Rodolfo Sulia

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Rodolfo Sulia
Personal information
Full name Rodolfo Eduardo III Sulia Herrera
Date of birth (2002-08-08) August 8, 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Carolina, Puerto Rico
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Fort Wayne FC
Youth career
0000–2019 Mirabelli SA
2019–2020 Gimnasia y Esgrima
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020 Satélite Norte
2020–2021 Metropolitan FA
2021 Chicago House 17 (1)
2022 Puerto Rico Sol 14 (3)
2023 Fort Wayne FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2020– Puerto Rico U20 3 (0)
2019– Puerto Rico 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2021

Rodolfo Eduardo III Sulia Herrera (born August 8, 2002) is a Puerto Rican football player who currently plays as a defender for Puerto Rico Sol in the Liga Puerto Rico.

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Club career

Sulia joined the reserve squad of Club Gimnasia y Esgrima of Argentina’s Primera Nacional from local side Mirabelli SA in 2019. [1] [2]

In February 2020 Sulia went on trial with North Texas SC of USL League One. He was originally identified by North Texas SC in 2019 when he trialed with its parent club, FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. [2]

In October 2020 Sulia joined Satélite Norte FC of the Copa Simón Bolívar, the second tier league of Bolivia. [3] [4]

By 2021 he had joined reigning Liga Puerto Rico champions Metropolitan FA as it prepared for its 2021 Caribbean Club Championship campaign. [5]

On June 9, 2021, Sulia and fellow Puerto Rican Joel Serrano joined National Independent Soccer Association club Chicago House AC. [6]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played March 24, 2021. [7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Puerto Rico 201950
202000
202130
Total80

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References

  1. ↑ Jusino, Edwin (16 March 2020). "Los 10 mejores clubes de desarollo elite en Puerto Rico para el 2020" (in Spanish). Futbol Boricua. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Breaking Down North Texas SC". Dallas Sports Nation. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Rumbo a Bolivia un grupo de futbolistas boricuas" (in Spanish). Lavoz Digital PR. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Boricuas empatan en el inicio de la segunda ronda de la Copa Simón Bolívar en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Futbolboricua.co. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Bajas en CONCACAF Caribbean" (in Spanish). Que Palo. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Puerto Rican National Team Duo Joins Chicago House AC". ChicagoHouseAC.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Rodolfo Sulia at National-Football-Teams.com


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