Paul Brian Rodríguez Bravo (born 20 May 2000) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club América and the Uruguay national team.

Club career

Peñarol

A youth academy product of

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, Rodríguez made his professional debut on 27 March 2018 in a league match against

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. He came on as a 59th minute substitute for Giovanni González as the match eventually ended in a 1–1 draw. He scored his first goal on 24 May 2018 in a 3–0 league win against

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. He scored three goals from 26 matches in total before leaving the club in August 2019.

Los Angeles

On 7 August 2019,

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club

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announced the signing of Rodríguez as a young designated player for a reported fee of $11.5 million. He made his club debut on 26 August 2019 in

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derby against

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. He came on as a 61st minute substitute for

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as the match eventually ended in a 3–3 draw.

Loan to Almería

On 1 February 2021, Rodríguez moved on loan to

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side

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. The deal gave Almería an option to make the deal permanent following his loan spell. On July 15, 2021, LAFC announced Rodríguez had returned to the MLS club.

Club América

On 24 August 2022, Rodríguez joined

club América for a reported $6 million transfer fee.

International career

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

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which took place at Poland, where he scored two goals and provided one assist from four matches. In August 2019, he was called up to the senior team for first time to take part in friendlies against

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and

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. He made his international debut on 7 September 2019, playing whole 90 minutes in 2–1 win against Costa Rica. He scored his first international goal four days later in 1–1 draw against USA.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first.''

Honours

Los Angeles FC *

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América *

: Apertura 2023, Clausura 2024 *

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References

External links

Profile
at the Uruguayan Football Association website {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Brian 2000 births Living people People from Rivera Department Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's international footballers Peñarol players Uruguayan Primera División players Men's association football forwards Los Angeles FC players Designated Players (MLS) Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players UD Almería players 2021 Copa América players Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Club América footballers 2024 Copa América players