Rayvien Rosario | |
Birth Date: | 11 April 2004 |
Birth Place: | Willemstad, Curaçao |
Height: | 1.81 m |
Position: | Attacking midfielder |
Currentclub: | Excelsior |
Clubnumber: | 14 |
Youthclubs1: | VV HDV |
Youthclubs2: | VV WIK |
Youthyears3: | 2016–2020 |
Youthclubs3: | Voetbal Club Sparta |
Youthyears4: | 2020–2022 |
Youthclubs4: | Sparta Rotterdam |
Years1: | 2022–2024 |
Clubs1: | Sparta Rotterdam II |
Caps1: | 48 |
Goals1: | 6 |
Years2: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs2: | Sparta Rotterdam |
Caps2: | 7 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2024– |
Clubs3: | Excelsior |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2024– |
Nationalteam1: | Curaçao |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 11 August 2024 |
Ntupdate: | 14:21, 6 June 2024 (UTC) |
Rayvien Rosario (born 11 April 2004) is a Curaçaoan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Excelsior and the Curaçao national team.
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]
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]