Brian Rodríguez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Brian Rodríguez Bravo[1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 May 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Tranqueras, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | América | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Peñarol | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Peñarol | 18 | (3) |
2019–2022 | Los Angeles FC | 55 | (8) |
2021 | → Almería (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2022– | América | 34 | (8) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Uruguay U17 | 2 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Uruguay U20 | 19 | (6) |
2019– | Uruguay | 21 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:09, 22 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2023 |
Paul Brian Rodríguez Bravo (born 20 May 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club América and the Uruguay national team.[3]
Club career
Peñarol
A youth academy product of Peñarol, Rodríguez made his professional debut on 28 March 2018 in a league match against Danubio. He came on as a 59th minute substitute for Giovanni González as the match eventually ended in a 1–1 draw.[4] He scored his first goal on 24 May 2018 in a 3–0 league win against Boston River.[5] He scored three goals from 26 matches in total before leaving the club in August 2019.
Los Angeles
On 7 August 2019, MLS club Los Angeles FC announced the signing of Rodríguez as a young designated player for a reported fee of $11.5 million.[6][7] He made his club debut on 26 August 2019 in El Tráfico derby against LA Galaxy. He came on as a 61st minute substitute for Carlos Vela as the match eventually ended in a 3–3 draw.[8]
Loan to Almería
On 1 February 2021, Rodríguez moved on loan to Segunda División side Almería. The deal gave Almería an option to make the deal permanent following his loan spell.[9] On July 15, 2021, LAFC announced Rodríguez had returned to the MLS club.[10]
Club América
On 24 August 2022, Rodríguez transferred to Liga MX side América[11] for a reported $6 million transfer fee.[12]
International career
Rodríguez is a current Uruguay international and was part of under-20 and under-17 teams in the past. He has represented his nation at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup which took place at Poland, where he scored two goals and provided one assist from four matches.[13]
In August 2019, he was called up to the senior team for first time to take part in friendlies against Costa Rica and USA.[14] He made his international debut on 7 September 2019, playing whole 90 minutes in 2–1 win against Costa Rica.[15] He scored his first international goal four days later in 1–1 draw against USA.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 November 2021[17]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Peñarol | 2018 | Uruguayan Primera División | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
2019 | 12 | 2 | — | 8[a] | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
Total | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
Los Angeles FC | 2019 | MLS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
2020 | 19[c] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 1 | 25 | 3 | ||
2021 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 4 | ||||
Total | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 7 | ||
Club América | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
Career total | 75 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 91 | 10 |
- ^ Six appearances in Copa Libertadores and two appearances in Copa Sudamericana.
- ^ Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs.
- ^ Includes three appearances and one goal in MLS is Back Tournament group stage.
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League.
- ^ Appearances in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage.
International
- As of match played 12 October 2023
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Uruguay | 2019 | 6 | 3 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | 8 | 0 | |
2022 | 0 | 0 | |
2023 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 21 | 4 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first.
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 10 September 2019 | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, United States | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2. | 11 October 2019 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
3. | 15 November 2019 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–1 | |
4. | 14 June 2023 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | ![]() |
4–0 | 4–1 |
Honours
Los Angeles FC
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Brian Rodríguez". Los Angeles FC. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ Brian Rodríguez at Soccerway
- ^ "Peñarol vs. Danubio - 28 March 2018". Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Peñarol vs. Boston River - 24 May 2018". Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Forward Brian Rodriguez Joins LAFC As Young Designated Player". Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ Decaux, Marcelo. "Cuánta plata le entró a Peñarol por los juveniles que vendió en últimos cuatro años". El Observador. Archived from the original on 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "Los Angeles vs. LA Galaxy - 26 August 2019". Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "… Y para cerrar el mercado, Brian Rodríguez, la perla del fútbol uruguayo | Almería - Web Oficial". … Y para cerrar el mercado, Brian Rodríguez, la perla del fútbol uruguayo | Almería - Web Oficial. Archived from the original on 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ LAFC.com. "Brian Rodriguez Returns To LAFC Following Loan To UD Almeria". LAFC.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "LAFC Transfers Brian Rodríguez To Club América In Liga MX | Los Angeles Football Club". LAFC. Archived from the original on 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ Rodriguez, Alicia (August 24, 2022). "LAFC transfer Brian Rodriguez to Club América". Angels on Parade. Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ "Convocados para Polonia 2019". auf.org.uy (in Spanish). AUF. 6 May 2019. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Brian Rodríguez es reservado por primera vez a la selección mayor". Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Costa Rica vs. Uruguay - 7 September 2019". Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "United States vs. Uruguay - 11 September 2019". Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Brian Rodríguez » Club matches". World Football. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Rivera Department
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguay men's international footballers
- Peñarol players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Men's association football forwards
- Los Angeles FC players
- Designated Players (MLS)
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Major League Soccer players
- UD Almería players
- 2021 Copa América players
- Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers
- Club América footballers