Ricardo Ávila
 Ávila playing for Panama at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Guardia Ávila | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UMECIT FC | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Chorrillo | 39 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | → Koper (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Gent II | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Universitario | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Real Monarchs (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2021 | Veraguas CD | 1 | (0) |
| 2022-2023 | Zulia | 21 | (4) |
| 2023-2024 | Universitario | 27 | (8) |
| 2024- | UMECIT FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Panama U20 | 5 | (4) |
| 2016–2018 | Panama | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 March 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2018 | |||
Ricardo Guardia Ávila (born 4 February 1997) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for UMECIT FC, and the Panama national team.
Club career
[edit]Born in Panama City, Ávila started his career at Chorrillo in 2014, making 39 appearances and scoring five goals in the Liga Panameña over the course of two-and-a-half seasons. On 29 August 2016, he was sent on loan to Slovenian club Koper, but made no official appearances before returning to Chorrillo in early 2017. On 1 July 2017, he joined Belgian club Gent, being assigned to the reserve squad.[2][3][4]
On 24 January 2019, Ávila joined USL Championship side Real Monarchs on loan for their 2019 season.[5]
International career
[edit]Ávila represented the Panama under-20 side at the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[6]
He made his debut for the senior team in 2016.[2] He was named in Panama's squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of 28 June 2018[8]
| Panama | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Ricardo Ávila". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Ricardo Ávila at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Ricardo Ávila: "Mi objetivo es asegurar un puesto en el primer equipo del KAA Gent"‚ telemetro.com, 5 July 2017
- ^ "Real Monarchs SLC Acquire Ricardo Ávila on Loan for 2019 Season | Real Salt Lake". Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Final 20-Player Rosters Announced for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Costa Rica 2017". CONCACAF. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – Final 23-man lists". Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Ricardo Ávila". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
External links
[edit]- Ricardo Ávila – FIFA competition record (archived)
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