Ricardo Guardia Ávila (born 4 February 1997) is a Panamanian

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who plays as a

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for Veraguas C.D., and the Panama national team.

Club career

Born in

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, 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

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, but made no official appearances before returning to Chorrillo in early 2017. On 1 July 2017, he joined Belgian club

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, being assigned to the reserve squad. On 24 January 2019, Ávila joined

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side

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on loan for their 2019 season.

International career

Ávila represented the Panama under-20 side at the

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. He made his debut for the senior team in 2016. He was named in Panama's squad for the

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in Russia.

Career statistics

International

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* 1997 births Living people Panamanian footballers Panama international footballers Unión Deportivo Universitario players FC Koper players K.A.A. Gent players Real Monarchs players USL Championship players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Liga Panameña de Fútbol players Association football midfielders Panamanian expatriate footballers Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate footballers in Slovenia Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Belgium Sportspeople from Panama City 2018 FIFA World Cup players Panama under-20 international footballers Veraguas Club Deportivo players {{Panama-footy-bio-stub