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.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Brian Rodríguez Bravo | ||
Date of birth | (2000-05-20) 20 May 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Tranqueras, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
Club 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 | 7 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Uruguay U17 | 2 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Uruguay U20 | 19 | (6) |
2019– | Uruguay | 17 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:41, 20 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021 |
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.[3] He scored his first goal on 24 May 2018 in a 3–0 league win against Boston River.[4] 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 club record fee of $11.5 million.[5][6] The transfer amount also made him the third-highest acquisition in MLS history at that time behind Atlanta United's Argentine duo Pity Martínez and Ezequiel Barco.[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 transferred to Liga MX side 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
Total | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
Los Angeles FC | 2019 | MLS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
2020 | 19[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 25 | 3 | ||
2021 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 4 | ||||
Total | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 7 | ||
Almería | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 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 | |
Total | 17 | 3 |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 10 September 2019 | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2. | 11 October 2019 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
3. | 15 November 2019 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Los Angeles FC
Club América – current squad | |
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Uruguay squad – 2021 Copa América | ||
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