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Ricardo Rodriguez
Ricardo Ivan Rodriguez Araya is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the Switzerland national team.
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sports · Swiss footballer (born 1992) · association football player · also Ricardo Rodriguez, Ricardo Rodriguez (footballer), Ricardo Ivan Rodriguez Araya, Rodriguez
Born 25 August 1992 · Q666506
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2026· 6 entries
Public attention spiked: 40,227 Wikipedia readers in one day, 56.2× the usual 716, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: upd nationalcaps
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Public attention spiked: 24,746 Wikipedia readers in one day, 34.6× the usual 716, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: International Stat update
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Public attention spiked: 14,002 Wikipedia readers in one day, 19.6× the usual 716, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: upd nationalcaps
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Public attention spiked: 15,796 Wikipedia readers in one day, 22.1× the usual 716, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: International career
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Public attention spiked: 32,029 Wikipedia readers in one day, 44.7× the usual 716, with 5 article edits. Editors noted: upd nationalcaps
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2025· 1 entry
Runner-up: UEFA Conference League with Betis (2024–25).
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2024· 2 entries
Guiding them to reach their first European final in the club's history
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Played for Real Betis Balompié (2024) — 36 appearances, 0 goals.
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2020· 4 entries
Played for PSV Eindhoven (2020–2020) — 6 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Torino in 2020.
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Joined PSV Eindhoven in 2020.
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Played for Torino FC (2020–2024) — 120 appearances, 1 goals.
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2019· 1 entry
When Atalanta qualified for the first time at their expense
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2017· 3 entries
Played for AC Milan (2017–2020) — 74 appearances, 1 goals.
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Signed for AC Milan, where he played for three seasons
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Joined Milan in 2017.
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2015· 5 entries
Won the German DFL-Supercup with Wolfsburg (2015).
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Won the German DFB-Pokal with Wolfsburg (2014-2015).
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Won: DFB-Pokal with VfL Wolfsburg (2014–15).
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Won: DFL-Supercup with VfL Wolfsburg (2015).
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His mother, Marcela Araya, died of cancer in 2015.
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2014· 4 entries
Won award: Swiss Footballer of the Year (2014).
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His manager Dieter Hecking praised Rodriguez as "the best left-back in the Bundesliga"
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2018, 2022 and 2026), and three UEFA European Championships (in 2016, 2020 and 2024)
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Was voted Swiss Footballer of the Year
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2012· 4 entries
Won award: FC Zürich Fans' Player of the Season (2011–12).
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Played for VfL Wolfsburg (2012–2017) — 149 appearances, 15 goals.
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Joined Wolfsburg in 2012.
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Played for Switzerland national under-23 football team (2012–2012) — 3 appearances, 0 goals.
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2011· 1 entry
Played for Switzerland men's national football team (2011) — 135 appearances, 9 goals.
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2010· 4 entries
Played for Switzerland national under-19 association football team (2010–2011) — 15 appearances, 5 goals.
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Joined Zurich in 2010.
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Played for FC Zürich (2010–2012) — 35 appearances, 2 goals.
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Having spent eight years in the youth setup
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2009· 6 entries
Won: FIFA U-17 World Cup with Switzerland U17 (2009).
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Played for Switzerland national under-18 association football team (2009–2010) — 10 appearances, 4 goals.
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Played for Switzerland national under-17 association football team (2009–2009) — 2 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Switzerland national under-17 association football team (2009–2010) — 5 appearances, 3 goals.
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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
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Was part of the Swiss U17 team who won the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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2001· 1 entry
Before joining the youth setup of FC Zürich as an 10-year-old in 2002
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1992· 1 entry
Born 1992-08-25.
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