Richard Rodrigo Calderón Llori (born June 25, 1993, in Lago Agrio, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Orense S.C..[1]

Richard Calderón
Personal information
Full name Richard Rodrigo Calderón Llori
Date of birth (1993-06-25) 25 June 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Lago Agrio, Ecuador
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Orense S.C.
Youth career
2010 LDU
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 LDU 7 (1)
2012 Espoli
2013 Deportivo Quito
2013 Liga de Cuenca
2014 LDU
2015 Deportivo Quito 39 (5)
2016–2020 Barcelona 50 (1)
2018Universidad Católica (loan) 35 (2)
2020Delfín (loan) 7 (1)
2021 Macará 1 (0)
2022– Orense 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2020

Playing for LDU, he made his professional debut on 16 October 2011, starting in a 3–0 home win against Liga de Loja,[2] and scored his first goal on 27 November 2011, in a 1–2 home loss against Imbabura.[3]

Playing for Barcelona, Calderón made his Copa Libertadores debut on 20 April 2017, starting in a 1–1 home drawn against Botafogo.[4] He played another Copa Libertadores matches against traditional South American teams, like Estudiantes de La Plata, Atlético Nacional, Olimpia and Santos.

Career statistics edit

As of 23 September 2020[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
LDU 2011 Liga PRO Ecuador 7 1 7 1
Deportivo Quito 2015 Liga PRO Ecuador 39 5 39 5
Barcelona 2016 Liga PRO Ecuador 22 0 0 0 22 0
2017 19 0 4[a] 0 23 0
2019 9 1 1[a] 0 10 1
Subtotal 50 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 55 1
Universidad Católica 2018 Liga PRO Ecuador 35 2 35 2
Delfín 2020 Liga PRO Ecuador 7 1 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 10 1
Career total 138 10 0 0 7 0 1 0 146 10
  1. ^ a b c All appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ All appearance(s) in Supercopa Ecuador

References edit

  1. ^ "Richard Calderón no regresará a Barcelona, tras su salida del Delfín". El Comercio. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ "LDU(Q) sigue en su lucha para llegar el primer puesto tras goleada 3-0 a Liga de Loja". 16 October 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Imbabura gana en Casablanca y palpita la salvación". 27 November 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Botafogo perde caminhão de gols, mas "Sassarrada" garante empate no Equador". Globo Esporte. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. ^ R. Calderón at Soccerway

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