Ricardo Rodriguez

 

Country: Switzerland/Spain

Date of birth: 25/08/1992

Place of birth: Zurich (Switzerland)

Height: 1,82 m

Club career: FC Zurich, VfL Wolfsburg (from 2012)

Position: left back

Preferred foot: left

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 8.500.000 € 

Similar type of player: Aleksandar Kolarov

 

Strengths:

– stamina

– marking

– aerial duels

– long balls, crossing

– toughness

– pace

– acceleration

 

He is best suited to playing as:

Left back in 4-4-2.

 

Video:

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Achievements:

World U-17 champion 2009 with Switzerland. He made his debut for the senior team on 7 October 2011 in Switzerland’s 2-0 loss to Wales in EURO 2012 qualifying.

 

Future:

If he keeps progressing the way he has been in past few years, he can become one of the best fullbacks in Europe.