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 birth | Santiago, 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2019 | Universidad de Chile | 41 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Iberia (loan) | 31 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | → Everton (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2020–2024 | Everton | 105 | (11) |
| 2023–2024 | → Huracán (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2024 | Huracán | 21 | (3) |
| 2025– | León | 33 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Chile 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.
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[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.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 June 2023 | Municipal Alcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo, Concepción, Chile | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendlies |
He is nicknamed Eche, a short form of his surname.[9]
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