Rayvien Rosario

Rayvien Rosario (born 11 April 2004) is a Curaçaoan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sparta Rotterdam and the Curaçao national team.

Rayvien Rosario
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-04-11) 11 April 2004
Place of birth Willemstad, Curaçao
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sparta Rotterdam
Number 18
Youth career
VV HDV
VV WIK
2016–2020 Voetbal Club Sparta
2020–2022 Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Sparta Rotterdam II 48 (6)
2023– Sparta Rotterdam 7 (0)
International career‡
2024– Curaçao 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:21, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:21, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Rosario is a youth product of the Dutch clubs VV HDV, VV WIK, and Voetbal Club Sparta, before moving to the youth academy of Sparta Rotterdam in 2020.[1] He made his senior and professional debut with Sparta Rotterdam as a substitute in a 4–0 loss to Ajax on 29 February 2023.[2] On 11 April 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Sparta until 2026.[3]

International career

Born in Curaçao and raised in mainland Netherlands, Rosario is of Venezuelan descent. He was called up to the Curaçao national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in June 2024.[4]

He made his debut on 5 June 2024 against Barbados at the Ergilio Hato Stadium. He substituted Juninho Bacuna in the 79th minute and recorded an assist as Curaçao won 4–1.[5]

References
  1. "DPG Media Privacy Gate". myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl.
  2. Smit, Jordi (18 February 2024). "Sparta-talent Rosario wil voor Curaçao uitkomen: "Mensen trots maken"". Soccernews.nl.
  3. "Rayvien Rosario tekent profcontract bij Sparta Rotterdam". Sparta Rotterdam. 11 April 2023.
  4. "Final Squad". Twitter. Curacao Football News.
  5. "Curaçao v Barbados game report". ESPN. 5 June 2024.
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