Ricardo Ávila
 Ávila playing for Panama at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Guardia Ávila | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Real Monarchs (on loan from Universitario) | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Chorrillo | 39 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | → Koper (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Gent II | 0 | (0) |
| 2018– | Universitario | 5 | (0) |
| 2019– | → Real Monarchs (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Panama U20 | 5 | (4) |
| 2016– | Panama | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2018 | |||
Ricardo Guardia Ávila (born 4 February 1997) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Monarchs on loan from Universitario, and the Panama national team.
Club career
Born in Panama City, Ávila started his career at Chorrillo in 2014, making 39 appearances and scoring five goals in the Liga Panameña over the course of two-and-a-half seasons. On 29 August 2016, he was sent on loan to Slovenian club Koper, but made no official appearances before returning to Chorrillo in early 2017. On 1 July 2017, he joined Belgian club Gent, being assigned to the reserve squad.[2][3][4]
On 24 January 2019, Ávila joined USL Championship side Real Monarchs on loan for their 2019 season.[5]
International career
Ávila represented the Panama under-20 side at the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[6]
He made his debut for the senior team in 2016.[2] He was named in Panama's squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[7]
Career statistics
International
- As of 28 June 2018[8]
| Panama | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Ricardo Ávila". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Ricardo Ávila at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Ricardo Ávila: "Mi objetivo es asegurar un puesto en el primer equipo del KAA Gent"‚ telemetro.com, 5 July 2017
- ^ "Real Monarchs SLC Acquire Ricardo Ávila on Loan for 2019 Season | Real Salt Lake". Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Final 20-Player Rosters Announced for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Costa Rica 2017". CONCACAF. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Ricardo Ávila". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
External links
- Ricardo Ávila – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Panamanian footballers
- Panama international footballers
- Unión Deportivo Universitario players
- FC Koper players
- K.A.A. Gent players
- Real Monarchs players
- USL Championship players
- Liga Panameña de Fútbol players
- Association football midfielders
- Panamanian expatriate footballers
- Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Expatriate footballers in Slovenia
- Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
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- Sportspeople from Panama City
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