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Biography:
Full name: Ricardo Iván Rodríguez Araya
Date of birth: 25 August 1992 (age 25)
Place of birth: Zürich, Switzerland
Height: 1.80 m
Playing position: Left back
Current team: Milan
Number: 68
Ricardo Iván Rodríguez Araya (born 25 August 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a left back for Italian club Milan. He has been described as an accomplished defender and is noted for his strong heading ability, and ability to deliver pinpoint crosses.Rodríguez is also noted for his speciality in set piece situations and for penalty-taking abilities.
Born to a Spanish father and a Chilean mother of Basque descent, Rodríguez began his professional career at local club FC Zürich in 2010, having spent eight years in the youth setup. After breaking through into the first team at Zürich, Rodríguez was sold to VfL Wolfsburg in January 2012 for £7.5 million.He played 184 games across all competitions for Wolfsburg, scoring 22 goals and winning the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Supercup in 2015. In 2017, he signed for A.C. Milan.On 8 June 2017, it was announced that Rodríguez joined Italian Serie A club A.C. Milan on a four-year deal.The fee was reported as €15 million plus €2 million in bonuses.He chose the number 68 shirt, after the year his mother was born.
He played his first official match for Milan and managed to score his first goal, a free kick, to win the first leg of Milan’s Europa League qualification match against CS U Craiova on 27 July.He also played in the second leg the following week and assisted Patrick Cutrone’s goal from the set piece as Milan beat their opponent 2–0.Rodríguez made his Serie A debut in a 3–0 home victory against Crotone on 21 August, and his first league goal came from a penalty kick in a 2–0 win against SPAL at the San Siro on 20 September.On 15 October in the Derby della Madonnina, he gave away a late penalty from which Mauro Icardi completed his hat-trick to win the game 3–2 for Inter.
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