Rodrigo Echeverría

Rodrigo Echeverría
	Echeverría with Universidad de Chile in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Eduardo Echeverría Sáez
Date of birth	April 17, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender; Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	León
Number	20
Youth career
	Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2019	Universidad de Chile
2015–2016	→ Iberia (loan)
2016–2017	→ Everton (loan)
2020–2024	Everton
2023–2024	→ Huracán (loan)
2024	Huracán
2025–	León
International career‡
2015	Chile U20
2020–	Chile
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:07, 12 January 2025 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Rodrigo Eduardo Echeverría Sáez (born 17 April 1995) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club León and the Chile national team. Primarily a central defender, he can also be deployed as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

He debuted on 9 September 2012 in a match against Santiago Wanderers for the 2012 Copa Chile.^[1]

In August 2023, Echeverría joined Argentine Primera División side Huracán on loan from Everton de Viña del Mar on a deal for a year with an option to buy.^[2] He was finally transferred in July 2024.^[3]

In January 2025, Echeverría signed with Liga MX club León.^[4]

He represented Chile U20 at friendly tournaments in 2014 and at the 2015 South American U-20 Championship, playing four matches and scoring two goals.^[5]

He received his first call up to the Chile senior team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Colombia in October 2020,^[6] but he made his international debut at senior level in the third matchday against Peru on 13 November 2020.

As of match played 19 November 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Chile	2020	1	0
	2023	7	1
	2024	11	0
Total		19	1

List of international goals scored by Rodrigo Echeverría
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 June 2023	Municipal Alcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo, Concepción, Chile	Cuba	2–0	3–0	Friendlies

He is nicknamed Eche, a short form of his surname.^[7]

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