Brian Rodríguez

Not to be confused with Braian Rodríguez, Bryan Rodriguez (disambiguation), or Bryan Rodríguez (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Bravo.

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]

Brian Rodríguez

Rodríguez with América in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Paul Brian Rodríguez Bravo[1]
Date of birth	(2000-05-20) 20 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Tranqueras, Uruguay
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	América
Number	7
Youth career
	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	80	(18)
International career‡
2016–2017	Uruguay U17	3	(0)
2018–2019	Uruguay U20	19	(6)
2019–	Uruguay	27	(4)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Uruguay Copa América 2024 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2025

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]

Club 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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 February 2025^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		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		18	7	1	0	—		3[f]	2	22	9
	Total		72	16	1	0	7	2	8	2	88	20
Career total			143	20	1	0	12	0	8	1	164	21

1. Six appearances in Copa Libertadores and two appearances in Copa Sudamericana.
2. Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs.
3. Includes three appearances and one goal in MLS is Back Tournament group stage.
4. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League.
5. Appearances in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage.
6. Appearances in Leagues Cup.

International

As of match played 21 March 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Uruguay	2019	6	3
	2020	3	0
	2021	8	0
	2022	0	0
	2023	4	1
	2024	5	0
	2025	1	0
Total		27	4

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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
3.	15 November 2019	Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	2–0	2–1
4.	14 June 2023	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Nicaragua	4–0	4–1

Honours

Los Angeles FC

• Supporters' Shield: 2019

América

• Liga MX: Apertura 2023,^[19] Clausura 2024,^[20] Apertura 2024
• Campeón de Campeones: 2024
• Campeones Cup: 2024

Uruguay

• Copa América third place: 2024^[21]