Saúl Guarirapa
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Guarirapa with CSKA Moscow in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saúl Alejandro Guarirapa Briceño | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Sharjah (on loan from Sochi) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | ||
| 2017–2019 | Caracas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Caracas | 57 | (15) |
| 2024 | → Sochi (loan) | 10 | (8) |
| 2024– | Sochi | 15 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → CSKA Moscow (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 2025– | → Sharjah (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Venezuela U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | Venezuela U-23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | Venezuela | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 January 2025 | |||
Saúl Alejandro Guarirapa Briceño (born 18 October 2002) is a Venezuelan football player who plays as a striker for UAE Pro League club Sharjah on loan from Russian Premier League club Sochi, and the Venezuela national team.
Club career
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] He scored 8 goals in 10 games for Sochi, becoming the top scorer in the RPL for games played in 2024.[3] However, Sochi was relegated to the Russian First League
On 30 May 2024, Sochi exercised their option to buy and signed a four-year contract with Guarirapa.[3]
On 12 September 2024, Guarirapa moved to CSKA Moscow on loan with an option to buy.[4]
On 29 September 2025, Guarirapa was loaned to Emirati club Sharjah for the 2025–26 season.[5]
International career
In June 2023, he took part in the Maurice Revello Tournament in France[6] with Venezuela. Guarirapa made his debut for the Venezuela national team on 18 January 2025 in a friendly against the United States.[7][8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 August 2025
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 9 | ||
| Sochi | 2024–25 | Russian First League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| CSKA Moscow (loan) | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 5 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 102 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 31 | ||
- ^ Four appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
CSKA Moscow
References
- ^ "Сауль Гуарирапа на правах аренды перешел в «Сочи»" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Lokomotiv v Sochi game report". Russian Premier League. 10 March 2024.
- ^ a b ""Сочи" выкупил Сауля Гуарирапу у "Каракаса"" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Сауль Гуарирапа – с нами!" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Сауль Гуарирапа на правах аренды перешел в "Шарджу"" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". tournoimauricerevello.com (in French). Maurice Revello Tournament. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "United States v Venezuela game report". ESPN. 18 January 2025.
- ^ Saúl Guarirapa at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "ЦСКА – победитель FONBET Кубка России 2024/2025" [CSKA is the winner of FONBET Russian Cup 2024-25] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
External links
- Saúl Guarirapa at Soccerway