Rodrigo Echeverría

Rodrigo Echeverría
Echeverría in 2018
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Eduardo Echeverría Sáez
Date of birth (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Huracán
Number 20
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2019 Universidad de Chile 41 (0)
2015–2016Iberia (loan) 31 (7)
2016–2017Everton (loan) 28 (4)
2020–2024 Everton 105 (11)
2023–2024Huracán (loan) 30 (1)
2024– Huracán 17 (3)
International career
2015 Chile U20 4 (2)
2020– Chile 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Rodrigo Eduardo Echeverría Sáez (born 17 April 1995) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Argentine Primera División club Huracán and the Chile national team. Primarily a central defender, he can also be deployed as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

He debuted on 9 September 2012 in a match against Santiago Wanderers for the 2012 Copa Chile.[1]

In August 2023, Echeverría joined Argentine Primera División side Huracán on loan from Everton de Viña del Mar on a deal for a year with an option to buy.[2] He was finally transferred in July 2024.[3]

International career

He represented Chile U20 at friendly tournaments in 2014 and at the 2015 South American U-20 Championship, playing four matches and scoring two goals.[4]

He received his first call up to the Chile senior team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Colombia in October 2020,[5] but he made his international debut at senior level in the third matchday against Peru on 13 November 2020.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Chile 2020 1 0
2023 7 1
2024 11 0
Total 19 1
List of international goals scored by Rodrigo Echeverría
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 June 2023 Municipal Alcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo, Concepción, Chile  Cuba 2–0 3–0 Friendlies

Personal life

He is nicknamed Eche, a short form of his surname.[6]

Honours

Universidad de Chile

References

  1. ^ LA "U" Y WANDERERS REPARTEN PUNTOS EN LA COPA CHILE
  2. ^ "Otro chileno en el fútbol argentino: Rodrigo Echeverría fue oficializado en su nuevo club". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  3. ^ Reyes, Luis (4 July 2024). "Rodrigo Echeverría mueve el mercado en Argentina: "El club ejerció la opción de compra"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ "La 'Rojita' se despide del Sudamericano Sub-20 tras ser apabullada por Uruguay". 24horas.cl. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Esta es la nómina de La Roja para los duelos por Eliminatorias ante Uruguay y Colombia". laroja.cl. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Rodrigo Echeverría: "Debemos ganar y luego esperar los demás resultados"". udechile.cl. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2020.