Ricardo Rodriguez

2026 World Cup squad profile

Team: Switzerland
Position: DF
Squad role: Projected starter · #13
Position rank: #4
Intl caps: 136
Intl goals: 9
Intl assists: 14
: 0.24(model rating, 0–1)
: 29.9%

See Ricardo Rodriguez on the full Switzerland scoring list →

Recent form

Cooling

2025/26 club form vs the player's multi-season baseline (4.42 vs 4.75).

Major tournament stats

Tournament	MP	Min	xG	Sh	KP	PrgP	PrgC	Tkl	Int
Euro 2024	5	504	0.1	3	2	49	54	3	2
World Cup 2022	4	378	0.0	0	2	46	28	2	1
Euro 2020	5	494	0.8	3	10	76	46	6	8
World Cup 2018	4	382	0.1	6	7	41	39	2	1
All tournaments	18	1,758	1.0	12	21	212	167	13	12

Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.

▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained

MP: Matches played in the tournament.
Min: Total minutes on the pitch.
G: Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A: Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG: Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh: Shots taken.
KP: Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP: Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC: Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl: Tackles won.
Int: Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Defending

Tackles won / 90

0.67

Interceptions / 90

0.61

Ball recoveries / 90

2.71

Blocks / 90

1.59

Clearances / 90

2.30

Pressures / 90

10.55

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90

10.85

Key passes / 90

1.08

Prog. carries / 90

8.55

Pass completion %

79.1%

Possession

Carries / 90

37.17

Dribbles / 90

0.51

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 128 defenders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

Ricardo Rodriguez has 136 caps and 9 international goals for Switzerland, a DF projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Switzerland →Switzerland squad & model →