Brian Rodríguez

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]

Not to be confused with Braian Rodríguez, Bryan Rodriguez, Bryan Rodríguez, or Bryan Joel Rodriguez.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Bravo.
Brian Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Paul Brian Rodríguez Bravo[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-20) 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

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peñarol2018Uruguayan Primera División61—00—61
2019122—8[lower-alpha 1]0—202
Total183008000263
Los Angeles FC2019MLS7000—2[lower-alpha 2]090
202019[lower-alpha 3]2004[lower-alpha 4]02[lower-alpha 5]1253
202115400——154
Total 416004041497
Club América2022–23Liga MX16000——160
Career total75900120419110
  1. Six appearances in Copa Libertadores and two appearances in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs.
  3. Includes three appearances and one goal in MLS is Back Tournament group stage.
  4. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League.
  5. Appearances in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage.

International
As of match played 12 October 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay 201963
202030
202180
202200
202341
Total214

International goals
Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 September 2019Busch Stadium, St. Louis, United States United States1–01–1Friendly
2.11 October 2019Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Peru1–01–0
3.15 November 2019Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary Hungary2–02–1
4.14 June 2023Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Nicaragua4–04–1

Honours

Los Angeles FC

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Brian Rodríguez". Los Angeles FC. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. Brian Rodríguez at Soccerway
  4. "Peñarol vs. Danubio - 28 March 2018". Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. "Peñarol vs. Boston River - 24 May 2018". Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  6. "Forward Brian Rodriguez Joins LAFC As Young Designated Player". Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  7. 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.
  8. "Los Angeles vs. LA Galaxy - 26 August 2019". Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  9. "… 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.
  10. 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.
  11. "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.
  12. 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.
  13. "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.
  14. "Brian Rodríguez es reservado por primera vez a la selección mayor". Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  15. "Costa Rica vs. Uruguay - 7 September 2019". Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  16. "United States vs. Uruguay - 11 September 2019". Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  17. "Brian Rodríguez » Club matches". World Football. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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