Saúl Guarirapa

Saúl Guarirapa
Personal information
Full name Saúl Alejandro Guarirapa Briceño
Date of birth (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 CSKA Moscow
Number 9
Youth career
2014–2017 Deportivo Anzoátegui
2017–2019 Caracas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2024 Caracas 57 (15)
2024 → Sochi (loan) 10 (8)
2024– Sochi 9 (1)
2024– → CSKA Moscow (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2022 Venezuela U-20 4 (0)
2023 Venezuela U-23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2023

Saúl Alejandro Guarirapa Briceño, known as Saúl Guarirapa (born 18 October 2002) is a Venezuelan football player who plays as a striker for Russian club CSKA Moscow on loan from Sochi.

Club career

On 18 January 2024, Guarirapa joined Russian Premier League club Sochi on loan with an option to buy.[1] He made his RPL debut for Sochi on 10 March 2024 in a game against Lokomotiv Moscow.[2] He scored 8 goals in 10 games for Sochi, becoming the top scorer in the RPL for games played in 2024.[3] However, Sochi was relegated to the Russian First League

On 30 May 2024, Sochi exercised their option to buy and signed a four-year contract with Guarirapa.[3]

On 12 September 2024, Guairapa moved to CSKA Moscow on loan with an option to buy.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Caracas 2020 Venezuelan Primera División 11 3 0 0 6[a] 1 — 17 4
2022 Venezuelan Primera División 15 3 0 0 5[b] 0 — 20 3
2023 Venezuelan Primera División 31 9 0 0 1[c] 0 — 32 9
Total 57 15 0 0 12 1 — 69 16
Sochi (loan) 2023–24 Russian Premier League 10 8 1 1 — — 11 9
Sochi 2024–25 Russian First League 9 1 0 0 — — 9 1
CSKA Moscow (loan) 2024–25 Russian Premier League 7 0 3 0 — — 10 0
Career total 83 24 4 1 12 1 0 0 99 26
  1. ^ Four appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ^ "Сауль Гуарирапа на правах аренды перешел в «Сочи»" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 18 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Lokomotiv v Sochi game report". Russian Premier League. 10 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b ""Сочи" выкупил Сауля Гуарирапу у "Каракаса"" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 30 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Сауль Гуарирапа – с нами!" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 12 September 2024.


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