Rafael Uzcátegui
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Guillermo Uzcátegui Golding | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Philadelphia Union II | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Mineros de Guayana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Mineros de Guayana | 37 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Boyacá Chicó | 25 | (0) |
| 2025– | Philadelphia Union II | 29 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Venezuela U20 | 13 | (0) |
| 2024–2024 | Venezuela U23 | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:30, 2 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 November 2025 | |||
Rafael Guillermo Uzcátegui Golding (born 4 October 2004) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Philadelphia Union II of MLS Next Pro.
Uzcátegui grew up in the Mineros youth academy and made his first-team debut on 14 October 2021 in a 3–0 Liga FUTVE win against Lala.[2] In the second half of the following season, he earned a place in the starting line-up and on 10 September 2022, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 away win against Deportivo Lara.
In January 2024, he was signed on a permanent basis by Boyacá Chicó.[3]
In March 2025, he was signed by the Philadelphia Union II.[4]
International career
In January 2023, he was called up to the Venezuela U20 team to compete in the 2023 South American U-20 Championship in that category; he subsequently also played for the Venezuela U23 team.
