Rodrigo Saravia
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rodrigo Saravia Samayoa[1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 February 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Comunicaciones | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2012 | Antigua | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | 67 | (2) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Columbus Crew | 10 | (0) |
2016 |
→ Pittsburgh Riverhounds (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2017 | → IK Frej (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2018 |
Swope Park Rangers | 11 | (2) |
2018–2022 | Comunicaciones | 80 | (3) |
2022 | Plaza Colonia | 9 | (0) |
2023 | Monagas | 0 | (0) |
2023– | Comunicaciones | 15 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2016– | Guatemala | 42 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:47, 21 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:56, 7 June 2023 (UTC) |
Rodrigo Saravia (born 22 February 1993) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Comunicaciones and the Guatemala national team.
Youth and college
Savaria was born in
Saravia immediately stepped into a starting role at FGCU, starting all 19 games his freshman season and being named to the
Club career
Columbus Crew SC
Savaria was one of 59 players invited to the 2016
Saravia made his professional debut on 16 April 2016 in a 3–2 victory over New York City FC, coming on as a substitute for Mohammed Saeid in the 90+5'.[13] He appeared in the next three games for Crew SC, coming off the bench as a midfielder. On 21 May, Saravia made his first professional appearance as a center back, replacing Gastón Sauro in the 35th minute of a scoreless draw with Toronto FC.[14] In Crew SC's next match, against Real Salt Lake on 28 May, Saravia earned his first start for Columbus. He played the full 90 minutes at center back as Crew SC picked up a 4–3 victory.[15] It would mark his only start of the season. After his return from loan, Saravia made two more appearances for Crew SC, coming off the bench against New England Revolution on 20 August[16] and against Orlando City on 17 September.[17] He finished his first season with Columbus having made 10 appearances on the season, nine coming off the bench.
On 2 March 2017, Crew SC announced that they were sending Saravia on loan to IK Frej.[18] While on loan, his number 19 shirt was given to Kekuta Manneh, who the club acquired in a trade from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[19] Saravia spent the entire 2017 season on loan in Sweden, and did not return to Columbus until after the roster freeze, making him unable to appear in the postseason.
On 1 December 2017, Columbus announced that they had declined Saravia's contract option, ending his two-year stay in the black and gold.[20] His departure, along with Marshall Hollingsworth also having his option declined, meant that none of Crew SC's five draft picks in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft remained with the team for the 2018 season. Saravia finished his career in Columbus having made 12 appearances across all competitions.
Loan to Pittsburgh Riverhounds
On 10 August 2016, it was announced that Saravia and two teammates were loaned to Crew SC's
Loan to IK Frej
On 2 March 2017,
Swope Park Rangers
On 8 January 2018, Sporting Kansas City announced Saravia was joining their USL club,
International career
Saravia has represented Guatemala at the U17, U20, and U23 levels.[33] He was called up the U23 squad during 2015 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying,[34] as Guatemala were defeated by Costa Rica in the repechage playoff of the Central American Zone.
Saravia was called up to the
Saravia's international career was halted in 2016, when FIFA suspended the National Football Federation of Guatemala.[38] The national team was barred from playing matches while the suspension was in effect.
Honours
- Comunicaciones
- CONCACAF League: 2021
- Clausura 2022, Apertura 2023
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 October 2022[39]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs[a] | Cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Columbus Crew SC
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2016 | Major League Soccer | 10 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | ||
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (loan)
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2016 | United Soccer League | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
IK Frej (loan) | 2017 | Superettan | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | |
Swope Park Rangers
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2018 | United Soccer League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||
Comunicaciones | 2018–19
|
Liga Nacional de Guatemala | 28 | 2 | – | – | – | 28 | 2 | |||
2019–20 | 28 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 | 34 | 1 | – | – | 10[c] | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||||
2021–22 | 38 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||||
Total | 128 | 3 | – | – | 20 | 0 | 148 | 3 | ||||
Plaza Colonia | 2022 | Uruguayan Primera División | 9 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Career total | 170 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 194 | 6 |
- ^ Appearance in Superettan relegation playoffs
- ^ Includes the U.S. Open Cup and Svenska Cupen
- CONCACAF Champions League and CONCACAF League
International
- As of 30 October 2022[40]
Guatemala | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2016 | 6 | 0 |
2017 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | 8 | 0 |
2020 | 3 | 0 |
2021 | 8 | 0 |
2022 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 36 | 0 |
References
- ^ "La convocatoria para el amistoso ante Honduras" (in Spanish). Antigua Esportive. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "Rodrigo Saravia". Comunicaciones FC. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Saravia firma con el Columbus Crew y cumple uno de sus sueños" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Seleccion Sub20 viajó a Honduras". Emisoras Unidas. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d "FGCU profile". Florida Gulf Coast Athletics. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Saravia 2012 Game Log". FGCUAthletics.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "ATLANTIC SUN MEN'S SOCCER 2013 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS". CollegeSportsMadness.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "College soccer: FGCU's Saravia, Guillen, Ingham, Butehorn earn top Atlantic Sun awards". NaplesNews.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Rodrigo Saravia Invited To MLS Player Combine In January". Florida Gulf Coast Athletics. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "MLS SuperDraft: Crew picks four with eye on depth, not impact". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Columbus Crew SC sign first-round MLS SuperDraft pick Rodrigo Saravia". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "El seleccionado Rodrigo Saravia es el guatemalteco número 12 en la MLS" (in Spanish). Soy502. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York City FC". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Timeline: Toronto FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Lineup:Columbus Crew SC 4–3 Real Salt Lake". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Timeline: New England Revolution 0–2 Columbus Crew SC". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Timeline: Orlando City 1–4 Columbus Crew SC". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Crew SC completes 5 roster transactions ahead of regular season opener". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Columbus Crew SC land Kekuta Manneh from Vancouver in trade for Tony Tchani". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Options exercised on 9 players ahead of 2018 season". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Crew SC loans trio to Pittsburgh on game-by-game basis". Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Hounds blitzed for three in first half, lose 4–1". Riverhounds.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2–1 Bethlehem Steel FC". Riverhounds.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Report: Columbus Crew SC's Rodrigo Saravia to go on loan to IK Frej". MassiveReport.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "IK Frej & Saravia progress, Williams, Ghana contingent. GSH's for 3/2". Crewture.net. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Columbus Crew SC injury update". MassiveReport.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "SYRIANSKA VS. FREJ 4 - 2". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Dalkurd FF 3–2 IK Frej". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Örgryte 1–3 IK Frej". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Akropolis 1–1 IK Frej". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Swope Park Rangers signs former Columbus Crew SC midfielder Rodrigo Saravia".
- ^ "Rangers agree to transfer Rodrigo Saravia to Comunicaciones FC in Guatemala".
- ^ "PXI profile". Prospect XI. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "Columbus Crew SC Select Midfielder Rodrigo Saravia with the 19th Overall Selection". Massive Report. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "College soccer: FGCU's Rodrigo Saravia invited to Guatemala National Team's camp". Naples News. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Rodrigo Saravia breaks through to international soccer". Eagles News. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Columbus profile". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Suspension of the Guatemala Football Association". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ Rodrigo Saravia at Soccerway
- ^ "NFT profile". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
External links
- FGCU profile
- Columbus profile
- Pittsburgh profile
- IK Frej profile (in Swedish)
- Rodrigo Saravia at Major League Soccer
- Rodrigo Saravia at USL Championship
- Rodrigo Saravia at Soccerway
- Rodrigo Saravia at National-Football-Teams.com