Rodrigo Echeverría
Rodrigo Echeverría
Echeverría with Universidad de Chile in 2018
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Eduardo Echeverría Sáez
Date of birth (1995-04-07) 7 April 1995
Place of birthSantiago, Chile
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
León
Number 20
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2019Universidad de Chile 41 (0)
2015–2016 → Iberia (loan) 31 (7)
2016–2017 → Everton (loan) 28 (4)
2020–2024Everton 105 (11)
2023–2024 → Huracán (loan) 30 (1)
2024Huracán 21 (3)
2025–León 33 (3)
International career‡
2014–2015Chile U20 4 (2)
2020–Chile 27 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:37, 8 November 2025 (UTC)‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025

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]

International career

He represented Chile U20 at friendly tournaments in 2014[5][6] and at the 2015 South American U-20 Championship, playing four matches and scoring two goals.[7]

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,[8] but he made his international debut at senior level in the third matchday against Peru on 13 November 2020.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 15 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Chile202010
202371
2024110
202580
Total271
List of international goals scored by Rodrigo Echeverría
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 June 2023Municipal Alcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo, Concepción, Chile Cuba2–03–0Friendlies

Personal life

He is nicknamed Eche, a short form of his surname.[9]

Honours

Universidad de Chile

References

  1. ^LA "U" Y WANDERERS REPARTEN PUNTOS EN LA COPA CHILE
  2. ^"Otro chileno en el fútbol argentino: Rodrigo Echeverría fue oficializado en su nuevo club". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  3. ^Reyes, Luis (4 July 2024). "Rodrigo Echeverría mueve el mercado en Argentina: "El club ejerció la opción de compra"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ^Márquez, Gabriel (22 January 2025). "León anuncia al 'Gigante Echeverría' para el Clausura 2025". SoyFiera.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  5. ^"La Sub 20 ya tiene nómina para el torneo de Qatar". SoyChile (in Spanish). 28 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  6. ^"Chile: nómina de la selección Sub 20 para el torneo "Cuatro Naciones Chile 2014"". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 4 October 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  7. ^"La 'Rojita' se despide del Sudamericano Sub-20 tras ser apabullada por Uruguay". 24horas.cl. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  8. ^"Esta es la nómina de La Roja para los duelos por Eliminatorias ante Uruguay y Colombia". laroja.cl. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  9. ^"Rodrigo Echeverría: "Debemos ganar y luego esperar los demás resultados"". udechile.cl. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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