996 Charleston Battery

USL First Division: 2003 Southern Derby: 2003 Individual

MLS All-Star: 1997, 1998, 1999 DC United Hall of Tradition: August 26, 2009 Salvadoran Primera División top scorer (4): 1990-91, 1993-94, 1994-95,1995–96