Ricardo Ávila
Panamanian footballer (born 1997)
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Ricardo Guardia Ávila (born 4 February 1997) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Panama national team.
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Ávila playing for Panama at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ricardo Guardia Ávila | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Chorrillo | 39 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | → Koper (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Gent II | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Universitario | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Real Monarchs (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2021 | Veraguas CD | 1 | (0) |
| 2022-2023 | Zulia | 21 | (4) |
| 2023-2024 | Universitario | 27 | (8) |
| 2024–2025 | UMECIT FC | 52 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Panama U20 | 5 | (4) |
| 2016–2018 | Panama | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 called up for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, replacing the injured Alberto Quintero in the final squad after initially only being named on the standby list.[7][8]
