Ricardo Ávila

Ricardo Guardia Ávila (born 4 February 1997) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Universitario, and the Panama national team.

Ricardo Ávila
Ávila playing for Panama at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Guardia Ávila
Date of birth (1997-02-04) 4 February 1997[1]
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Universitario
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Chorrillo 39 (5)
2016–2017 → Koper (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2018 Gent II 0 (0)
2018– Universitario 5 (0)
2019–2020 → Real Monarchs (loan) 17 (1)
National team‡
2017 Panama U20 5 (4)
2016– Panama 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2018

Club career

Born in Panama City, 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 Koper, but made no official appearances before returning to Chorrillo in early 2017. On 1 July 2017, he joined Belgian club Gent, being assigned to the reserve squad.[2][3][4]

On 24 January 2019, Ávila joined USL Championship side Real Monarchs on loan for their 2019 season.[5]

International career

Ávila represented the Panama under-20 side at the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[6]

He made his debut for the senior team in 2016.[2] He was named in Panama's squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[7]

Career statistics

International
As of 28 June 2018[8]
Panama
YearAppsGoals
201610
201720
201840
Total70

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. "Ricardo Ávila". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. Ricardo Ávila at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  4. Ricardo Ávila: "Mi objetivo es asegurar un puesto en el primer equipo del KAA Gent"‚ telemetro.com, 5 July 2017
  5. "Real Monarchs SLC Acquire Ricardo Ávila on Loan for 2019 Season | Real Salt Lake". Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  6. "Final 20-Player Rosters Announced for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Costa Rica 2017". CONCACAF. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  7. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  8. "Ricardo Ávila". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 11 July 2018.


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