Saúl Alejandro Guarirapa Briceño, known as Saúl Guarirapa (born 18 October 2002) is a Venezuelan football player who plays as a striker for Russian club Sochi on loan from Caracas.

Saúl Guarirapa
Personal information
Full name Saúl Alejandro Guarirapa Briceño
Date of birth (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Sochi
Number 23
Youth career
2014–2017 Deportivo Anzoátegui
2017–2019 Caracas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Caracas 57 (15)
2024–Sochi (loan) 5 (3)
International career
2022 Venezuela U-20 4 (0)
2023 Venezuela U-23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2023

Club career edit

On 18 January 2024, Guarirapa joined Russian Premier League club Sochi on loan with an option to buy.[1] He made his RPL debut for Sochi on 10 March 2024 in a game against Lokomotiv Moscow.[2]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 21 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Caracas 2020 Venezuelan Primera División 11 3 0 0 6[a] 1 17 4
2022 Venezuelan Primera División 15 3 0 0 5[b] 0 20 3
2023 Venezuelan Primera División 31 9 0 0 1[c] 0 32 9
Total 57 15 0 0 12 1 69 16
Sochi (loan) 2023–24 Russian Premier League 5 3 5 3
Career total 62 18 0 0 12 1 0 0 74 19
  1. ^ Four appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

References edit

  1. ^ "Сауль Гуарирапа на правах аренды перешел в «Сочи»" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 18 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Lokomotiv v Sochi game report". Russian Premier League. 10 March 2024.

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