Ricardo Rodríguez (footballer)
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Rodríguez with Switzerland in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ricardo Iván Rodríguez Araya | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Vfl Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | FC Schwamendingen | ||
| 2002–2010 | Zürich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Zürich | 35 | (2) |
| 2012– | VfL Wolfsburg | 140 | (15) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Switzerland U17 | 5 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Switzerland U18 | 10 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Switzerland U19 | 15 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011– | Switzerland | 43 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2016 |
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Ricardo Iván Rodríguez Araya (born 25 August 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a left back for Vfl Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.
Born to a Spanish father and a Chilean mother, Rodríguez began his professional career at local club FC Zürich in 2010, having spent eight years in the youth setup. After breaking through into the first team at Zürich, Rodríguez was sold to VfL Wolfsburg in January 2012 for £7.5 million. He has been described as an accomplished defender and is noted for his strong heading ability, and ability to deliver pinpoint crosses. Rodríguez is also noted for his speciality in dead-ball situations and for penalty-taking abilities, emerging as Wolfsburg's first-choice penalty taker.
Rodríguez has earned caps at every level of the Swiss national team setup, winning the FIFA U17 World Cup in 2009. A full international for Switzerland since 2011, Rodríguez has earned over 40 caps for the country. He was part of the Swiss team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and later that year was voted Swiss Footballer of the Year.
Rodríguez began playing football at the highly regarded youth club FC Schwamendingen in 2001 before joining the youth setup of FC Zürich as an 11-year-old in 2002. He was promoted to the senior squad in 2009 at age 16, making the bench for Zürich's 2–3 defeat to NK Maribor in the first leg of their third qualifying round Champions League tie on 29 July 2009.
He made his Zürich debut as a 17-year-old in the 25th round of the Swiss Super League on 21 March 2010, replacing the injured Hannu Tihinen in the first-half of the 2–0 win over Bellinzona. His full debut came in the Zürich Derby against Grasshoppers on 5 April, playing the entire 3–2 win for the hosts.
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