Ricardo Roberto Bocanegra Vega (born May 3, 1989 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a former professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Charlotte Independence in the USL Championship. Born in the United States, he has previously represented the Mexico under-23 national team.[1]
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Full name | Ricardo Roberto Bocanegra Vega | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1989-05-03) May 3, 1989 (age 33) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
2007–2010 | Atlas | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2010–2015 | Atlas | 54 | (2) | ||||||||||
2014 | → Irapuato (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||
2015–2017 | Correcaminos UAT | 69 | (4) | ||||||||||
2017 | Real Estelí | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||
2018 | Murciélagos | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||
2019 | New York Cosmos | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||
2019 | Charlotte Independence | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||
2020 | Atlético Jalisco | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Mexico U23 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2019 |
Bocanegra was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, but grew up in La Paz, Baja California Sur.
Bocanegra came from the youth team of Atlas.[2] On 2011 he won the gold medal at the Pan American Games with Mexico.
Mexico U23
Charlotte Independence – current squad | |
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