Rafael Uzcátegui
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Guillermo Uzcátegui Golding | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Philadelphia Union II | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Mineros de Guayana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Mineros de Guayana | 37 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Boyacá Chicó | 25 | (0) |
| 2025– | Philadelphia Union II | 29 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Venezuela U20 | 13 | (0) |
| 2024–2024 | Venezuela U23 | 8 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:30, 2 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 November 2025 | |||
Rafael Guillermo Uzcátegui Golding (born 4 October 2004) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Philadelphia Union II of MLS Next Pro.
Club career
Uzcátegui grew up in the Mineros youth academy and made his first-team debut on 14 October 2021 in a 3–0 Liga FUTVE win against Lala.[2] In the second half of the following season, he earned a place in the starting line-up and on 10 September 2022, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 away win against Deportivo Lara.
In January 2024, he was signed on a permanent basis by Boyacá Chicó.[3]
In March 2025, he was signed by the Philadelphia Union II.[4]
International career
In January 2023, he was called up to the Venezuela U20 team to compete in the 2023 South American U-20 Championship in that category; he subsequently also played for the Venezuela U23 team.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 February 2026[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mineros de Guayana | 2020 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Primera División | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | Primera División | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 2 | — | — | — | 37 | 2 | |||||
| Boyacá Chicó | 2023 | Categoría Primera A | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 23 | 3 | ||
| Total | 62 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 66 | 3 | ||||
| Philadelphia Union II | 2025 | MLS Next Pro | 29 | 1 | – | – | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 91 | 3 | — | — | — | 95 | 4 | |||||
- ^ Includes Copa Colombia
References
- ^ a b Rafael Uzcátegui at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Rondon, Pablo (10 September 2022). "Mineros se monta en un Avión en dirección a los cuadrangulares por la Copa Sudamericana". Liga FUTVE (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ "El defensor Rafael Uzcátegui fue anunciado oficialmente por el club colombiano Boyacá Chicó". OneFootball. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ "Philadelphia Union II Sign Defender Rafael Uzcátegui". Philadelphia Union. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ "Rafael Uzcategui Career Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
External links
- Rafael Uzcátegui at Soccerway.com