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 | 55 | (8) |
2021 | → Almería (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2022– | América | 40 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Uruguay U17 | 2 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Uruguay U20 | 19 | (6) |
2019– | Uruguay | 22 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
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]
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.
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]
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]
On 24 August 2022, Rodríguez joined Liga MX club América [11] for a reported $6 million transfer fee. [12]
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]
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 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Uruguay | 2019 | 6 | 3 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | 8 | 0 | |
2022 | 0 | 0 | |
2023 | 4 | 1 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 22 | 4 |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 10 September 2019 | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, United States | United States | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2. | 11 October 2019 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Peru | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
3. | 15 November 2019 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary | Hungary | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
4. | 14 June 2023 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Nicaragua | 4–0 | 4–1 |
Los Angeles FC
América