Frickson Rafael Erazo Vivero (; born 5 May 1988) is a retired

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ian professional

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who played as a

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for

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. He is a member of the Ecuador national team.

Club career

El Nacional

Erazo began his professional playing career at El Nacional, where he spent six seasons. He then joined Barcelona SC in January 2012.

Barcelona SC

He made his Barcelona SC debut on 2 February 2012 against

Deportivo Cuenca Club Deportivo Cuenca is an Ecuadorian football club based in Cuenca. They currently play in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country, and is one of two clubs from Cuenca to have played in the top-flight (the other being LDU ...

and won 3–1. He scored his first goal for the club against LDU Quito on 29 April 2012 in a 2–2 draw. He helped Barcelona SC become

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champions that season, the club's first league title since 1997. This league title was also the first honour in Erazo's career.

Flamengo

In January 2014, Erazo moved to Brazilian side

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. He made his debut on 2 February 2014 in a 5-2 Campeonato Carioca win over

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, but was sent off during the match. Erazo played a further five Campeonato Carioca matches (the annual football championship of

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) matches for Flamengo, helping them to the

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title.

Grêmio

On 17 January 2015 it was confirmed Erazo would join Grêmio on loan for an entire year. On 9 December 2015, it was confirmed that Erazo came to terms with Grêmio and parted ways due to economical problems of the team.

Atlético Mineiro

On 2 January 2016, it was confirmed that Erazo would be joining

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Barcelona SC

In mid 2018, Erazo returned to Barcelona SC. However he was not able to play due to an inconvenience with

(at that time the club who owned his sports rights).Frickson Erazo será habilitado por Barcelona SC para la presente temporada
eluniverso.com, 19 February 2019 On 19 February 2019 his agent announced, that the player would be registered for the 2019 season. However, the player had not yet made his debut nine months after joining the club and went out to medias and said, that he was very surprised by the situation.

Retirement

After a spell at 9 de Octubre, Erazo announced his retirement from football on 13 February 2021.

International career

Erazo made his debut for the

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on 20 April 2011 in a

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against

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Erazo scored his first goal for Ecuador on 7 June 2011 in a 1–1 draw against

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played at

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. Erazo was selected for Ecuador's squad to take part in the 2011 Copa América held in

. He played in all three group games, but with Ecuador failing to win any, they were eliminated at the first stage. He has made 45 international appearances and was in Ecuador's 23 men squad for the

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International goals

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

Honours

;Barcelona SC *

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;Flamengo * Campeonato Carioca:

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;Atlético Mineiro * Campeonato Mineiro:

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;9 de Octubre *

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Erazo, Frickson 1988 births Living people Ecuadorian footballers Ecuadorian expatriate footballers Ecuador international footballers Sportspeople from Esmeraldas, Ecuador C.D. El Nacional footballers C.D. Técnico Universitario footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players CR Flamengo footballers Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Clube Atlético Mineiro players CR Vasco da Gama players Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Brazil 2011 Copa América players 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2015 Copa América players Copa América Centenario players Association football defenders