Richard Rodríguez (footballer)

Richard Andrés Rodríguez Álvez (born 13 July 1992) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Costa Rican Liga Primera de Nicaragua club Diriangén FC.

Richard Rodríguez
Rodríguez with Vida in 2017
Personal information
Full name Richard Andrés Rodríguez Álvez
Date of birth (1992-07-13) 13 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Toledo, Uruguay
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Diriangén
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Rentistas 33 (0)
2014–2015 Canadian 23 (0)
2015–2016 Platense 26 (1)
2016 Cerrito 11 (0)
2017 Vida 29 (2)
2018–2019 Real Estelí 59 (4)
2019 Deportivo Santaní 19 (0)
2020–2022 Real Estelí 95 (13)
2022–2023 Municipal Liberia
2023Diriangén (loan) 18 (1)
2024– Diriangén 0 (0)
International career
2019–2022 Nicaragua 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:09, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

Although capped for the Nicaragua national team, he was later declared ineligible by CONCACAF.[1]

Career

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Born and raised in Uruguay, he moved to Nicaragua for the first time in early 2018, when he joined Real Estelí FC.[2] After just a season and a half playing for them and shortly after signing for Paraguayan club Deportivo Santaní, he was naturalized by Nicaragua and made his international debut on 5 September 2019.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "¿La razón? Concacaf expulsa a selección centroamericana de la Copa Oro 2023 y la desciende en Liga de Naciones". Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. ^ Richard Rodríguez at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Richard Rodríguez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 October 2020.