Ricardo Verduguez is a Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

n football defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

. He currently plays for Blooming

Club Blooming

Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Blooming is a Bolivian football club from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, formed on May 1, 1946. Its home colours are sky blue, white and navy. They play at the Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera . Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero, also from Santa Cruz...

  in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano

Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano

-List of champions:*Torneo adecuacion was celebrate to adequate seasons to European style -Titles by team :-List of all-time topscorers:...

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Club career

Verduguez started his career at the amateur level with Tahuichi Academy. In 2005, he made his debut in first division football at only 16 years of age.

Thanks to his impressive displays and good form, he played for Bolivia

Bolivia national football team

The Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once—in 1994...

 in the 2007 U-20 South American Championship

2007 South American Youth Championship

The 2007 South American Youth Championship is a football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Paraguay between January 7 and January 28, 2007, it was the 23rd time the competition has been held and the 4th to take place in Paraguay...

 held in Paraguay, and again during the 2009

2009 South American Youth Championship

The 2009 South American Youth Championship was a football competition for national teams U-20 who are associated with the football federation CONMEBOL. It was the 24th time the tournament was held and took place in Venezuela from January 19 to February 8...

 version of the tournament hosted by Venezuela.

Scouts from Europe are keeping an eye on Verduguez because of the potential he has shown. He has been likened to attacking Brazilian full-backs Cafu

Cafu

Marcos Evangelista de Moraes , better known as Cafu, is a former Brazilian footballer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest right-backs ever. He was given this nickname due to his speed up and down the right flank which was reminiscent of Cafuringa, a Brazilian forward from the 1970s...

 and Roberto Carlos, indicating that he may have a big future in football.

International career

Verduguez made his debut with the Bolivian national team

Bolivia national football team

The Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once—in 1994...

 on October 17, 2007 against Colombia

Colombia national football team

The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL...

 for the 2010 World Cup qualification round in La Paz.

Club titles

Season	Club	Title
2005 (A)	Blooming Club Blooming Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Blooming is a Bolivian football club from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, formed on May 1, 1946. Its home colours are sky blue, white and navy. They play at the Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera . Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero, also from Santa Cruz...	Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano -List of champions:*Torneo adecuacion was celebrate to adequate seasons to European style -Titles by team :-List of all-time topscorers:...
2009 (C)	Blooming Club Blooming Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Blooming is a Bolivian football club from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, formed on May 1, 1946. Its home colours are sky blue, white and navy. They play at the Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera . Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero, also from Santa Cruz...	Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano -List of champions:*Torneo adecuacion was celebrate to adequate seasons to European style -Titles by team :-List of all-time topscorers:...

External links

• CONMEBOL
• Ricardo Verduguez stats Soccerway