Michael Douglas Biography, Age, Parents, Wife, Son, Movies & Net Worth
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Michael Douglas is one of the most accomplished American actors and producers in Hollywood, who has given superior performances in a career that has stretched for over four decades. His father Kirk Douglas, the renowned actor, was an early influence in his life, and after getting to know the inner workings of the movie-making process from his father he studied drama at university before starting off his career as an actor. Michael Douglas started off on television and quickly graduated to films, however it was on television that he first spotted success with this performance in the show ‘The Streets of San Francisco’.
Later on, he produced the iconic film ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoos’ Nest’ and won the accolade as the film went on to win several awards. Douglas’ most famous and noteworthy role remains that of Gordon Gekko in the film ‘Wall Street’ that has become a cult classic for people across generations. Douglas has remained a constant in an industry that changes at a breakneck pace and has evolved his style with the times, which is a sign of an actor who knows his craft.
Michael Douglas
Wiki/Biodata
Birth Name
Michael Kirk Douglas
Nick Name
Michael
Age
(as in 2023) 79 years
Religion
Jews
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign
Libra
Birth Place
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Date of Birth
25 September 1944
Nationality
American
Residence
Los Angeles, California, United States
Home Town
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Hobbies
Not Known
Family
Mother’s Name
Diana Dill (Actress)
Father’s Name
Kirk Douglas (Actor, Producer, Director, Author)
Michael Douglas Father
Brother
Joel Douglas (Younger Brother) (Film Producer)
Sister
None
Relatives
Peter Douglas (Younger Paternal Half-Brother) (Producer) Eric Douglas (Late Younger Paternal Half-Brother) (Actor, Standup Comedian) Herschel “Harry” Danielovitch (aka) Demsky (Paternal Grandfather) Bryna Sanglel (Paternal Grandmother) Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Melville Dill (Maternal Grandfather) Ruth Rapalje Neilson (Maternal Grandmother)
1. Diandra Luker (1977-1995) 2. Catherine Zeta-Jones (2000-Present)Michael Douglas With His Wife, Son And Daughter
Marriage Date
20 March 1977 (with Diandra Luker) 18 November 2000( with Catherine Zeta-Jones)
Children
Son- Cameron Douglas Dylan Michael (born August 8, 2000) Daughter- Carys Zeta (born April 20, 2003)
Education
School
The Allen-Stevenson School Eaglebrook School The Choate Preparatory School
College/University
University of California, Santa Barbara Also, Michael Douglas took acting lessons with Wynn Handman at The American Place Theatre in New York City
Educational Qualification
Graduate
Profession
Actor, Producer, Director, Voiceover Artist
Brands Endorsed
Michael Douglas has done endorsement work for AIDS Fund, Microsoft software, The Nature Conservancy, American Cancer Society, Comdirect, etc.
Career Manager
1. Furthur Films, Inc., Production Company, Los Angeles, California, United States 2. United Talent Agency, Talent Agency, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)
Feet & Inches- 5′ 10″ Centimeters- 178cm Meters- 1.78 m
Weight (Approx.)
Kilograms- 72Kg Pounds- 161 lbs
Figure Measurements
Chest Size
42 inches
Hips Size
38 inches
Waist Size
30 inches
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Gray
Eye Color
Blue
S*xual Orientation
Straight
Dress Size
Not Known
Shoe Size
9 (US)
Favourite Things
Favourite Food
Cheeseburger
Favourite Places
Texas in USA
Favourite Songs
Can I Go Now
Favourite Color
Orange
Controversies
In January 2018, The Hollywood Reporter published an article in which writer Susan Braudy alleged she had been s*xually harassed while working for Douglas’ production company in the late 1980s. Braudy said Douglas fondled himself in front of her, made inappropriate comments about her body and later pressured her to sign a nondisclosure agreement before firing her. Attempting to get in front of the story before its publication, Douglas told Deadline, “How am I, in a 50 year career in this industry, dealing with an employee 33 years ago who perhaps is disgruntled that I let her go, even though I have never heard from her in 32 years.”
Michael Kirk Douglas was born on 25 September 1944 in the city of New Brunswick in New Jersey, the United States to Kirk Douglas and Diana Dill. He was the eldest child of legendary actor Kirk Douglas and his mother was a noted actress as well. He has a younger brother and two half brothers.
Michael Douglas studied at the Allen-Stevenson School located in New York City before going on to Eaglebrook School and finally at the Choate Preparatory School. Right from his childhood, he was interested in the craft of filmmaking and regularly accompanied his father to film sets.
Michael Douglas had always aspired to be an actor and hence he studied drama at the University of California in Santa Barbara. He graduated in the year 1968. He also took lessons at The American Place Theatre located in New York City in order to further hone his acting skills.
As of 2023, Michael Douglas’s net worth is estimated to be roughly $350 million dollars, making him one of the wealthiest actors in the world.
Estimated Net Worth in 2023
$350 million
Estimated Net Worth in 2022
$300 million
Estimated Net Worth in 2021
Under Review
Annual Salary
Under Review
Income Source
Actor, Producer, Director, Voiceover Artist
Michael owns a valuable real estate portfolio with assets around the globe. One of his most impressive properties is a 250-acre estate on the coast of Spain called S’Estaca which he bought in 1990 for $3.5 million (the same as around $6 million today). At one point in 2014, he listed the property for sale for $60 million but did not find a buyer. In June 2019 he re-listed it for $32 million and even narrated the property’s sales video.
Marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones
Douglas married Diandra Luker in 1977. They had one son, Cameron, but were separated in 1995 and later divorced. On November 18, 2000, Douglas married Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, his Traffic co-star. The couple welcomed a son, Dylan Michael Douglas, in August 2000, followed by daughter Carys Zeta Douglas in April 2003.
In August 2013, it was confessed that Douglas and Zeta-Jones had separated after more than 12 years of marriage. A spokesperson for the couple told the Huffington Post website that “Catherine and Michael are taking some time apart to evaluate and work on their marriage.” After a brief span apart, they conformed in 2014. Outside of his busy acting career, Douglas is active in building up human rights. His work in this area includes serving as a United Nations messenger of peace.
Douglas began his Hollywood career as an assistant director on some of his father’s 1960s films. After roles in certain television dramas, he attains the spotlight by co-starring Karl Malden in the 1970s TV series The Streets of San Francisco (1972-1977).
He also directed two episodes of the show. In 1975, Douglas served as executive producer for MilosForman‘s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, which went on to win five Academy Awards, including one for Best Picture.
He got involved in the film after his father, who owned the rights to Ken Kesey‘s novel of the same name, couldn’t successfully develop it into a film. Despite the success of the film, it was difficult for Douglas to find work as an actor, having received so much recognition as a producer.
In 1979, he starred with Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon in the film The China Syndrome, which he also co-produced.
Douglas landed his first leading man role in Romancing the Stone (1984), portraying Jack Colton, an Indiana Jones-type adventurer. This successful teaming of Douglas with Danny DeVito and Kathleen Turner led to a sequel, The Jewel of the Nile (1985). The three worked again in The War of the Roses (1989), a dark comedy about an ugly divorce.
In 1987, Douglas made two films that reflected a much darker side: Fatal Attraction, in which he played an adulterer stalked by an ex-lover played by Glenn Close and Oliver Stone’s Wall Street, in which he played the corporate raider Gordon Gekko, whose trademark slogan is “Greed is good.” For this role, Douglas won an Academy Award for Best Actor. He continued exploring his dark side years later, co-starring with Sharon Stone in the thriller Basic Instinct in 1992.
In 1988, Douglas formed a production company, Stonebridge Entertainment, Inc., which produced Joel Schumacher’s Flatliners (1990) and Richard Donner’s Radio Flyer (1992).
In 1993, he produced Made in America, then starred as a s*xually harassed man in Michael Crichton’s Disclosure (1994), and as the titular commander-in-chief in Rob Reiner’s The American President (1995), co-starring Annette Bening.
In 1994, he signed a development deal at Paramount that included The Ghost and the Darkness (1996), The Game (1997), and A Perfect Murder (1998). He executive produced The Rainmaker (1997), starring Matt Damon, as well as John Woo’s 1997 action film, Face/Off.
Douglas earned critical acclaim for his starring role as a rumpled novelist and English professor in Wonder Boys (2000). In the fall of 2001, Douglas headlined the thriller Don’t Say a Word, co-starring Brittany Murphy in the film.
Two years later, he has featured in It Runs in the Family (2003), alongside his famous father, his mother, and his son, Cameron. The film, which fared poorly at the box office, told the story of a multi-generational clan trying to get along.
Following in his father’s footsteps, in 2004, Douglas was honored as the recipient of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Cecil B. DeMille Award for his “outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.”
In 2010, Douglas announced that he would be reprising his role as Gordon Gekko in Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps. The film, also starring Shia LaBeouf and Carey Mulligan, was released in the United States that September.
Douglas went on to work on the biopic Behind the Candelabra, starring in the film as the famous 1950s and 1960s entertainer Wladziu Liberace. Damon played his love interest in the critically acclaimed 2013 television movie. Douglas won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of the famed entertainer.
He also filmed the movie Last Vegas (2013) with several Hollywood legends, including Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Kline. The following year, Douglas starred opposite Diane Keaton in And So It Goes and the thriller Beyond the Reach.
In 2015, he starred as biochemist Hank Pym in the Marvel superhero action/comedy Ant-Man and reprised his role in the sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).
Movies List
1966
Cast a Giant Shadow
1969
Hail, Hero!
1970
Adam at 6 A.M.
1971
Summertree
1972
Napoleon and Samantha
1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
1978
Coma
1979
The China Syndrome Running
1980
It’s My Turn
1983
The Star Chamber
1984
Romancing the Stone Starman
1985
The Jewel of the Nile A Chorus Line
1987
Fatal Attraction Wall Street
1989
Black Rain The War of the Roses
1990
Flatliners
1991
Stone Cold Double Impact Eyes of an Angel
1992
Shining Through Radio Flyer Basic Instinct
1993
Falling Down Made in America
1994
Disclosure
1995
The American President
1996
The Ghost and the Darkness
1997
Face/Off The Game The Rainmaker
1998
A Perfect Murder
2000
Wonder Boys Traffic
2001
One Night at McCool’s Don’t Say a Word
2003
It Runs in the Family The In-Laws
2006
The Sentinel You, Me and Dupree
2007
King of California
2009
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Solitary Man
2010
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
2011
Haywire
2013
Last Vegas
2014
And So It Goes Beyond the Reach
2015
Ant-Man
2017
Unlocked Flatliners
2018
Animal World We Have Always Lived in the Castle Ant-Man and the Wasp
2019
Avengers: Endgame
TV Shows & Serials List
1969
CBS Playhouse
1971
The F.B.I. Medical Center
1972
When Michael Calls
1972–1976
The Streets of San Francisco
1980
Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes
1986–1987
Starman
1988
World’s Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood’s Stuntmen
1990
If Dolphins Could Talk That’s What Friends Are For: Arista Records 15th Anniversary Concert Tribute to John Lennon The Earth Day Special
1992
Oliver Stone: Inside Out
1993
Rock the Vote
1997
Burt Lancaster
1998
To Life! America Celebrates Israel’s 50th Where It’s At: The Rolling Stone State of the Union
2000
We All Dream of Oz
2001
Independence Day 2001
2002
Will & Grace Liberty’s Kids
2003
What’s Going On? Freedom: A History of US
2005
A Father A Son- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2011
Phineas and Ferb
2013
Behind the Candelabra
2014
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2018–present
The Kominsky Method
2019–present
Green Eggs and Ham
2021
What If?
Facts
He was ranked at number #74 in Empire (UK) magazine’s “The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time” list in October 1997.
In 2013, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie” for his role in Behind the Candelabra.
Michael’s mother is Angelic whereas his father is a Jew.
He got treated with tongue cancer.
He used to be a chain smoker which caused him cancer.
Douglas loves dogs.
His dog’s name is Figaro.
FAQs
How Did Michael Douglas Meet Catherine Zeta Jones?
Zeta-jones Met Actor Michael Douglas, With Whom She, Shares Her Birthday And Who Are 25 Years Her Senior, At The Deauville Film Festival In France In August 1998, After Being Introduced By Danny Devito.
Are Michael Douglas And Catherine Zeta Jones Still Married?
Douglas Married Diandra Luker In 1977. They Had One Son, Cameron, But Were Separated In 1995 And Later Divorced. On November 18, 2000, Douglas Married Welsh Actress Catherine Zeta-jones, His Traffic Co-star.
What Disease Does Michael Douglas Have?
It Was Announced On August 16, 2010, That Douglas Was Suffering From Throat Cancer (Later Revealed To Have Actually Been Tongue Cancer), And Would Undergo Chemotherapy And Radiation Treatment. Douglas Subsequently Confirmed That The Cancer Was At Stage Iv, An Advanced Stage.
Does Michael Douglas Have Parkinsons?
The Back To The Future Star Stunned Hollywood When In 1998 He Announced He Had Early-onset Parkinson’s Disease And Had Been Keeping It Under Wraps Since His Diagnosis In 1990.
Bryan Oviedo Biography, Age, Career, Height, FIFA 22, Net Worth & Wiki
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A left-back or left midfielder for Real Salt Lake and the Costa Rican national team, Bryan Oviedo Jiménez was born in Costa Rica on February 18, 1990.
He was chosen to play for the Costa Rican national team in both the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the Copa América Centenario. Former clients of Oviedo include Saprissa, Nordsjaelland, Everton, and Sunderland.
On February 18, 1990, Bryan Oviedo was born in Quesada, Costa Rica. The winger Bryan Oviedo who joined Everton F. C. from 2012 till the time he joined Sunderland in 2017.
While with Copenhagen, he was voted Danish Cup Player of the Year in 2012. Bryan Oviedo was born in Quesada, Costa Rica, on February 18, 1990, and is one of the most well-known celebrities to have been born there.
He ranks among the wealthiest soccer players. He was born in Costa Rica’s Ciudad Quesada. Olger Oviedo is the surname of his father. We don’t currently have a lot of information concerning personal life, but we will update as needed.
Club Career
Copenhagen
He joined Copenhagen, a Danish club, at the beginning of 2010.
Everton
Oviedo committed to English club Everton on August 31, 2012, for an unknown sum. In September, he made his league debut in the 85th minute in a 3-0 road victory over Swansea City.
In his debut season with Everton, Oviedo made 15 league appearances, 14 of which were as a substitute. He was very much a team player. Oviedo received his first assist for the team in a starting 11 match against Norwich City in 2012. On November 30, 2013, in a 4-0 victory over Stoke City, he scored his first goal for Everton and provided an assist.
Four days later, he gave Everton their first victory at Old Trafford by scoring against Manchester United in the 86th minute of a 1-0 victory. Oviedo shattered his left leg 18 minutes into the fourth-round FA Cup match between Stevenage and Everton on January 25, 2014. He broke both his tibia and fibula in a clean break during a tackle on Stevenage midfielder Simon Heslop.
Roberto Martnez, the manager of Everton, stated to BT Sport immediately following the game, “A major negative today is a terrible occurrence and we need to give Bryan as much support as we can at this time. He’s had a fantastic season, and he has really impressed me. Since he contributes significantly to the team, he merits a quick recovery.
Bryan’s injury had an impact on everyone. Such wounds leave a bad aftertaste. Oviedo’s left leg had suffered a double fracture, and Everton subsequently announced that he would need surgery to repair it. Oviedo said in May 2014 that his injury prevented him from healing in time to be prepared for the 2014 World Cup with his country.
Oviedo made his injury comeback on September 23 during Everton’s 3-0 League Cup loss at Swansea City. He began the game but was substituted by James McCarthy after 58 minutes.
Bryan Oviedo playing for Everton
Sunderland
Oviedo and former Everton teammate Darron Gibson both signed permanent contracts with Sunderland on January 30, 2017. Oviedo signed a three-and-a-half-year contract that would keep him there through the summer of 2020, while Gibson signed a one-and-a-half-year contract to rejoin former manager David Moyes.
Oviedo made his Sunderland debut in a 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace on February 4, 2017, at Selhurst Park.
Oviedo participated in the CONCACAF U17 Tournament on behalf of Costa Rica in 2007. (a precursor to the CONCACAF U17 Championship). Oviedo participated in all three games, winning 2-0 over Trinidad and Tobago, 0-0 against Canada, and 2-1 against the United States.
Costa Rica qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup by finishing second in Group B. Oviedo was left from the U17 World Cup roster. Oviedo was selected for the 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship team two years later. Oviedo’s Costa Rica defeated Canada 2-1 before drawing 0-0 with Trinidad and Tobago and defeating Mexico 1-0 in their inaugural match.
Oviedo participated in the final, where Costa Rica defeated the USA 3-0, despite not being selected for the semi-final match against Honduras. Costa Rica won the U-20 Championship, and as a result, they qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Oviedo was included in the squad for the U-20 World Cup and kept his spot on the national under-20 team.
Not the greatest of starts for the U20 World Cup. Oviedo participated in the squad in Costa Rica’s opening Group E match, a 5-0 defeat to Brazil. He was nominated to the side that lost their final group match against the Czech Republic 3-2 and also assisted Costa Rica in their 3-0 victory against Australia in the second game.
The three points were sufficient to qualify, as Costa Rica defeated Egypt, the host nation, 2-0 in the knockout round in front of 81,860 spectators. In the quarterfinals, Costa Rica defeated United Arab Emirates 2-1 after extra time but fell to Brazil 1-0 in the semifinals. In the third-place playoff, Costa Rica faced Hungary, and after a 1-1 stalemate, the result was decided on penalties.
On January 26, 2010, he played in his first game for the Costa Rican national team against Argentina. For the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Oviedo was selected for the Costa Rican national team. After starting the group stage with a 5-0 victory over Cuba, a 1-1 tie with El Salvador to secure qualification, and a 4-1 loss to Mexico in the last match, Costa Rica placed second in Group A.
After a 1-1 tie with Honduras, Costa Rica was eliminated from the competition following a penalty shootout. He was included in Costa Rica’s 23-man roster for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia in May of that year.
Bryan Oviedo playing for Costa Rica
Bryan Oviedo Net Worth
One of the successful celebrities is Bryan Oviedo. He has earned a spot among the list of well-known individuals who were born on February 18, 1990.
The majority of his income comes from playing successful soccer. Bryan earns a nice living from his football career. His net worth, which includes his assets and earnings, is estimated to be $4 million. He earns $1 Million per year.
After his transfer to Real Salt Lake, his net worth is $4 Million.
Joao Cancelo Biography, Age, Stats, FIFA 22, Net Worth & Wiki
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Joao Pedro Cavaco Cancelo, a professional football player for Manchester City of the Premier League and the Portugal national team, was born on May 27, 1994. His Portuguese pronunciation is [uw kslu]. He is regarded as one of the top full-backs in the world and is creative, skilled, powerful, and adaptable. Cancelo joined Benfica’s reserve squad in 2012 after graduating from the club’s development program, and he was elevated to the main team two years later. Later, he went on loan to La Liga team Valencia for the 2014–15 campaign, and Los Ches made the transfer permanent in the summer of 2015.
Cancelo spent the 2017–18 Serie A season on loan with Inter Milan, where he was named to the league’s Team of the Year. Juventus, an Italian rival team, was interested in Cancelo as a result of his achievements, and they bought him in 2018 for a reported sum of €40.4 million. Cancelo won the league and the Supercoppa Italiana in his first and only season with the Bianconeri. He was acquired by English team Manchester City in 2019 for an alleged sum of €30 million, which included a trade for Danilo to Juventus. Since then, he has won a League Cup and two Premier League championships with the team. He played a big part in Manchester City winning the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 2020–21.
Cancelo began playing football with the neighborhood club Barreirense when he was a child in Barreiro, Setubal District.
At the age of 13, he enrolled in Benfica’s youth program and played both right and left defense.
Cancelo made his professional debut with Benfica’s first squad on July 28, 2012, playing the entire 90 minutes as a right defender in a friendly match against Gil Vicente.
Although he was listed with the B-side, he was considered a potential successor for Maxi Pereira in the seniors.
From 2012 to 2013, he also played for the juniors, and on May 18 of that year, they defeated Rio Ave 2-1 to win the national title.
On January 25, 2014, Cancelo played his first competitive match with Benfica’s starting lineup as he entered as a late substitution in the team’s 1-0 victory against Gil Vicente at home for the Taça da Liga.
On May 10, after they had already been proclaimed league champions, he made his debut in the Primeira Liga and started in a 2-1 loss to Porto in the Clássico.
Joao Cancelo playing for Benefica
Juventus
Cancelo was acquired by Juventus on June 27, 2018, for a fee of €40.4 million, and made his domestic league debut on August 18, in a 3-2 away victory against Chievo Verona.
In January 2019, he captured the full 1-0 victory over Milan for the Supercoppa Italiana, earning his first trophy with the team.
At the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, he assisted in helping his club secure the crucial match-winning penalty later in the same game, which was then converted by fellow countryman Cristiano Ronaldo.
That same month, he scored his first league goal as his team rallied from a goal down to overcome Lazio 2-1.
On October 6, Cancelo assisted Rodrigo Bentancur in a 2-0 victory over Udinese on the road.
In a 1-0 home victory over his previous team Inter Milan in the Derby d’Italia on December 7, Cancelo assisted Mario Manduki.
Cancelo assisted his countryman Cristiano Ronaldo in a 1-1 away tie in Juventus’ Champions League quarterfinal matchup against Ajax on April 10, 2019.
Juventus ultimately lost the game 2-1 in Turin on April 16 and was eliminated from the tournament.
Cancelo participated in the Scudetto-clinching game against Fiorentina four days later, as Juventus won their eighth straight league championship with a 2-1 victory at home.
Joao Cancelo playing for Juventus
Manchester City
On August 7, 2019, Cancelo signed a six-year contract with Premier League winners Manchester City for a total of £60 million, making him the most expensive right-back in history.
Danilo was also transferred to Juventus in return, bringing the total to £27.4 million.
In a 3-1 victory over Bournemouth on August 25, he made his Premier League debut, coming on as a late replacement for Kyle Walker.
He scored his first goal for City on December 18 in a 3-1 away victory over Oxford United in the EFL Cup quarterfinals.
Cancelo initially struggled in his debut season with the team, playing out of position in the games he participated, in and failing to secure a starting position in the squad while vying with Walker for a right-back position.
Joao Cancelo playing for Manchester City
International Career
Youth
During the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Cancelo represented Portugal.
Additionally, he was chosen for the Lithuanian edition of the competition.
Cancelo participated in both the 2014 Toulon Tournament and the 2013 FIFA World Cup with the under-20s.
In the earlier edition, he played in two games, and his nation advanced to the round of 16.
Cancelo participated in the 2015 European Championships as a member of the under-21 team.
He made his sole appearance in the competition midway through the second half of the 5-0 semi-final victory over Germany, in which Sweden ultimately finished as the tournament’s runner-up.
He took the place of left-back Raphael Guerreiro.
Joao Cancelo playing for Portugal
Senior
Cancelo was initially called up to the senior squad by head coach Fernando Santos on August 26, 2016.
On September 1, 2016, in a 5-0 friendly victory against Gibraltar in Porto, Cancelo played the entire 90 minutes and scored the third goal.
He added two more in the following month’s qualifications for the 2018 FIFA World Cup against Andorra (6-0, at home) and the Faroe Islands (away, same score).
Cancelo was a part of a preliminary 35-man team for the finals in Russia in May 2018, however, he was left off the final roster.
Cancelo was chosen to play in each of the four league matches in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League group stage, which helped the hosts Portugal advance to the competition’s first Nations League Finals.
Portugal won the championship in the UEFA Nations League Finals by defeating the Netherlands 1-0 in Porto.
When Cancelo tested positive for COVID-19 two days before Portugal’s opening match against Hungary in June 2021, he was removed from the team and Diogo Dalot was brought in to fill his position.
The range of Joao Cancelo’s net worth or income is thought to be between €36 Million. However, his major occupation as a soccer player has brought him a significant amount of wealth.
After his transfer to Manchester City, his net worth is €36 Million (as of 2023).
Eileen Gu Biography, Age, Height, Father, Citizenship, Net Worth, Sports – Modeling Career & Wiki
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Eileen Feng Gu (born September 3, 2003), also known as Gu Ailing in Chinese, is an American-born freestyle skier. Since 2019, she has competed in halfpipe, slopestyle, and big air events for China. A gold medal in big air and halfpipe and a silver medal in slopestyle were won by Gu at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, making him the youngest Olympic champion in freestyle skiing. It is the first time in the history of the Winter Olympics that a freestyle skier has won three medals. She was raised by her mother and maternal grandparents. She was the granddaughter of a chief electrical engineer of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of China.
In addition to Mandarin Chinese, she is fluent in English. As a hobby, she plays the piano. Gu mentioned in May 2022 that she had recently converted to Buddhism. As a result of geopolitical tensions between the United States and China, her decision to switch from Team USA to Team China attracted international attention. According to her Chinese social media accounts, she is known as a “Frog Princess.” Her nickname is derived from a green helmet she wore during a competition. She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world under the ‘Pioneers’ category on Time’s annual list of influential people in 2022.
Eileen Gu
Eileen Gu Bio/Wiki
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She is both American and Chinese. Born and raised in San Francisco, California, initially she held American nationality, but in 2019 she changed her nationality to Chinese (the country of her mother) in order to represent China at the international games. Although China does not allow dual citizenship, she has not yet renounced her American citizenship.
Residence
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Home Town
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Food Habit
Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies
Playing Piano
Parents/Family
Mother's Name
Yan Gu (Chinese immigrant in US, former Peking University speed skater and ski instructor)Eileen Gu With Her Mother
Father's Name
Name Not Available
Brother(s)
Not Available
Sister(s)
Not Available
Maternal Grandmother
Feng GuozhenEileen Gu With Her Mother And Maternal Grandmother
Boyfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Boyfriends
Not Available
Marital Status, Husband and Children
Husband/Spouse
Unmarried
Children
Daughter(s)- None Son(s)- None
Education
School
San Francisco University High School
College/University
Stanford University (deffered untill 2022)
Educational Qualification
Under-graduate
Profession
• Athlete • Model
Skiing Profile
Event
Freestyle
Medals
• Olympic gold in 2020 for big air and halfpipe • In the halfpipe and slopestyle events at the 2021 Freeski and Snowboard World Championships, two gold medals were won. • At the Winter X Games in 2021, she won gold in the superpipe and slopestyle and bronze in the big air. • At the Winter Olympics in 2022, she won 3 medals - one gold in freeski big air, one silver in slopestyle, and one gold in halfpipe at Zhangjiakou's Genting Snow Park • She's the Olympic poster girl for Beijing 2022.
Record
During the 2022 Winter Olympics, she became the first freestyle skier to win three medals in a single game; she won two golds and one silver.
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)
in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet inches- 5'9"
Weight (Approx.)
in kilograms- 53 kg in pounds- 117 lbs
Figure Measurements
Breast Size
34 inches
Hips Size
32 inches
Waist Size
26 inches
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity
She was born to a Chinese mother and American father.
Hair Color
Brown
Eye Color
Brown
S*xual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Not Available
Dress Size
7 U.S.
Shoe Size
8 U.S.
Favourite Things
Favorite Car
Mercedes
Favorite Food
Chinese Food
Favorite Pet Animal
Dog
Favorite Cell Phone/Brand
Iphone
Eileen Gu Family – Parents And Education
A Chinese first-generation immigrant mother, Yan Gu, and an American father gave birth to Eileen Gu on September 3, 2003, in San Francisco, California, United States. She has declined to comment about her father, who is referred to as a Harvard University graduate in the Chinese media.
Gu was born to her mother at the age of 40 and was raised as a single parent by her mother. Her mother studied chemical engineering at Peking University in the 1980s as a member of the short-track speed skating team and as a ski coach.
As a student in her twenties, Yan emigrated to the United States and enrolled at Auburn University and Rockefeller University. As part of her MBA program at Stanford University, she relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area, where she enrolled Gu in skiing lessons at Lake Tahoe, “intentionally creating a pro skier.” Yan’s career included working for investment banks in the U.S. as well as venture capital firms in California and China.
Gu grew up in the Sea Cliff neighborhood of San Francisco. After attending Katherine Delmar Burke School for grades K-8, she attended San Francisco University High School. Gu traveled to Beijing every summer to attend cram school for mathematics. Her SAT score was 1580 out of 1600.
Gu graduated early from high school in 2021. Stanford University, her mother’s alma mater, granted her early admission in December 2020, and she began studying there in the fall of 2022.
At the 2018–19 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, Gu represented the United States. Having requested a change of nation from the International Ski Federation in June 2019, she has competed for China since then. It was her goal to represent China at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
On Instagram, she announced the change, saying she hopes through skiing “to inspire millions of youths” in China and “to unite people, promote common understanding, foster communication, and form international friendships.”
Gu has declined to reveal her nationality. During a press conference during the 2022 Winter Olympics, Gu eluded six attempts by international reporters to clarify her nationality. Gu was born in the United States. As opposed to the United States, Chinese nationality law does not recognize dual citizenship.
A source informed the source that in order to qualify for the Chinese team, Gu would need to gain permanent residency status in China or become naturalized. However, naturalization is the only process that confers nationality and a passport as required by the sport governing bodies, not permanent residency.
As proof of her Chinese nationality acquired through naturalization in 2019, the Chinese Olympic Committee presented a copy of her Chinese passport to the International Olympic Committee. There is no evidence that she has given up her U.S. citizenship since if she had, her name would have appeared on the list of expatriates maintained by the United States government.
In an interview conducted in May 2022, Gu identified herself as an American. As Gu has stated in other interviews, “Nobody can deny that I am American, nobody can deny that I am Chinese,” and “In the U.S., I am American, but in China, I am Chinese.”
Eileen Gu is an Olympic skier from the United States who competes for China. At the time of this writing, Eileen Gu has a net worth of $22 million. At the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, Eileen made her debut on the world stage by winning a number of medals for the Chinese team, including two gold medals.
Salary & Net Worth Updated 2023
Estimated Net Worth in 2023 (Approx)
$22 Million
Estimated Net Worth in 2022 (Approx)
$20 Million
Estimated Net Worth in 2021 (Approx)
$16 Million
Salary (Approx)
$2 Million+ Per Year
Endorsements Earnings
$30 Million
Endorsements Fee 2021
$1 Million
Endorsements Fee 2022
$2 to $2.5 Million
Endorsement Brands
• Victoria's Secret • Fendi • Gucci • Tiffany & Co • Louis Vuitton
Income Source
Athlete and Model
Cars Collection
Mercedes
Prior to the games, Eileen signed dozens of endorsement agreements with brands around the world. She became the highest-paid athlete at the 2022 games as a result of these contracts. There will be more information about these deals later in the article.
As a result of her success and beauty, it is not surprising that Eileen Gu would be highly sought after as a model and product endorser. A total of 30 international and Chinese brands have signed endorsement contracts with her.
Prior to the 2022 games, she signed endorsement agreements worth $30 million with more than a dozen brands. It was common to see her face adorning the walls of subways, airports, and bus stops throughout China.
She has endorsement deals in the following categories:
Clothing
Cars
Luxury watches
Cosmetics
Banking
Insurance
Milk
House paint
Revenue Split By The Chinese Government
Eileen’s timing is fortunate. Athletes from the previous Chinese Olympic cycle were prohibited from having any endorsement deals.
Deals had to be approved AND the athletes were required to split their income with the government if they had deals. It is unclear whether Eileen splits her income.
Gu became the first woman in competition history to land a forward double cork 1440 in 2021.
Training
She joined The Wy’East Mountain Academy a training facility for Olympic skiers such as Nick Goepper and Alex Beaulieu.
The head of school at Wy’East Mountain Academy, Mike Hanley, reported that Gu’s mother paid for the coaching and travel. “These sports are very expensive. Most Americans request favors, but Yan was willing to pay, which is very unusual in the action sports industry. She paid for coaching and travel.”
The Woodward Tahoe Indoor Action Sports Hub trains next-generation athletes in snowboarding, freeskiing, skateboarding, BMX, freestyle mountain biking, and cheerleading.
A former action sports coach at Woodward Tahoe, Jamie Melton is the head coach of the Chinese National Slopestyle and Big Air Training Team. Gu has been coached by Melton since she was ten years old.
Brad Prosser, New Zealand coach – Prosser met Gu at the age of eleven. He was appointed technical coach guide of the Chinese national team in 2018.
In 2022, Gu will be coached by Misra Noto Torniainen, a former coach of the Swiss Freeski team. During the 2018 Winter Olympics, Torniainen coached Olympic medalists Sarah Höfflin and Mathilde Gremaud.
X Games
During the Winter X Games of 2021, Gu won a bronze medal in Big Air, a gold medal in SuperPipe, and a gold medal in Slopestyle, becoming the first rookie to win a gold medal in Women’s Ski SuperPipe, the first rookie to medal in three events, and the first Chinese athlete to win a gold medal.
World Championships
He won two gold medals in the Freeski Halfpipe and Freeski Slopestyle events as well as a bronze medal in the Freeski Big Air event at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021.
Gu became the first freeskier to win two gold medals at the FIS Freeski World Championships. Having fractured a finger and torn the UCL in her thumb, she competed without poles for the first time.
During the 2022 Winter Olympics, Gu won the first big air event ever held at the Olympics, becoming the youngest gold medalist in freestyle skiing. Her first attempt in the competition resulted in a double cork 1620.
She was the second woman to land the trick and the first woman to land a left-turn 1620; Tess Ledoux first successfully completed a double cork 1620 at the X Games in Aspen, Colorado on 21 January 2022, and landed it again at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the big air final on 21 January 2022.
In the slopestyle event, Gu won the silver medal. During the women’s halfpipe competition, she won a second gold medal, becoming the first freestyle skier to win three medals at a Winter Olympics. At the 2022 ESPY Awards, she received the Best Breakthrough Athlete and Best Female Action Sports Athlete awards.
World Cup results
During the 2021-2022 World Cup season, Gu finished with a perfect record in the women’s halfpipe, winning the first crystal globe of her career and becoming the first freestyle skier to win four consecutive World Cup competitions.
The same season, she won her second crystal globe, placing first in Park & Pipe.
Gu has been the face of several brands in China even before the start of the 2022 Winter Olympics. At least 23 brands are represented by Gu in China, including those in the sports, fashion, and banking industries. According to marketing expert Jerome Lau, “Gu can serve as a bridge between brands and Chinese consumers.”
As a leading sports star in China, Gu has earned over $30 million in endorsements and advertising contracts. Media reports indicate that her average fee for endorsements increased from $1 million in 2021 to $2 million to $2.5 million in 2022.
The agency representing Gu is IMG Models. The Chinese editions of Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Cosmopolitan, GQ, Marie Claire, V, L’Officiel, and Vogue have all featured her on their covers.
As a brand ambassador for Fendi, Gucci, IWC Schaffhausen, Tiffany & Co., and Louis Vuitton, Gu has been featured in campaigns for Western luxury brands. In addition to being a member of Victoria’s Secret’s VS Collective, she is also sponsored by Red Bull.
Since the 2021 Atlanta spa shootings and the killing of Vicha Ratanapakdee, Gu has spoken out against anti-Asian racism during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. An anti-Asian racist shouted obscenities at her and her grandmother in a store about “Asians infecting America” with COVID-19, as she described it in her own account.
Gu supports the Black Lives Matter movement, as well as Roe v. Wade, stated at an Aspen Ideas Festival that he thought of his friends, peers, and himself as young female athletes and the amount of time and effort they put into their work and training, and that “taking a season off or taking a year off to carry an unwanted pregnancy will absolutely destroy our career and our ambitions.”
Gu has largely refrained from commenting on social and political issues pertaining to China, including its human rights record. Gu’s agent, Tom Yaps, told The Economist that Gu’s mother, Yan Gu, feared that if Eileen participated in an article that was critical of China and human rights, her career would be destroyed.
The athlete and model Eileen Gu is a 20-year-old American-Chinese. In the 2022 Beijing Olympics, she became the first freestyle skier to win three medals, two gold, and one silver.
A Chinese mother and an American father raised Eileen in San Francisco, California. Yan Gu is the daughter of a former Chinese government official, who is an immigrant from China. In addition to being a former speed skater and ski instructor at Peking University, she has worked as a venture capitalist between California and China as well as for investment banks in the United States.
In view of the Winter Olympics 2022, Gu has been deferred admission to Stanford University after graduating from San Francisco University High School with a high SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test for American High School Graduates) score of 1580.
Her mother’s dream was for Eileen to be able to ski, which is why she enrolled in ski school in Lake Taho when she was nine years old.
It was in Italy in 2019 that she tasted her first world cup victory. She then posted on her Instagram account that she had become a naturalized Chinese citizen and would represent China at the Winter Olympics in 2022.
During the Lausanne 2020 Winter Olympics, she won two gold medals in the big air and halfpipe events as well as a silver medal in slopestyle.
On her debut at the Winter X Games in 2021, she earned two gold medals in the superpipe and slopestyle categories and one bronze medal in the big air category, making her China’s first Winter X Games champion.
Her journey through the 2020-2021 season was portrayed in a documentary series on Red Bull TV entitled Everyday Eileen. It documents her triumph at the World Championships, where she competed despite a fractured finger and a torn ulnar collateral ligament.
After winning the halfpipe and slopestyle events at the 2021 International Ski Federation’s Freeski and Snowboard World Championships in Aspen, she became the only athlete to win two gold medals.
At Mammoth Mountain in the United States, she participated in the International Ski Federation Freestyle Ski World Cup and won two events.
Throughout the season, she was undefeated in the women’s halfpipe, winning four of four contests.
During the season, she placed second in the women’s Freeski slopestyle.
During the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022, Eileen was named the poster girl for the women’s Freeski big air event, in which she claimed her first gold medal. For her final performance, she performed a left double 1620, the biggest and highest-scoring trick, involving four and a half revolutions in the air and shifting twice from the axis. It was the first time she performed this trick and she had never performed it during practice.
As a result of her win in the women’s Freeski slopestyle on 15 February 2022, she became the second woman to win a silver medal at the Winter Olympics.
Aside from her outstanding athletic abilities, Eileen has a luxury fashion model appearance. Currently, she is a professional model for IMG Models, the agency that represents international models such as Bella Hadid, Kate Moss, and Hailey Bieber.
With her ability to gracefully handle the topic of her nationality and ethnicity and her ability to maintain a robust fan following in both the nations that she represents, she has established herself as a highly bankable model, appealing to brands in both Asia and the West.
A number of major Western brands have signed contracts with her, including Louis Vuitton, Victoria’s Secret, Tiffany & Co., and luxury Swiss watchmaker IWC, as well as cosmetics company Estée Lauder.
She has become one of the most heavily sponsored athletes at the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022, with over 20 commercial partnerships.
She has been invited to numerous A-list fashion shows, including Paris Fashion Week, Louis Vuitton’s front row, and the Met Gala.
Her fluency in Mandarin and her knowledge of Chinese culture and customs, which she acquired while visiting the country with her mother and grandmother most summers of her life, has also made her popular in China.
Known as Gu Ailing in China, she has been dubbed the “Snow Princess,” which enhances her brand value. A black jacket embroidered with a golden dragon was displayed on her race bib as she discussed her performance in the qualifier round of the big air event with reporters. She explained that she designed the jacket using Chinese elements. Her endorsements range from Chinese television ads to billboards to milk cartons as the face of Inner Mongolia’s Mengniu Dairy. Additionally, she has modeled for brands such as China Mobile, JD.com, Bank of China, etc.
Additionally, she has been featured in a number of top magazines in China, including GQ and Elle. On the cover of Vogue Hong Kong, she stated, “The fashion industry has helped me balance my training.”.
Considering the dualities of her nationality and career, she commented on Instagram that it is a quality she has found herself embracing time and time again as she displays different facets of herself in different environments (athlete, model, student, Chinese, American, teenager, writer, public persona, etc.). Every coder switches, and I believe it is important that we acknowledge that multifaceted nature.”
On 18 February 2022, she won her second gold at the Beijing Winter Olympics, topping the podium in the halfpipe final at Zhangjiakou’s Genting Snow Park, becoming the first freestyle skier to win three medals at a single competition. The athlete reacted by saying, “I feel like this all came together, years and years in the making, and it’s like releasing a deep breath when it all came together. Despite being exhausted from skiing every single day from the opening ceremony until now, I feel at peace. I am grateful. I am passionate, and I am proud.
Due to all the questions regarding her nationality, she attracted controversy. She was born and raised in San Francisco, California, USA, but represented her mother’s home country China in 2019. Despite China not allowing dual citizenship, she has not officially given up her US citizenship and will join Stanford University after the Winter Olympics in 2022. In response to the numerous questions regarding her nationality, she has given diplomatic statements such as being Chinese in China and American in the USA. On one hand, Chinese fans are proud of her for reconnecting with her Chinese heritage, but on the other, US citizens have called her thankless. Fox News has called her the “ungrateful child of America.”
Once again, the 19-year-old was caught in the middle of a controversy when one of her Instagram followers asked her why she was getting preferential treatment in China, where Chinese citizens are not allowed to use Instagram. To the comment, she replied that everyone can download VPN (an illegal method to circumvent the firewall boundaries set by the government) and use Instagram in China. A screenshot of this conversation went viral on Weibo (China’s version of Instagram). Posts with the comment started showing blank screens immediately after the Chinese government took action.
FAQs
Does Eileen Gu speak Chinese fluently?
Every summer since she was two years old, Gu has returned to China with her mother, and she speaks fluent Chinese with a strong Beijing accent.
Does Eileen Gu have a father?
Eileen Gu was born to a Chinese first-generation immigrant mother, Yan Gu, and an American father. Chinese media refers to her father as a Harvard University graduate; Gu has declined to comment about him.
Is Eileen Gu still going to Stanford?
But now the 19-year-old freestyle skier is hitting the books as well as the slopes, and has officially begun life at the prestigious Stanford University in her native California, where she had deferred entry into the Class of 2022.
Why did Gu decide to compete for China?
American Eileen Gu said she decided to compete in China to honor her mother, who was born there. It turned out to be a great financial choice, too.
An Appreciation Note For Your Consideration
Thank you for reading this engaging article about the life journey of Eileen Gu. Hopefully, Eileen Gu’s biography has made you believe that patience and persistence can overcome anything.
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Nathaniel Atkinson Biography, Age, Weight, Parents, FIFA 22, Career, Net Worth & Wiki
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Australian professional footballer Nathaniel Atkinson (born 13 June 1999) plays as a right back for Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian. As a member of the Riverside Olympic youth setup, Nathaniel Atkinson joined the NTC program at Football Tasmania before joining the Melbourne City academy after a successful trial with the club in 2016. From 2016 to 2017, he played with Melbourne City NPL in the NPL Victoria.
The number on his jersey is 12. He trained with the Australia U20 side in January 2017 and qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Additionally, he has amassed a large following on social media, earning over 10.9K followers on Instagram and over 1K followers on Twitter. In addition, Atkinson was called up to the senior Australian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on 24th and 29th March 2022.
Nathaniel Atkinson
Nathaniel Atkinson Bio/Wiki
The table below reveals concise information about Nathaniel Atkinson. It gives you the ability to read through the Australian footballer profile as fast as possible.
Birth Name
Nathaniel Atkinson
Nick Name/Popular Name/Shirt Name
Atkinson
Age
24 (as in 2023) Years
Religion
Christianity
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign
Gemini
Born Place
Launceston, Australia
Date of Birth
13 June 1999
Nationality
Australian
Residence
Launceston, Australia
Home Town
Launceston, Australia
Food Habit
Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies
Watching Movies, Horse Riding, Swimming
Parents/Family
Mother’s Name
Not Available
Father’s Name
Not Available
Brother(s)
Not Available
Sister(s)
Not Available
Girlfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Girlfriends
Isabella Arduca
Nathaniel Atkinson With His Girlfriend Or Wife (to be)
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse
Isabella Arduca (to be)Nathaniel Atkinson With His Wife (to be)
in centimeters- 181 cm in meters- 1.81 m in feet inches- 5’11”
Weight (Approx.)
in kilograms- 72 kg in pounds- 159 lbs
Figure Measurements
Chest Size
40 inches
Biceps Size
11 inches
Waist Size
32 inches
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity
Australian
Hair Color
Blonde
Eye Color
Dark Brown
S*xual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Not Available
Dress Size
6 U.S.
Shoe Size
9 U.S.
Favourite Things
Favorite Playing Position
Defender
Favorite Car
Not Available
Favorite Food
Fruits and Veg
Favorite Player
Not Available
Favorite Pet Animal
DogNathaniel Atkinson With His Girlfriend And Pets
Favorite Cell Phone/Brand
Iphone
Nathaniel Atkinson Net Worth
In 2023, what will Nathaniel Atkinson’s salary be?
In Jan 2022 Nathaniel Atkinson signed a contract with Heart of Midlothian FC that ends in 2025 and netted him a whopping salary of £368,940 per year. We have crunched the numbers, this means he earns £1,013 per day and £42 per hour!
Salary & Net Worth Updated 2023
Estimated Net Worth in 2023 (Approx)
$4 Million
Estimated Net Worth in 2022 (Approx)
$3 Million
Estimated Net Worth in 2021 (Approx)
Not Available
Annual or Per Year Salary
£368,940
Per Month Salary
£30,745
Per Week Salary
£7,095
Per Day Salary
£1,013
Per Hour Salary
£42
Per Minute Salary
£0.7
Current Contract
With Heart of Midlothian FC
Contract Signed/Extension
Jan 1, 2022
Contract Expires
May 31, 2025
Contract Signing Amount or Transfer Fee
$1.10 Million
Market Value
$1.10 Million
Highest Market Value
$1.10 Million (Jun 27, 2022)
Endorsements
$1-$5 Million
Income Source
Professional Footballer
Cars Collection
Not Available
His stock is on the rise thanks to his performances on the pitch. Nathaniel Atkinson has an estimated net worth of around $4 Million, and his market value is about $1.10 million.
Nathaniel Atkinson FIFA 22 Stats – Potential And Rating
Nathaniel Atkinson plays full back for Heart of Midlothian FC in Scotland at the age of 24. In FIFA 22, he has an overall rating of 67, with a potential rating of 75. The skillmoves rating for Atkinson is 3-stars.
Nathaniel Atkinson FIFA 22 Stats
Overall Rating In FIFA 22
67
Potential In FIFA 22
75
Attacking
Skill
63
Crossing
67
Dribbling
55
Finishing
65
Curve
55
Heading Accuracy
47
FK Accuracy
64
Short Passing
57
Long Passing
39
Volleys
64
Ball Control
Power
Movement
56
Shot Power
78
Acceleration
86
Jumping
78
Ball Control
83
Stamina
81
Agility
72
Strength
62
Reactions
48
Long Shots
85
Balance
Mentality
Goalkeeping
65
Aggression
15
GK Diving
58
Interceptions
11
GK Handling
66
Positioning
12
GK Kicking
56
Vision
12
GK Positioning
65
Composure
6
GK Reflexes
Defending
57
Defensive Awareness
60
Sliding Tackle
66
Standing Tackle
Whenever he shoots, he prefers to use his right foot. His work rate is High / High. Our database estimates Atkinson’s height at 181 cm and his weight at 72 kg. Nathaniel Atkinson is playing with numbers 12 and 2 at the moment.
The footballer Nathaniel Atkinson is unmarried. It is currently known that he is involved in a romantic relationship with his beautiful girlfriend Isabella Arduca. After all, it seems that he is enjoying his relationship with his partner and that there is a greater chance of his getting married after all.
Nathaniel Atkinson With His Longterm Girlfriend Or Wife (to be) Isabella
It should be noted, however, that the lovebird has not yet made any plans for their wedding. Additionally, as far as Nathaniel’s sexual orientation is concerned, he is a straight male.
Club Career
Originally from Launceston, Tasmania, Atkinson played youth football at Riverside Olympic before joining the NTC program at Football Tasmania.
Following a successful trial with Melbourne City, Atkinson joined the club’s academy. Over the course of 2016 and 2017, he played with the Melbourne City NPL side in the NPL Victoria.
At the end of the 2016–17 season, Atkinson began training with Melbourne City’s first team.
In the 2017–18 season, Atkinson was given 37 shirts.
In an FFA Cup match against Peninsula Power at Dolphin Oval on 1 August 2017, he made his competitive debut for the first team.
As Melbourne City won the match 2–0, he came on as a stoppage-time substitute for Bruno Fornaroli.
Due to the suspension of Melbourne City’s regular right-back Manny Muscat, Atkinson made his A-League debut against Central Coast Mariners on 10 December 2017.
While Atkinson was named as a right back before the match, he played the match as a right winger as Melbourne City won 10-0.
Atkinson was praised by Melbourne City head coach Warren Joyce after the match: “I thought he took advantage of his opportunity well. He caught my eye as soon as I came here.”
Atkinson signed a two-year senior contract with Melbourne City on 12 January 2018.
Atkinson signed a two-year contract with Perth Glory in September 2020.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, his contract with Melbourne City was terminated three weeks later.
Nathaniel Atkinson Transfer To Heart of Midlothian
A three-and-a-half year contract with Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian was signed by Atkinson on 24 December 2021, with the deal going through on 10 January 2022.
International Career
Atkinson was selected to train with the Australia U20 side in January 2017.
In November 2019, he was suspended by the Australia U23 team for “unprofessional conduct”.
Atkinson has qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He was a member of the Olyroos Olympic squad.
After beating Argentina in their first match in the group, the team was unable to win another match. Therefore, they were not in contention for a medal.
For the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on 24 and 29 March, he was called up to the senior Australia squad.
After reading his biography, you will agree with me that Nathaniel Atkinson worked so hard to achieve success. Even poor kids from the slum can dream big and achieve their dreams thanks to him.
It is important to note that his father and mother were key catalysts in his success story. His career life would not be the same without their contributions. They deserve all the accolades for what they have done.
In addition, his sibling’s and friends’ efforts should not be overlooked. As a result of them, he never experienced loneliness or depression during his childhood. Nathaniel Atkinson has grown into a cheerful youth as a result of them.
Here Is An Appreciation Note For Your Consideration
Thank you for reading this engaging article about the life journey of the Australian footballer. Hopefully, Nathaniel Atkinson’s childhood story has made you believe that patience and persistence can overcome anything.
At WoodGram, we strive for fairness and accuracy in our biographies. Feel free to contact us or leave a comment below if you found anything fishy in the article on Nathaniel Atkinson.
Ryan Garcia Net Worth, Record, Wife, Family, Next Fight, Age, Height, Life, Career, & Wiki
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Ryan Garcia was born in Los Alamitos, California, on August 8, 1998. He is a professional boxer from the United States who held the WBC interim lightweight belt from January to May of 2021.
Ryan Garcia is a well-known figure, and many people have been looking for information on him. Some are interested in his personal life, such as his family, net worth, age, and salary, while others are interested in his work life as well. We have provided all of the information on Ryan Garcia, so continue reading to learn more about him.
Ryan Garcia
Ryan Garcia Bio/Wiki
Real Name
Ryan Garcia
Nickname
The Flash
Age
25 years
Date Of Birth
August 8, 1998
Birth Place
Victorville, California, United States
Height
5’ 10”
Weight
70 kg
Eye Colour
Dark Brown
Hair Colour
Dark Brown
Hometown
Married
Marital Status
Married
Wife
Catherine Gamez
Nationality
American
Profession
Professional Boxer
Estimated Net Worth in 2022 (Approx)
$10 million
Estimated Net Worth in 2023 (Approx)
$12 million
Favorite Boxer
Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali
Favorite Actress
Selena Gomez
Parents
Father-Henry García Mother-Lisa García
Siblings
Sean García (Brother), Sasha, Kayla and Demi (Sisters)
Amateur Career Record
215-15
Weight Class
Super featherweight, Lightweight
Zodiac Sign
Leo
Early Life
Ryan is the eldest son in a large family. His parents were enthusiastic participants in his amateur career. Ryan’s parents continue to help him in his professional life; his father is still one of his trainers, and his mother works as his Personal Administrative Assistant for commercial ventures.
Garcia, although being an American by birth and ethnicity, frequently infuses his Mexican ancestry into his persona. He frequently brings both the American and Mexican flags into the ring and dresses in red, white, and blue.
Garcia has disclosed that he is a Christian by posting a TikTok video of himself being baptised. Garcia’s daughter was born in March 2019.
Ryan Garcia was born in California, United States, on August 8, 1998. Ryan will be 25 years old in 2023. Ryan’s body is strong because he is a fighter and boxer. Ryan stands 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs roughly 70kg.
Wife
Ryan Garcia is married to Catherine Gamez, and the couple has a daughter called Rylie Garcia. Ryan is also engaged to Andrea Celina, who is expecting her first and Ryan’s, second child. Ryan Garcia appears to be in an on-again, off-again relationship with each new female he meets, as he was recently sighted in Los Angeles with Tik Tok singer Malu Trvejo.
Ryan Garcia With Andrea Celina
Professional Career
Ryan’s professional boxing career began on June 9, 2016. He beat Edgar Meza in his debut fight. Ryan inked a contract with Golden Boy Promotions in November 2016. On December 17, 2016, he made his pro debut, knocking out a lightweight opponent in the second round.
Golden Boy Promotions didn’t want to lose a top player like him since he was in no mood to spare his competition. As a consequence, in September 2019, he was re-appointed for another five years. Ryan continued his great form as he faced his next opponent, Romero Duno. He defeated Duno in the first round to win the WBC Silver Lightweight championship.
Ryan’s next fight was scheduled for February 14, 2020, against Francisco Fonseca. Throughout the game, he was in great shape. He dispatched the prizefight in the first round as he had done in previous fights.
Ryan will get the opportunity to meet Olympic gold winner Luke Campbell on January 2, 2021. He was defending his WBC Interim Lightweight Championship. Ryan won in the seventh round, regaining his WBC Lightweight Championship.
Ryan is regarded as one of the best boxers of all time. He’s also a well-known TikTok celebrant and a major advocate for California’s kids. To be sure, he’s a difficult person. Ryan is a role model for forgotten kids since he began his boxing career at the bottom and worked his way up.
The WBC and Ring belts are held by the 22-year-old, who is one of the world’s most popular fighters. Garcia is dedicated to his craft, as seen by Instagram videos of him sweating heavily while practising or focusing on the point at which he gets into the ring with an opponent.
Before turning professional, the boxer enjoyed a good amateur career. He earned 15 national gold medals in a variety of events and represented the United States at the 2016 Youth World Championships, where he won a gold medal.
Garcia is sponsored by Gymshark, a well-known fitness gear brand.
Garcia has also indicated a desire to give back to the community. He once challenged YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul to a fight, with all revenues benefiting a charity of his choice.
Achievements
He currently holds the WBC Interim lightweight title.
Francisco Vallejo (36-1-0), the former WBC Silver lightweight champion, died on Monday at the age of 36.
Being named WBC-NABF Junior Super featherweight champion is the pinnacle of a young boxer’s career.
WBO NABO Super featherweight champion
Lightweight champion of the WBO NABO.
The Weightclass
He stepped up to lightweight in January and faced off against undefeated prospect Daniel Zewski in the Showtime Extreme cage. Danny Green was beaten by him in under a minute in May of this year. The next day, though, Garcia was defeated by UFC veteran Diego Brandao via first-round TKO for the second time in a row.
He is presently fighting in The minimal weight for super featherweight is 126-130 pounds, while lightweight combatants must weigh 132 pounds or less. Garcia must maintain a specified weight drop throughout his career since he competes in the lightweight class.
During his brief career, he has won titles like Junior Super Featherweight, WBC-NABO Super Featherweight, WBC-NABF Junior Super Lightweight, and WBC Silver Lightweight.
Ryan Garcia Belts
Ryan Garcia Net Worth
Ryan, who is only 25 years old, has amassed a net worth of $12 million throughout his professional career. His net worth appears to have risen due to his unbeaten fighting record. Ryan earns $50,000 a month in addition to his commercial jobs.
Ryan Garcia married Catherine Gamez, and they had a kid together.
Ryan Garcia has how many Instagram followers?
Ryan Garcia has over 7 million Instagram followers, making him a well-known social media influencer.
When did Ryan Garcia make his professional debut?
Ryan Garcia made his professional boxing debut in 2016.
Where does Ryan Garcia come from?
Ryan is from California, but his ancestors are from Mexico.
When does Ryan Garcia fight?
The lowest duration recorded for Ryan’s battle is 30 seconds, yet he defeats his opponent inside the first two rounds.
How much weight does Ryan Garcia have?
Ryan Garcia weighs around 70kg.
When will Ryan Garcia’s next fight be?
Ryan’s next fight was supposed to be against Javier Fortuna, but he backed out without giving a reason.
Who is Ryan Garcia’s next opponent?
According to certain reports, it will be Javier Fortuna in 2022.
What weight class does Ryan Garcia belong to?
Ryan has a 20-0 record with 17 KOs in his weight division.
What is Ryan Garcia’s height?
Ryan stands 5 feet 10 inches tall.
Who triumphed in the duel between Ryan Garcia and Luke Campbell?
An exciting lightweight battle between Ryan Garcia and Luke Campbell took place on Saturday, January 2, 2021, at the American Airline Center in Dallas. Ryan avoided a second-round knockdown by scoring the largest KTO of his career, then destroyed Campbell in round seven with a devastating left hook to the body to win the interim WBC lightweight championship.
Ruben Neves Biography, Age, Stats, FIFA 22, Net Worth & Wiki
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Ruben Diogo da Silva Neves (born March 13, 1997) is a professional footballer from Portugal who plays as a midfielder for both the Portugal national team and Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was developed at Porto, where he made his debut for the first team at the age of 17, and he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2017 for a reported £15.8 million.
In England, he has played more than 200 times and won the EFL Championship in just his first year. Neves played for Portugal’s youth national teams in more than 60 games. At the age of 18, he played his first senior international match for Portugal in 2015, and he was a member of the team that competed in Euro 2020.
Neves was raised in Mozelos (Santa Maria da Feira), Aveiro District, and joined FC Porto’s youth programme at the age of eight. He also spent a season on loan at Padroense, which served as the under-16 team, during his time with the academy. During his time in the youth structures, reserve team manager Luis Castro described him as a player with “extraordinary mental qualities, to go along with technical and tactical skills”.
Neves planned to skip Porto’s under-19s and play with the reserves instead before the 2014–15 season. But after teammate Mikel Agu was hurt, Julen Lopetegui asked him to participate in preseason training with the main group.
He made his Primeira Liga debut on August 15, 2014, at the age of 17 years and five months. He started and scored in a 2-0 home victory over Maritimo, becoming the club’s youngest player ever to do so. Five days later, in a 1-0 victory over Lille, he played in his first UEFA Champions League game, shattering the previous record for the youngest Portuguese player to play in the competition.
Ruben Neves playing for Porto
International Career
Neves represented Portugal in the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, serving as the team’s captain and assisting Portugal in reaching the semifinals. A group of UEFA reporters selected him as one of the top 10 talents of the competition based on his performances.
Coach Rui Jorge invited Neves to the under-21 team on August 29, 2014, when he was still 17 years old. His first goal came on October 14, 2015, in a 5-4 home victory against the Netherlands in the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-off round.
When the tournament’s finals got underway in the Czech Republic, Neves set a new record by making his Portuguese under-21 team debut at the age of 18 years and 3 months. He played for five minutes to help Portugal defeat England 1-0 in the group stage opener. It was his only appearance, and Portugal went on to lose to Sweden in a penalty shootout in the championship game.
Ruben Neves playing for Portugal
Awards
Wolverhampton Wanderers
EFL Championship: 2017–18
Portugal U21
UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2015
The range of Ruben Neves’s net worth or income is thought to be between $17 Million. However, his major occupation as a soccer player has brought him a significant amount of wealth.
After his transfer to Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., his net worth is $17 Million (as of 2023).
Will Rogers Bio, Wife, Kids, Movies, Quotes & Wiki
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Will Rogers was an American cowboy, vaudeville performer, and actor. he’s famously called to as ‘Oklahoma’s Favorite Son’. he’s one in every of the foremost celebrated and appreciated artists of all time. thanks to his mother’s demise, while he was a toddler and his father’s dominating nature, he left his studies and traveled in search of his true calling in his teenage years. He had a keen interest in cowboys and he learned the art of rope and lasso. Eventually, he became a vaudeville performer and a beloved of audiences through his comical interactions with them.
His humor was crisp with clever jokes on economical and social issues that instantly connected with the people and made him somebody performer. He also acted on Broadway and flicks which proved to be quite successful in his career. His other works consisted of writing for magazines and newspapers together with radio broadcasting. He was a frenzied reader and a true enthusiast of aviation all his life and ironically died in an unfortunate plane crash at the age of 55. He had a folksy persona and an original insight into the minds of his audience which made him somebody of that era. His life could be a classic example of struggle, passion, and determination.
Will Rogers
Will Rogers Bio/ Wiki
Birth Name
William Penn Adair Rogers
Nick Name
Will Rogers
Age
55 years
Religion
Roman Catholic
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign
Scorpio
Birth Place
Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)
Date of Birth
November 4, 1879
Death Date
August 15, 1935
Death Place
Point Barrow, Alaska
Nationality
American
Residence
Not Known
Home Town
Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)
Hobbies
Not Known
Family
Mother’s Name
Mary America Schrimsher
Father’s Name
Clement V. Rogers
Brother
Homer Rogers, Robert Martin Rogers
Sister
May Rogers, Maude Ethel Rogers, Elizabeth Rogers, Zoe Rogers, Sallie Clementine Rogers
Girlfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Girlfriends
Not Known
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse
Betty Blake
Marriage Date
November 25, 1908
Children
Mary Rogers, Will Rogers Jr., Jimmy Rogers, Fred Rogers
Education
School
Kemper Military School
College/University
Not Known
Educational Qualification
Not Known
Profession
Not Known
Brands Endorsed
Not Known
Career Manager
Not Known
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)
Not Known
Weight (Approx.)
Not Known
Figure Measurements
Chest Size
Not Known
Biceps Size
Not Known
Waist Size
Not Known
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity
American, English
Hair Color
Not Known
Eye Color
Not Known
S*xual Orientation
Straight
Dress Size
Not Known
Shoe Size
Not Known
Favourite Things
Favourite Food
Not Known
Favourite Actors
Not Known
Favourite Colors
Not Known
Favourite Sport
Not Known
Controversies
Not Known
Family
He was born on November 4, 1879, at the Dog Iron Ranch in Indian Territory, near present-day Oologah, Oklahoma to Clement Van Rogers, a rancher, and Mary America Schrimsher. He was the youngest of eight siblings and only three of his siblings, Sallie Clementine, Maude Ethel, and May, survived till adulthood. He was part Cherokee and liked to boast about this legacy.
Will Rogers With His Family
Will Rogers Family – Kids
His father had high ambitions and expectations for him whereas he was more easygoing like his mother. His mother passed on to the great beyond when he was 11, which affected his relationship along with his father and that they had an ideological conflict. Although he was rewarded with only average grades in class, he was a well-read and highly knowledgeable person. He left Oklahoma as a teen in search of his passion and also the career he wanted to pursue in his life.
From 1898 to 1902, he worked in Texas as a cowboy and after that as a gaucho in Argentina.
In 1902, he joined Texas Jack’s Wild West Circus as a maneuver roper and rider. During his acts, he discovered his real talent. He was interacting with the audience through his brilliant sense of humor.
In 1904, he began to try his roping skills on the vaudeville circuits. An American theatre manager Willie Hammerstein visited to see his vaudeville act and was affected by his talent. He confirmed him for his theatreacts and he soon became a star with his special ability and fascinating personality.
In 1915, he started his Broadway career and appeared in the Florenz Ziegfeld’s ‘Midnight Frolic’. In 1916, he worked in ‘The Wall Street Girl’ and soon made his way to work for the famous theatrical productions, ‘Ziegfeld Follies’, where he worked from 1916 to 1925.
Will Rogers With His Kids
In 1918, he made his first silent movie ‘Laughing Bill Hyde’. He made 48 silent movies that were quite successful, but they dimmed the very essence of his popularity which was described and talking on stage. Later, sound arrived and he made his first sound movie in 1933.
He made 21 sound movies in his career.
In addition to films, he worked for The New York Times from 1922 to 1935 and also wrote for the magazine, ‘The Saturday Evening Post’. He also made radio broadcasts for the Gulf Oil Company from 1930 to 1935.
He had a real passion for airplanes and frequently flew to different parts of America with pilots flying the mail in early airmail flights.
Death
On 15 August 1935, a plane carrying Rogers crashed in Point Barrow, Alaska. He died on the spot. Millions across the country mourned the sudden silencing of a world-class American voice. In 1991, a Broadway show supported Rogers brought renewed attention to his life and playfulness.
Will Rogers Death – Plane Crash
To the desire Rogers Follies, starring Keith Carradine, focused on Rogers’s performances as a headliner of the Ziegfield Follies. The show won several Tony Awards, including for best musical, best sheet music, and best direction.
Will Rogers, In Full William Penn Adair Rogers, (Born November 4, 1879, Cherokee Territory, U.S. – Died August 15, 1935, Near Point Barrow, Alaska), American Entertainer, Radio Personality, Film Actor, And Writer Who Was Famous For His Pithy And Homespun Humour And Social Commentary.
When Did Will Rogers Die?
July 9, 1993
What Was The Name Of Will Rogers Horse?
Will Rogers & Soapsuds. One Of The Most Well Known Landmarks On Campus Is The Statue Of Will Rogers And His Horse Soapsuds. This Memorial Was Dedicated On February 16, 1950, By Longtime Friend Of Rogers, Amon G. Carter.
How Did Will Rogers Die?
Aviation Accident And Incident
Ashley Young Biography, Wife, Age, FIFA 22, Net Worth & Wiki
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Ashley Young, born 9 July 1985, is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Aston Villa as a winger or full-back. At Manchester United, he won five titles, including the Premier League in 2013, the FA Cup in 2016, and the Europa League in 2017.
Young became became the third Englishman to win Italy’s top division league title when he won Serie A with Inter in 2021. He was a member of the teams for UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, reaching the latter’s semi-finals.
Ashley Young
Ashley Young Bio/Wiki
Birth Name
Ashley Simon Young
Nick Name
Youngy
Age
38 years (as in 2023)
Religion
Christianity
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign
Cancer
Birth Place
Stevenage, England
Date of Birth
July 9, 1985
Nationality
British
Residence
Stevenage, England
Home Town
Stevenage, England
Hobbies
Reading
Family
Mother's Name
Sharon Young
Father's Name
Luther Young
Brother
Lewis Young and Kyle Young
Sister
None
Girlfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Girlfriends
Married
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse
Nicky Pike Ashley Young with his wife Nicky Pike
Marriage Date
2015
Children
Tyler Young, Ellearna Young, and another son. Ashley Young with his wife and son
Young was born in the Hertfordshire town of Stevenage. He has one elder brother and two football-playing younger brothers, Lewis, who made his Watford debut in 2008, and Kyle, who was training at the Arsenal Academy in April 2009. Young went to Stevenage’s The John Henry Newman School and played school football with Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, who was in the same year.
Young’s Jamaican-born father is a Tottenham Hotspur fan, whereas Young, like his older brother, is an Arsenal fan. Ian Wright was his inspiration and “role model on and off the field.” Since June 2015, Young has been married to Nicky Pike. They had planned a wedding in 2011, but it was cancelled two days before.
Young has played in a number of positions, primarily as a winger, but also as a forward – under Boothroyd at Watford and once under Van Gaal at Manchester United – and in a free role behind the striker at Aston Villa. Young was reinvented as a defender in his final years at United, playing as a left-sided full-back or wing-back.
According to WhoScored’s Martin Laurence, “Luke Shaw can’t get a kick at Manchester United, and that’s down to the form of Ashley Young, who has adapted to another new role excellently.” On present form, the 32-year-old should be regarded England’s first choice rather than merely making the cut.”
Young was played as a right-back in a 3-0 Champions League win against Basel on September 12, 2017, contributing with the opening goal with a cross to Marouane Fellaini in the 35th minute. Young was also captain for the match. Young has courted controversy, having been accused of diving by the press and having discussed diving to gain an unfair edge with previous managers Sir Alex Ferguson and David Moyes.
Ashley Young Net Worth
Ashley Young is a veteran in the English football scene. He holds a strong position. Therefore, Aston Villa pays him a hefty 5.45 Million Euros per annum. His current market value has dipped significantly. It now stands at an approximate 1.03 Million Euros. He has a net worth of approximately 15 Million Euros as of 2023.
Estimated Net Worth in 2023 (Approx)
15 Million Euros
Estimated Net Worth in 2022 (Approx)
12 Million Euros
Estimated Net Worth in 2021 (Approx)
11 Million Euros
Annual Salary
5.45 Million Euros
Monthly Salary
454,166 Euros
Weekly Salary
104,808 Euros
Market Value
1.03 Million Euros
Income Source
Professional Football and Endorsements
Football Career
Club Career
Early Career
Young joined the Watford youth system when he was ten years old. He grew up there until the summer of 2001, when he was notified by the club that he would not be receiving a full scholarship and would have to search for another team. Despite being turned down, Young remained with the club on a part-time basis, working hard to develop his game and establish he belonged in the first squad.
Despite being 16, he began training with the Under-18s and was starting games before the conclusion of the season. He advanced to the Under-21s before being handed a professional contract by the club. Ray Lewington gave the 18-year-old his first-team debut in September 2003, when he scored as a substitute against Millwall.
That season, he made five substitute appearances, scoring three goals, and got his first start for the club in the League Cup. Young rose to prominence during the 2004-05 season, appearing in 34 of Watford’s league games as they battled for survival in the Championship.
Despite failing to score, his efforts this season earned him the club’s Young Player of the Season honour. Young was given a fresh lease of life as a striker and right winger under Aidy Boothroyd in the 2005-06 season.
Watford
Ashley Young appeared in 41 League matches, scoring 15 goals. It includes a playoff semi-final goal against Crystal Palace. As Watford qualified for the play-offs and subsequently defeated Leeds United 3-0 to secure promotion to the Premier League.
Young scored a number of remarkable goals that season, including free-kicks against Plymouth Argyle and Leeds, a 30-yard strike into the top corner against Coventry City, and a curling shot against Queens Park Rangers. He was sent off for the first time in his career during this season, in a local derby away at Luton Town.
He started Watford’s Premier League season brightly, scoring three times in the league, including a last-minute strike in a 3-3 draw with Fulham (he also scored Watford’s second goal in the match) and a goal against Middlesbrough in October, in Watford’s first win of the season. In the League Cup, he also scored a free kick in a 2-1 home win over Hull City.
Ashley Young playing for Watford
Three unknown teams made £5 million bids for the under-21 international during the January 2007 transfer window.
Watford turned down these attempts, as well as a £7 million bid from an unknown club. West Ham United accepted an upgraded bid of over £10 million. Young, though, turned down the offer, preferring to wait for offers from teams where relegation was not a concern.
Young was signed by Aston Villa for a cost of £8 million (increasing to £9.65 million with add-ons) on January 23, 2007. This was the largest amount Aston Villa had ever paid for a player at the time. On 31 January 2007, he made his debut for Villa against Newcastle United at St James’ Park, however Villa lost 3-1. Young had a strong start to the 2007-08 season, winning multiple Man of the Match accolades and earning a call-up to the England team.
He was second in assists to Cesc Fàbregas in the 2007-08 Premier League season, with 17. Ashley Young was named to the Premier League Team of the Year, and along from Portsmouth’s David James, he was the only player who did not come from one of the ‘Big Four’ (Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester United).
Young scored two goals and assisted two more for Aston Villa against Birmingham City at Villa Park on April 20, 2008, and Villa won 5-1. He also scored the game-winning goal against Odense Boldklub of Denmark in Villa’s home leg of the UEFA Intertoto Cup third round.
Ashley Young playing for Aston Villa
Young was named Premier League Player of the Month on October 10, 2008. This was due to his performance in the Premier League during the 2008-09 season.
2008-2009
Young joins the group of players who have won the award more than once, which includes Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, and Steven Gerrard. Young scored two goals in a 3-2 win over Everton on December 7, 2008, one of which was an injury time winner after Everton’s Joleon Lescott, a lifelong Villa supporter, had equalised seconds before. In the post-match news conference, manager Martin O’Neill praised the player as “world-class.”
On November 4, 2008, Young signed a new four-year contract extension through 2012. On 10 January 2009, Young was named Premier League Player of the Month for December, with O’Neill, who was named Manager of the Month. He became the first player in Premier League history to win three Player of the Month honours in the same season.
Young was sent off in a match against Sunderland on January 18, 2009, for a two-footed tackle on Sunderland’s Dean Whitehead. On April 26, 2009, he was named PFA Young Player of the Year.
2009-2011
Young converted a penalty as Aston Villa defeated Liverpool 3-1 at Anfield on August 24, 2009. He did, however, miss a penalty three days later in a UEFA Europa League home encounter against Rapid Wien. Ashley Young won two penalties in the first half (one of which he missed and the other of which James Milner converted) as Aston Villa were ousted from the competition on the away goals rule.
Young was named vice-captain of the team for the 2010-11 season and played in a new free role behind the striker, allowing him to move from flank to side and through the centre. On September 18, 2010, Young scored his first goal of the 2010-11 season with a straight free-kick in a Premier League match at home against Bolton Wanderers.
He finished the season with nine goals and fourteen assists in 39 games in all competitions for Villa.
Ashley Young for Aston Villa in 2011
Young claimed that he would not make a decision on his future until the end of the season, despite having one year remaining on his present deal. On June 20, 2011, new Villa manager Alex McLeish stated, “It’s not definite yet, but it does appear plausible.”
Young signed for Manchester United on June 23, 2011, for an unknown amount, allegedly approximately £17 million, after passing a medical the day before, beating Liverpool to the deal. He agreed to a five-year contract with the club. He was given the number 18 shirt that Paul Scholes had previously worn.
In the 2011 FA Community Shield, he made his United debut in a 3-2 derby triumph against Manchester City, playing the whole 90 minutes and providing an assist. On 14 August 2011, he made his league debut for United against West Bromwich Albion, setting up Wayne Rooney’s first goal and causing an own goal following a run down the left flank and cross in a 2-1 away win.
On August 28, he scored his first two goals for United in an 8-2 triumph over Arsenal at Old Trafford. Both occurred following a cut inside from the left flank and two right foot shots into the far corner. Young made his UEFA Champions League debut on September 27, 2011, scoring a headed goal in the 90th minute to help Manchester United draw 3-3 with Basel.
Young made his long-awaited comeback to the field on February 5, 2012, in a 3-3 Premier League tie against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Ashley Young in Manchester United’s jersey
On February 16, he scored the first goal in a 2-0 Europa League away win over Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena. Young scored two goals and assisted another in a 3-1 Premier League victory over Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on March 4, 2012. He scored in a 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on April 2.
2014-2015
Young began his first competitive game as a wing-back in Louis van Gaal’s 3-5-2 formation against Swansea City on August 16, 2014, after playing the position in pre-season. On January 1, 2015, he suffered a hamstring injury in a 1-1 draw with Stoke City. Young made his comeback on 3 February in a 3-0 win against Cambridge United, replacing Marcos Rojo in the 81st minute. Young scored his first goal of the season in a 1-0 win over Newcastle United on March 4.
He was named Man of the Match again after earning a penalty that Juan Mata converted and assisting Marouane Fellaini’s header in United’s 2-1 win over Crystal Palace on May 9. Young assisted again in the following match on 17 May, this time for Ander Herrera’s volley against Arsenal, which ended in a 1-1 tie.
Under Van Gaal, Young spent the season playing both on the wing and at wing-back, with the latter being his preferred position. Ashley Young signed a new three-year deal with Manchester United on August 7, 2015, keeping him at the club until June 2018, with the option to extend for another year.
Young’s early season appearances were limited, with only one start in United’s first seven Premier League games, a 1-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur on August 8, 2015. Young scored his first goal for United in a 3-1 victory against rivals Liverpool on September 12th, after playing through debutant Anthony Martial.
Young returned to the starting lineup at left-back against Arsenal on October 4, resulting in a 3-0 loss. He began at right-back against West Brom on 7 November, which resulted in a 2-0 win for United; this was a position he regularly played owing to Antonio Valencia’s injuries during November, December, and January.
2016-2017
Young helped Anthony Martial with a cross into the box to open the score against Swansea City on January 2, 2016, with United winning 2-1. Young suffered a ‘severe groin injury’ against Liverpool on January 17, putting him out for several months. On 10 April, he made his comeback against Tottenham Hotspur, replacing Marcus Rashford at halftime and playing forward in a 3-0 loss.
Van Gaal faced harsh criticism for his choice to play Young as a striker, but the Dutchman justified his conduct by claiming that he “wanted more running in behind.” On May 21, he won the FA Cup by defeating Crystal Palace 2-1 in extra time, playing as both striker and left-back after replacing Marcus Rashford in the 72nd minute – his third domestic title with the club.
Ashley Young made his debut in the EFL Cup against Northampton Town on September 21st, playing on the flank in a 3-1 victory. Young came in as a substitute in the next two games, against Leicester City in a 4-1 league win on September 24 and against Zorya Luhansk in a 1-0 Europa League win on September 29.
Young only had four appearances from October to January, all of which were starts at wing-back or full-back. On 19 February 2017, he played the entire 90 minutes in a 2-1 away win against Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup. Young began to play much more frequently after this game, appearing frequently in March and April.
Ashley Young for Manchester United
Young led Manchester United for the first time in a 2-0 win over Chelsea on April 16. His season was cut short after sustaining an injury against Celta Vigo in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final on 4 May, after replacing Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the 78th minute.
2017-2020
Young made his first start of the season at right-back against Basel in the Champions League on September 12, 2017, assisting on the opening goal with a cross to Marouane Fellaini in the 35th minute. He was also captain for the match. His performance earned him a starting spot at left-back in United’s 4-0 win over Everton on September 17.
Young scored a brace for the first time since March 2012 against his previous side Watford on November 28, scoring the opening two goals, one of which was a 30-yard freekick into the top left corner, in a 4-2 triumph at Vicarage Road. Young extended his contract with Manchester United until 2020 in February 2019.
In August 2019, he became United’s club captain. Young scored the first goal of his Manchester United career on December 12, 2019, in a 4-0 win over AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League group stages.
Inter Milan
Young agreed to terms with Inter Milan for the balance of the 2019-20 season on January 17, 2020, with the option to extend for another season. According to reports, the transfer cost was roughly €1.5 million (£1.28 million).Ashley Young playing for Inter Milan He was one of three former Premier League players to join Inter Milan in the same transfer window, with Victor Moses and Christian Eriksen. Young assisted Lautaro Martnez in a 1-1 draw against Cagliari in his debut game for the club. On February 16, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 loss against Lazio.
Inter won the Serie A in 2020-21. Young was just the third Englishman to win the Italian league title, following Jimmy Greaves in 1962 and Gerry Hitchens in 1963, both with the Nerazzurri.Ashley Young in action for Inter
Return to Aston Villa
Young signed a one-year contract with Aston Villa to return to the club on a free transfer on June 17, 2021. When his contract with Inter terminated on July 1, he officially joined Aston Villa.
Young made his second Aston Villa appearance on 14 August 2021, in a 3-2 loss against previous club Watford.Ashley Young back for Aston Villa in 2022 Young was released by Aston Villa on June 10, 2022.
He became a free agent on July 1, 2022, however Aston Villa revealed on July 4, 2022, that Young had re-signed with them for another season until 2023.
International Career
Under 21s
Young was called up to Peter Taylor’s England Under-21 League squad to face an Italian Serie B squad in February 2006 as a consequence of his form for Watford during the 2005-06 season. Young played the first half with Eagles in the 1-0 victory. His continuing progress in the 2006-07 season earned him his first England under-21 call-up in September 2006, when he faced Switzerland.
Young played the final 15 minutes of the match as England won 3-2, winning their group and advancing to the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-off. Young appeared three times in the finals. He scored twice in the penalty shoot-out against the Netherlands in the semi-finals, but England lost 13-12. He appeared for the under-21s ten times between 2006 and 2007.
Young was called up to the complete England team for the first time on August 31, 2007, to face Russia and Israel in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers.
He was called up once again for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Estonia and Russia. Young made his international debut on November 16, 2007, as a half-time replacement for England in a friendly against Austria. He has subsequently featured as a second-half substitute in an England friendly against Germany in November 2008.Ashley Young playing for England He also played in Fabio Capello’s England squad’s friendly against the Netherlands on August 12, 2009, at the Amsterdam Arena. Young was not named to Capello’s 30-man team for the World Cup in South Africa in 2010.
UEFA Euro 2012
Young debuted for England in a Euro 2012 qualifying match against Montenegro on October 12, 2010.
On 9 February 2011, he scored his first international goal in a friendly against Denmark in Copenhagen, which was the winning goal.Ashley Young celebrating his goal for England Young also scored against Switzerland on 4 June 2011, equalising with a volley from the outside of the box after coming off the bench for Frank Lampard at half-time. Young scored the only goal for England in a 1-0 qualifying win over Wales on September 6, 2011.
He scored England’s opening goal away to Montenegro on October 7, 2011, and set up Darren Bent for the second. England drew the match 2-2 in order to qualify for UEFA Euro 2012. Young scored his fifth international goal in a 3-2 home loss to the Netherlands in a friendly match played at Wembley Stadium on February 29, 2012. Young scored his sixth international goal, as well as his fourth in a row, against Norway in a UEFA Euro 2012 warm-up match on May 26, 2012.
He became the first English player since Wayne Rooney to score in four consecutive international games. In his next appearance for England, he assisted on England’s opening goal against Belgium. Young appeared in all four of England’s Euro 2012 matches, concluding in a penalty shootout defeat to Italy; Young was one of two England players to miss his spot as Italy triumphed 4-2 to go to the semi-finals against Germany.Ashley Young playing in the UEFA Euro Cup 2012
2017-present
Young was recalled by Gareth Southgate for the forthcoming friendlies against Germany and Brazil on November 2, 2017, after being out from the national squad for over four years. He came in in the 80th minute for Ryan Bertrand in the latter game, which ended in a 0-0 tie. Young was picked to Southgate’s 23-man FIFA World Cup team.
He was England’s first-choice left-back in Russia, appearing in all three group games against Tunisia and Panama. Young was rested for the last game against Belgium after qualifying for the knockout round after winning both matches, before returning for the round of 16 encounter against Group H champions Colombia.Ashley Young for England in the FIFA World Cup 2018 That match went to extra time, but Young was substituted by Danny Rose 12 minutes in and did not participate in the penalty shoot-out after the match ended in a 1-1 tie. England won 4-3 on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals against Sweden.
Where Young played the entire 90 minutes as England won 2-0, with Young assisting Harry Maguire’s opening goal from a corner. Young began again in the semi-final against Croatia, but was substituted by Rose at the start of extra time, with the score 1-1 after 90 minutes. England eventually lost 2-1 in extra time, and Young did not .compete in the third-place play-off against Belgium,.
Ashley Young FIFA 22
Ashley Young is currently 38 years old and plays as a Wide Midfielder for Aston Villa in England. His overall rating in FIFA 21 is 79 with a potential of 79. Young has got a 4-star skillmoves rating. He prefers to shoot with his right foot. His workrates are High / Medium. Young is 1.75 meters tall and weighs around 65 kgs. His best stats are:
Premier League: 2012–13 FA Cup: 2015–16 EFL Cup: 2016–17 FA Community Shield: 2011 UEFA Europa League: 2016–17
Inter Milan
Serie A: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2019–20
Individual
Watford Young Player of the Season: 2004–05 PFA Team of the Year: 2005–06 Championship, 2007–08 Premier League, 2008–09 Premier League PFA Young Player of the Year: 2008–09 Premier League Player of the Month: April 2008, September 2008, December 2008
FAQs
For which team does Ashley Young play?
Ashley Young plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League.
At which position does Ashley Young play?
Ashley plays as a winger or full-back.
How old is Ashley?
Ashley is 38 years old.
How many goals has Young scored for England?
Young has scored seven goals for England.
Ricardo Rodriguez Bio, Age, Family, Height, Career, Net Worth & Wiki
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Ricardo Rodriguez, born August 25, 1992, is a Swiss professional footballer who currently plays as a left-back for Serie A side Torino and the Switzerland national team. Rodriguez began his professional career in 2010 at FC Zürich after spending eight years in the development system.
Rodriguez was moved to VfL Wolfsburg in January 2012 for £7.5 million after getting into the first team at Zürich. He joined AC Milan in 2017. Rodriguez has represented Switzerland at every level of the national team, winning the FIFA U17 World Cup in 2009. Ricardo Rodriguez has been a full international for Switzerland since 2011, earning over ninety caps. He was a member of the Swiss Olympic squad in 2012, and he also played in the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and 2018.
Ricardo Rodriguez
Ricardo Rodriguez Bio/Wiki
Birth Name
Ricardo Ivan Rodriguez Araya
Nick Name
Ric
Age
31 years (as in 2023)
Religion
Christianity
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Birth Place
Zürich, Switzerland
Date of Birth
August 25, 1992
Nationality
Swiss
Residence
Turin, Italy
Home Town
Zürich, Switzerland
Hobbies
Reading
Family
Mother’s Name
Marcela Araya
Father’s Name
Jose Rodriguez
Brother
Francisco Rodríguez and Roberto Rodríguez.
Ricardo Rodriguez with his brothers
Sister
Not Available
Girlfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Girlfriends
Unknown Ricardo Rodriguez with his rumoured girlfriend
Ricardo Ivan Rodriguez Araya was born on August 25, 1992. He is a Swiss professional footballer who plays left defender for Torino in Serie A and for the Swiss national team.
Rodriguez began his professional career in 2010 at FC Zürich after spending eight years in the development system. Rodriguez was moved to VfL Wolfsburg in January 2012 for £7.5 million after getting into the first team at Zürich.
He appeared in 184 games for Wolfsburg in all competitions, scoring 22 goals and won the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Supercup in 2015. He joined AC Milan in 2017.
Rodriguez has represented Switzerland at every level of the national team, winning the FIFA U17 World Cup in 2009. Rodriguez has been a full international for Switzerland since 2011, earning over ninety caps.
He was a member of the Swiss Olympic squad in 2012, as well as the FIFA World Cup teams in 2014 and 2018, as well as the UEFA European Championship teams in 2016 and 2020. He was named Swiss Footballer of the Year in 2014.
Ricardo Rodriguez was born in Zürich to a Chilean mother and a Spanish father. Marcela Araya, his mother, died of cancer in 2015. Rodriguez got the year of her birth, 1968, tattooed on his back. He was born with a diaphragmatic hernia, which means that his stomach, spleen, liver, and intestine protruded into his chest.
Rodriguez was given a 50% chance of survival and was checked on every six months for the first three years of his life. He is the older brother of midfielder Francisco Rodrguez and the younger brother of footballer Roberto Rodrguez.
Playing Style
Rodriguez is recognised for his versatility, since he is equally effective at defending as he is at attacking. Although he is often a left-back, his stature and physicality have seen him used as a centre-back on occasion. Experts regard him as a capable defender who stands out for his excellent heading skills as well as his demeanour.
He is also seen as a continuous offensive danger, with analysts praising him for his remarkable endurance and pace, which enable for his persistent, buccaneering runs up the flank; he has also received acclaim from critics for seldom committing sloppy fouls.
On the other hand, he has been chastised for leaving too much space to opposing attackers, adopting bad positioning, and lacking in defensive discipline, while some observers have questioned his focus.
With superb technique and distribution, he has attracted comparisons to Everton and England left defender Leighton Baines for his precision crossing and accurate left foot. He is also known for his expertise in dead ball situations like as corner kicks, direct free kicks, and indirect free kicks, as well as his superb penalty kicking talents.
Therefore, he emerged as Wolfsburg’s first-choice penalty taker during the 2013–14 season. Rodriguez was dubbed “the greatest left-back in the Bundesliga” by his manager, Dieter Hecking, in 2014.
Ricardo Rodriguez Net Worth
Ricardo Rodriguez has been a consistent performer for whichever club he has played for. Thus, he has made a lot of wealth on the basis of his performances. His current net worth stands at about 15 Million Euros. Though the peak of his career was way back in the mid 2010s, he is still considered a worthy defender. His market value is about 3.5 Million Euros at present. His salary at Torino FC is 1,560,000 Euros per annum.
Estimated Net Worth in 2023 (Approx)
15 Million Euros
Estimated Net Worth in 2022 (Approx)
14 Million Euros
Estimated Net Worth in 2021 (Approx)
13.5 Million Euros
Annual Salary
1.56 Million Euros
Monthly Salary
130,000 Euros
Weekly Salary
30,000 Euros
Market Value
3.5 Million Euros
Car Collection
He owns an Audi. Ricardo Rodriguez with his Audi
Income Source
Professional Football
Football Career
Club Career
Debut for Zurich
Rodriguez, who was born in Chile to a Spanish father and a Chilean mother of Basque origin, began playing football at the prestigious youth club FC Schwamendingen in 2001 before joining FC Zürich’s development system as an 11-year-old in 2002.
At the age of 16, he was promoted to the senior team, appearing on the bench for Zürich’s 2–3 loss to NK Maribor in the first leg of their third qualifying round Champions League encounter on July 29, 2009.
On 21 March 2010, he made his Zürich debut as a 17-year-old in the 25th round of the Swiss Super League, replacing the injured Hannu Tihinen in the first half of a 2–0 win against Bellinzona. In April, he made his complete debut in the Zürich Derby against Grasshoppers, playing the entire 3–2 triumph for the hosts.
On 20 July 2010, he earned his second start in the Swiss Super League, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–3 defeat to rivals FC Basel. On 28 April 2011, he scored his first professional goal for the club, starting the scoring as the hosts defeated Neuchâtel Xamax 3–0 at the Letzigrund.
Ricardo Rodriguez made his European debut on July 27, 2011, in the first leg of their third qualifying round encounter against Standard Liège. He played the entire game and supplied a cross for fellow Zürich youth team graduate Admir Mehmedi as the Swiss earned a 1–1 draw at Belgium’s Stade Maurice Dufrasne.
Rodriguez missed an open goal from close range in the second leg, but Zürich prevailed 1–0 to go to the play-off round against Bayern Munich. He appeared in both play-off matches against Bayern, but the Swiss team lost 0–3 on aggregate and was relegated to the Europa League.
Ricardo Rodriguez playing for FC Zurich
Rodriguez scored his second goal for the club on October 26, 2011, netting his side’s second from the penalty spot in a 2–0 win over FC Thun. In December 2011, the club’s penultimate Super League encounter before the winter break turned out to be Rodriguez’s final appearance in a Zürich shirt, as he played the full 1–1 tie with FC Sion.
On January 11, 2012, Zürich authorities confirmed that the club had accepted a proposal for Rodriguez from German club VfL Wolfsburg and that the move was nearing completion, subject to a physical. Despite being sold in the middle of the season, Rodriguez was chosen the Fans’ Player of the Season on 4 June 2012, beating out Oliver Buff and Pedro Henrique.
Wolfsburg
Early Career
Ricardo Rodriguez was signed as a 19-year-old by VfL Wolfsburg for £7.5 million on January 13, 2012, with a four-and-a-half-year contract. He soon established himself in the first-team roster, making his Bundesliga debut the next day against 1. FC Köln, which the Wolves won 1–0.
Rodriguez went on to start every game for the rest of the season, becoming a fan favourite on the left side of the defence for manager Felix Magath. He was an ever-present in the team for the first 10 league games of the next season, appearing in all of them and starting eight.
However, following a bad run of play in the league, Magath was fired, and when Lorenz-Günther Köstner was appointed as temporary manager, the more experienced Marcel Schäfer was picked at left back. Rodriguez returned to the first team after Dieter Hecking was named manager.
Ricardo Rodriguez playing for Wolfsburg in 2012
2013–14 season
In a home Bundesliga encounter against Borussia Dortmund on November 9, 2013, he scored his first goal for Wolfsburg, from a direct free kick. Wolfsburg won the match 2–1, despite being behind at halftime. His second goal for Wolfsburg came from the penalty spot against Hamburg on November 29th, resulting in a 1–1 tie.
On December 14, he started the scoring in their Bundesliga encounter, looping the ball past goalie Sven Ulreich as Wolfsburg triumphed 3–1. He ended the 2013–14 season with five league goals and nine assists. He was not named to the Bundesliga Team of the Season, but he was named to a list of the Best Defenders for the 2013–14 season.
With nine assists, Rodriguez produced more goals than any other full-back in Europe. During the season, he averaged 2.3 critical passes per game, the same as Andrea Pirlo, the two-time Serie A Footballer of the Year, and 2.6 successful dribbles per game, which was higher than Cristiano Ronaldo, the reigning Ballon d’Or winner.
2014–15 season
On 18 September 2014, he scored his first goal in European football for Wolfsburg, striking directly from a free-kick after earlier scoring an own-goal in a 4–1 defeat to English club Everton. Rodriguez scored twice again for Wolfsburg three days later, once from the penalty spot and once on a volley following a Kevin De Bruyne corner, as Wolfsburg thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 4–1.
Ricardo Rodriguez in a match against Leverkusen for Wolfsburg
On September 27, he scored his third league goal of the season against Werder Bremen, converting a De Bruyne cross to put Wolfsburg up 1–0 in a 2–1 victory. He could not play for several weeks in October 2014 due to a strained patella tendon and thigh.
Ricardo Rodriguez’s representative, Roger Wittman, revealed on October 31 that he and Wolfsburg have begun contract discussions to extend his current contract beyond 2016. Rodriguez scored twice in Wolfsburg’s 3–0 triumph over Lille on December 11, advancing his team to the Europa League knockout stage rather than their opponents.
He signed a new contract through June 2019 in January 2015. On 7 April, he scored the game’s lone goal from the penalty spot as Wolfsburg overcame SC Freiburg to go to the DFB-Pokal semi-finals, also making a goalline clearance later in the game. On May 30, he played the whole 90-minute final as Wolfsburg won their first cup, defeating Borussia Dortmund 3–1.
2015–16 season
Ricardo Rodriguez played the whole 90 minutes of Wolfsburg’s 1–1 tie with Bayern Munich in the 2015 DFL-Supercup on August 1, scoring their first penalty shootout attempt.
On August 28, 2015, he scored his first goal of the season from the penalty spot. Later in the game, he assisted Tim Klose’s goal as Wolfsburg defeated Schalke 3–0. On December 5, he scored another penalty in a 2–1 loss to Borussia Dortmund.
Rodriguez converted a penalty to begin a surprising 2–0 victory over Real Madrid. This was in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals on April 6, 2016. By sending Keylor Navas the wrong way, he became the tournament’s first player to score against Real’s goalie in 738 minutes.
2016–17 season
Ricardo Rodriguez made his DFB-Pokal debut on August 20, 2016, scoring twice in a 2–1 victory over FSV Frankfurt. He also appeared in Wolfsburg’s first Bundesliga encounter of the season, scoring a freekick in a 2–0 win over Augsburg.
Rodriguez was a target for Inter Milan in January 2017 and agreed to a transfer, but the Italian club refused to pay a sum high enough to activate his £18.5 million release clause.
Ricardo Rodriguez after scoring a goal for Wolfsburg
Ricardo Rodriguez signed a four-year contract with Serie A club AC Milan on June 8, 2017. The deal costed about €15 million, with a further €2 million in incentives. He picked the number 68 jersey in honour of his mother’s birth year.
On July 27, he played his first official match for Milan and scored his first goal. He took a free kick, to help Milan win the first leg of their Europa League qualifying match against CS U Craiova. He also appeared in the second leg the following week, assisting Patrick Cutrone’s set-piece goal as Milan defeated their opponent 2–0.
Rodriguez made his Serie A debut on August 21 with a 3–0 home win over Crotone. His first league goal came in September with a penalty shot against SPAL at the San Siro. On 15 October, in the Derby della Madonnina, he gave away a late penalty, which Mauro Icardi converted to complete his hat-trick and help Inter win 3–2.
Since then, despite being a regular for Milan, he has not reached the heights that were anticipated of him, with Milan failing to reach the Champions League on many occasions. They failed most recently in 2019, when Atalanta qualified for the first time at their cost.
Ricardo Rodriguez for AC Milan
Loan to PSV
He played for the Dutch club PSV on loan. The loan lasted until the conclusion of the 2019–20 season on January 30, 2020.
Torino
Rodriguez signed a four-year contract with Torino on August 19, 2020.
Ricardo Rodriguez playing for Torino FC
International Career
Early Career
He was a member of the Swiss U17 squad that won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2009. His first goal of the tournament occurred in Switzerland’s second group game against Japan on October 27, 2009, when he scored the game-winning goal in a 4–3 victory.
In the Round of 16 against Germany, he started the scoring for Switzerland in the 35th minute, and Switzerland went on to win 4–3 in extra time. He scored the game-winning goal in Switzerland’s 4–0 semi-final victory over Colombia, advancing the country to its first FIFA final since a 3–0 loss to Uruguay in the 1924 Olympics.
On November 15, he played the full final against Nigeria, assisting Switzerland to a 1–0 triumph. Switzerland became the third European nation to win the U17 FIFA World Cup.
Ricardo Rodriguez with the U17 FIFA WC winning squad
Senior team debut
Ricardo Rodriguez made his senior national team debut against Wales in a Euro 2012 qualifying match. This happened on 7 October 2011 when he replaced Xherdan Shaqiri in the second half of the 0–2 loss. Four days later, Rodriguez played the entire match as Switzerland defeated Montenegro 2–0. This completed their qualification campaign on a strong note, albeit losing a playoff position to the Balkan side.
On November 11, 2011, he played the full friendly match against the Netherlands, as the Swiss preserved a clean sheet in Amsterdam. He appeared in all three of Switzerland’s Olympic matches. In the Olympic games, Switzerland could not make it past the group stages.
Rodriguez played in nine of the Swiss’ ten World Cup qualifying matches. He accumulated 810 minutes as they qualified for the World Cup with a game to spare. Because of a 2–1 win against Albania on October 11, 2013.
Ricardo Rodriguez became a part of Switzerland’s team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on May 13, 2014. He recorded 5 tackles and 2.5 interceptions each game at the tournament finals in Brazil, gaining praise for his aggressive tackling as well as his ability to read the game.
2016-present
Ricardo Rodriguez played every minute of Switzerland’s run to the final 16 at UEFA Euro 2016 in France. Poland eliminated them on penalties at Saint-Étienne, despite Rodriguez scoring his shot.
On his 43rd cap, he scored his first international goal. His goal put Switzerland ahead in a 3–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Hungary. On September 3, 2017, he scored another penalty to cap a 3–0 away triumph over Latvia.
The Swiss finished second in their group, trailing only Portugal, and advanced to the play-offs, where they met Northern Ireland. A contentious penalty given against Corry Evans in the first leg at Windsor Park meant an opportunity to score. Therefore, Rodriguez scored the sole goal of the match.
He made a goalline clearing from a Jonny Evans header in the second leg in Basel to secure the Swiss win. He became a part of the 23-man Swiss national team roster for the 2018 World Cup.
Ricardo Rodriguez appeared in the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals in May 2019. In the opening encounter, he scored a penalty against Portugal, but it had little impact as Switzerland lost 3-1. His squad lost the third-place match on penalties to England. Therefore, Switzerland stood fourth.
UEFA Euro 2020 got postponed by a year because of the coronavirus outbreak. Rodriguez became a part of Switzerland’s 26-man team for the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020.
Ricardo Rodriguez against Argentina
On June 28, 2021, he missed a penalty in the 55th minute of a UEFA Euro 2020 round of 16 match against France. After a 3-3 deadlock, the game got down to penalties, which Switzerland won 5–4.
Ricardo Rodríguez was born on August 25, 1992. He is currently 31 years old and plays as a Centre Back for Torino in Italy. His overall rating in FIFA 22 is 74 with a potential of 74. Rodríguez has got a 3-star skillmoves rating. He prefers to shoot with his left foot. His workrates are Medium / Medium. Rodríguez is 1.80 meters tall and weighs about 77 kgs. Currently, Ricardo Rodríguez is playing with number 13. His best stats are:
FK Acc.: 81
Curve: 80
Penalties: 80
Ball Control: 78
Shot Power: 78
Ricardo Rodriguez FIFA 22 Stats
Reactions
75
Curve
80
Dribbling
74
Free-Kick
81
Jumping
73
Shot Power
78
Interceptions
77
Penalties
80
Agility
69
Composure
77
Ball Control
78
Sprint Speed
69
Long Passing
75
Short Passing
75
Stamina
72
Aggression
75
Facts about Ricardo Rodriguez
Ricardo Rodriguez was born in Zürich to a Spanish father and a Chilean mother.
In 2009, he was part of the Swiss U17 team who won the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
In 2014, he won the Swiss Footballer of the Year.
His manager Dieter Hecking once praised Rodriguez as “the best left-back in the Bundesliga”.
He played for VfL Wolfsburg from 2012 to 2017, scoring 15 goals in 149 appearances.
His mother, Marcela Araya, died of cancer in 2015. Rodriguez had the number 68, the year of her birth, tattooed on his back.
Football runs in Ricardo’s family. He is the younger brother of midfielder Roberto Rodríguez and the older brother of midfielder Francisco Rodríguez.
Rodriguez was born with a diaphragmatic hernia. Thus, his stomach, spleen, liver and intestine had migrated into the chest. Rodriguez got a 50% chance of survival. Therefore, there was consistent monitoring every six months for the first three years of his life.
Due to his wide range of skills, Rodriguez became famous for being equally adept at defending as he is going forward. He usually plays as a left-back. But many a times he plays as the center back as well, due to his physique.
Since 2011, Rodriguez has earned over ninety caps for the country.
FAQs
What position does Ricardo Rodriguez play?
Ricardo is a defender since he plays Left central in Torino FC.
How old is Ricardo?
He is 29 years old.
How many goals has Ricardo Rodriguez scored for Switzerland?
He has scored 9 goals for Switzerland.
For which team does Ricardo play for in FIFA 2022?
He plays for Torino FC and the Switzerland National Team.