Edgardo Rito

Venezuelan footballer (born 1996)

Edgardo Rito
Personal information
Full name	Edgardo José Rito Cuero
Date of birth	(1996-02-17) 17 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	El Vigía, Venezuela
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Phoenix Rising FC
Youth career
	Atlético El Vigía
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Atlético El Vigía	26	(0)
2014–2015	ACD Lara	2	(0)
2015	Estudiantes de Caracas	0	(0)
2016–2021	Yaracuyanos F.C.	11	(1)
2016	→ Mineros de Guayana (loan)	11	(1)
2017–2018	→ Patriotas Boyacá (loan)	22	(0)
2018	→ Metropolitanos FC (loan)	17	(0)
2019–2020	→ New York Red Bulls II (loan)	34	(2)
2021–2022	Patriotas Boyacá	22	(1)
2022–2023	Oakland Roots	41	(7)
2023	Hartford Athletic	19	(0)
2024–	Phoenix Rising	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:16, 31 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:57, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

Edgardo Rito (born 17 February 1996) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship. He formerly played for New York Red Bulls II among other clubs.^[1]

Career

Rito, who plays as a right back and right midfielder, began his professional career with Atlético El Vigía in 2013. During the 2013/14 season he was a regular starter for the club appearing in 26 league matches. The following season he had a brief stint with ACD Lara.^[2] After his brief stint with Lara, Rito joined Estudiantes de Caracas, playing the Copa Venezuela.^[3]

On 13 January 2016 it was announced that Rito had signed with Second Division side Yaracuyanos F.C.^[4] He was then loaned to Mineros de Guayana by Yaracuyanos F.C. during the 2016 season.^[5] During his stint with Mineros, Rito helped the club qualify to the round of 16 of the Copa Venezuela.^[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 15 September 2016 in a 3–1 victory over his former club ACD Lara.^[7]

The following season he was again sent on loan, this time to Colombian side Patriotas Boyacá. He was a regular starter for Patriotas during the 2017 season as he appeared in 26 matches in all competitions, including 21 league matches.^[8] He made his debut in the Copa Sudamericana on 5 April 2017, appearing as a starter in a 1–0 loss to Chilean side Everton.^[9] For the 2018 season Rito returned to Venezuela joining Metropolitanos FC. He appeared in 17 matches for the club.

On 20 February 2019, Rito joined New York Red Bulls II on loan from Yaracuyanos F.C.^[10] He made his debut with the club on 24 March 2019, appearing as a starter in a 1–1 draw with Nashville SC.^[11]

Rito spent portions of the 2022 and 2023 seasons with the Oakland Roots, scoring 9 goals in 41 appearances. In June 2023, he joined the Hartford Athletic.^[12]^[13]

Rito signed with Phoenix Rising FC on December 20. 2023.^[14]

International

Rito was called up Venezuela national under-17 football team in 2012. During August 2014 Rito was called to participate in a training camp with the Venezuela national under-20 football team.^[15]

Career statistics

As of 20 February 2019^[16]

Club performance		League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético El Vigía	2012-13	-	-	1	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
Atlético El Vigía	2013-14	26	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	26	0
Total		26	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
ACD Lara	2014-15	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	2	0
Estudiantes	2015	0	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	1	0
Mineros de Guayana (loan)	2016	11	1	2	0	0	0	-	-	13	1
Patriotas Boyacá (loan)	2017	21	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	26	0
Metropolitanos FC (loan)	2018	17	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	17	0
New York Red Bulls II (loan)	2019	15	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	15	1
Career total		92	2	8	0	0	0	1	0	101	1

Honours

Individual

USL Championship All League First Team: 2022^[17]

References

^ "New York Red Bulls II Add Venezuelan Defender Edgardo Rito on Loan". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
^ "Edgardo Rito: "He agarrado más confianza con el grupo"". sportsvenezuela.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
^ "Atlético Venezuela ganó 2×1 a Estudiantes de Caracas con dos penales de Toti Ríos". balonazos.com. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
^ "Yaracuyanos FC incorporó tres nuevos jugadores al plantel". balonazos.com. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
^ "Edgardo Rito y Néstor Cova se unieron a Mineros". eldiariodeguayana.com.ve. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
^ "Mineros avanzó en la Copa Venezuela". sportsvenezuela.com. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
^ "Mineros respira luego de vencer a Lara". elprospecto.net. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
^ "Edgardo Rito jugó completó en el triunfo 1×0 de Patriotas ante Junior". balonazos.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
^ "Edgardo Rito fue titular en la derrota de Patriotas contra Everton". lavinotinto.com. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
^ "El venezolano Edgardo Rito fichó con el Red Bulls". meridiano.com.ve. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
^ "NYRB II Battles Nashville to a Draw". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
^ "Oakland Roots SC agrees with Hartford Athletic on the transfer of Edgardo Rito for Jeciel Cedeño". Retrieved 29 July 2023.
^ "Oakland Roots trade star player Edgardo Rito". Retrieved 29 July 2023.
^ Minnick, Jason (December 20, 2023). "Phoenix Rising FC Signs Defender Edgardo Rito". Phoenix Rising Football Club. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
^ "Convocados al sexto módulo Vinotinto sub 20". forovinotinto.com. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
^ Edgardo Rito at Soccerway
^ "USL Championship Announces 2022 All-League Teams". www.uslchampionship.com. Tampa, FL: USL. November 1, 2022. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.