Rayvien Rosario

Footballer (born 2004)

Rayvien Rosario
Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-04-11) 11 April 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Willemstad, Curaçao
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Excelsior
Youth career
	VV HDV
	VV WIK
2016–2020	Voetbal Club Sparta
2020–2022	Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	Sparta Rotterdam II	48	(6)
2023–2024	Sparta Rotterdam	7	(0)
2024–	Excelsior	0	(0)
International career^‡
2024–	Curaçao	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:21, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

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

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]

On 17 August 2024, Rosario moved to Excelsior on a three-year contract.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

References

^ https://www.ad.nl/regiosport-rotterdam/hoe-de-gestopte-rayvien-19-toch-nog-profvoetballer-werd-als-je-me-dit-had-gevraagd-had-ik-gelachen-br~a1fa1826/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Smit, Jordi (18 February 2024). "Sparta-talent Rosario wil voor Curaçao uitkomen: "Mensen trots maken"". Soccernews.nl.
^ "Rayvien Rosario tekent profcontract bij Sparta Rotterdam". Sparta Rotterdam. 11 April 2023.
^ "Excelsior versterkt zich met Rayvien Rosario" [Excelsior strengthens itself with Rayvien Rosario] (in Dutch). Excelsior. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
^ "Final Squad". Twitter. Curacao Football News.
^ "Curaçao v Barbados game report". ESPN. 5 June 2024.