Brian Rodríguez
Uruguayan footballer (born 2000)
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Paul Brian Rodríguez Bravo (born 20 May 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club América and the Uruguay national team.[3]
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Rodríguez with América in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Paul Brian Rodríguez Bravo[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 May 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tranqueras, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | América | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Peñarol | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Peñarol | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Los Angeles FC | 55 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Almería (loan) | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | América | 122 | (41) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Uruguay U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Uruguay U20 | 19 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Uruguay | 35 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Peñarol
A youth academy product of Peñarol, Rodríguez made his professional debut on 27 March 2018 in a league match against Danubio. He came on as a 59th minute substitute for Giovanni González as the match eventually ended in a 1–1 draw.[4][5] He scored his first goal on 24 May 2018 in a 3–0 league win against Boston River.[6] He scored three goals from 26 matches in total before leaving the club in August 2019.
Los Angeles
On 7 August 2019, MLS club Los Angeles FC announced the signing of Rodríguez as a young designated player for a reported fee of $11.5 million.[7][8] He made his club debut on 26 August 2019 in El Tráfico derby against LA Galaxy. He came on as a 61st minute substitute for Carlos Vela as the match eventually ended in a 3–3 draw.[9]
Loan to Almería
On 1 February 2021, Rodríguez moved on loan to Segunda División side Almería. The deal gave Almería an option to make the deal permanent following his loan spell.[10] On 15 July 2021, LAFC announced Rodríguez had returned to the MLS club.[11]
América
On 24 August 2022, Rodríguez joined Liga MX club América[12] for a reported $6 million transfer fee.[13]
International career
Rodríguez is a current Uruguay international and was part of under-20 and under-17 teams in the past. He has represented his nation at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup which took place at Poland, where he scored two goals and provided one assist from four matches.[14]
In August 2019, he was called up to the senior team for first time to take part in friendlies against Costa Rica and USA.[15] He made his international debut on 7 September 2019, playing whole 90 minutes in 2–1 win against Costa Rica.[16] He scored his first international goal four days later in 1–1 draw against USA.[17]
On 31 May 2026, Rodríguez was named in Uruguay's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 6 August 2025[19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peñarol | 2018 | Uruguayan Primera División | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 12 | 2 | — | 8[a] | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 3 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
| Los Angeles FC | 2019 | MLS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 19[c] | 2 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 1 | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2021 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | |||||
| 2022 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 9 | ||
| UD Almería (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Club América | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 22 | 4 | — | — | 1[f] | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 5 | — | 7[d] | 2 | 4[f] | 0 | 43 | 7 | |||
| 2024–25 | 30 | 9 | — | 4[d] | 1 | 5[g] | 3 | 39 | 13 | |||
| 2025–26 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4[h] | 1 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 87 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 111 | 27 | ||
| Career total | 176 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 217 | 39 | ||
- Six appearances in Copa Libertadores and two appearances in Copa Sudamericana.
- Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs.
- Includes three appearances and one goal in MLS is Back Tournament group stage.
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League.
- Appearances in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage.
- Appearances in Leagues Cup.
- One appearance and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup play-in, one appearance in Campeones Cup, three appearances and two goals in Leagues Cup
- One appearance in Campeón de Campeones, three appearances and one goal in Leagues Cup
International
- As of match played 26 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Uruguay | 2019 | 6 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rodríguez goal.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 10 September 2019 | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, United States |  United States | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 11 October 2019 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Peru | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 15 November 2019 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary |  Hungary | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 14 June 2023 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Nicaragua | 4–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Los Angeles FC
América
- Liga MX: Apertura 2023,[20] Clausura 2024,[21] Apertura 2024
- Campeón de Campeones: 2024
- Campeones Cup: 2024
Uruguay
- Copa América third place: 2024[22]
Individual
