Ricardo David Paez
| Date of birth | 09 February 1979 |
| Place of birth | Acarigua |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Weight | 68 kg |
| Height | 1.70 m |
| Position | Midfielder |
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1996-97 | Venezuela | South America Youth Championship | 3 | 4 |
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| 1998-99 | Venezuela | World Youth Cup | 4 |
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| 2000-01 | Venezuela | FIFA World Cup | 2 | 2 |
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| 2000-01 | Venezuela | International Friendly | 1 |
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| 2001-02 | Venezuela | Copa America | 3 |
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| 2001-02 | Venezuela | FIFA World Cup | 5 | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | Venezuela | International Friendly | 6 | 2 |
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| 2003-04 | Venezuela | Copa America | 3 |
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| 2003-04 | Venezuela | FIFA World Cup | 7 |
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| 2003-04 | Venezuela | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | Venezuela | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2004-05 | Venezuela | FIFA World Cup | 3 | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | Venezuela | International Friendly | 3 | 1 |
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| 2005-06 | Venezuela | FIFA World Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Venezuela | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Venezuela | Copa America | 3 | 1 |
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| 2006-07 | Venezuela | Four Team Tournament | 2 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Venezuela | International Friendly | 4 | 1 |
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| 2007-08 | Venezuela | FIFA World Cup | 4 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Venezuela | International Friendly | 2 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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| 16 Jan 1997 | Venezuela v Brazil | L | 2-10 | SAYC | Group A |
| 18 Jan 1997 | Chile v Venezuela | W | 3-4 | SAYC | Group A |
| 21 Jan 1997 | Venezuela v Ecuador | W | 1-0 | SAYC | Group A |
| 29 Jan 1997 | Argentina v Venezuela | L | 3-0 | SAYC | Final round |
| 31 Jan 1997 | Paraguay v Venezuela | L | 2-1 | SAYC | Final round |
| 05 Feb 1997 | Brazil v Venezuela | D | 2-2 | SAYC | Final round |
| 07 Feb 1997 | Chile v Venezuela | W | 1-4 | SAYC | Final round |
| 05 Jan 1999 | Argentina v Venezuela | L | 4-1 | World Youth Cup | CONMEBOL Under 20 qualifying |
| 07 Jan 1999 | Peru v Venezuela | L | 2-1 | World Youth Cup | CONMEBOL Under 20 qualifying |
| 11 Jan 1999 | Venezuela v Chile | L | 0-6 | World Youth Cup | CONMEBOL Under 20 qualifying |
| 15 Jan 1999 | Ecuador v Venezuela | W | 2-3 | World Youth Cup | CONMEBOL Under 20 qualifying |
| 10 Aug 2000 | Costa Rica v Venezuela | W | 1-5 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Sep 2000 | Paraguay v Venezuela | L | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 28 Mar 2001 | Argentina v Venezuela | L | 5-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 24 Apr 2001 | Venezuela v Colombia | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 03 Jun 2001 | Bolivia v Venezuela | L | 5-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 11 Jul 2001 | Colombia v Venezuela | L | 2-0 | Copa America | Group A |
| 14 Jul 2001 | Chile v Venezuela | L | 1-0 | Copa America | Group A |
| 17 Jul 2001 | Ecuador v Venezuela | L | 4-0 | Copa America | Group A |
| 14 Aug 2001 | Venezuela v Uruguay | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 04 Sep 2001 | Chile v Venezuela | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 06 Oct 2001 | Venezuela v Peru | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 08 Nov 2001 | Venezuela v Paraguay | W | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 14 Nov 2001 | Brazil v Venezuela | L | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 21 Aug 2002 | Venezuela v Bolivia | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 20 Nov 2002 | Venezuela v Uruguay | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 29 Mar 2003 | USA v Venezuela | L | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Apr 2003 | Venezuela v Jamaica | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 30 Apr 2003 | Venezuela v Trinidad and Tobago | W | 3-0 | International Friendly | |
| 07 Jun 2003 | Venezuela v Honduras | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 03 Jul 2003 | Trinidad and Tobago v Venezuela | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
| 26 Jul 2003 | Nigeria v Venezuela | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 06 Sep 2003 | Ecuador v Venezuela | L | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 09 Sep 2003 | Venezuela v Argentina | L | 0-3 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 15 Nov 2003 | Colombia v Venezuela | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 18 Nov 2003 | Venezuela v Bolivia | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 31 Mar 2004 | Uruguay v Venezuela | W | 0-3 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 28 Apr 2004 | Jamaica v Venezuela | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 01 Jun 2004 | Venezuela v Chile | L | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 06 Jun 2004 | Peru v Venezuela | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 06 Jul 2004 | Venezuela v Colombia | L | 0-1 | Copa America | Group A |
| 09 Jul 2004 | Peru v Venezuela | L | 3-1 | Copa America | Group A |
| 12 Jul 2004 | Venezuela v Bolivia | D | 1-1 | Copa America | Group A |
| 18 Aug 2004 | Spain v Venezuela | L | 3-2 | International Friendly | |
| 05 Sep 2004 | Paraguay v Venezuela | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 14 Oct 2004 | Venezuela v Ecuador | W | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 17 Nov 2004 | Argentina v Venezuela | L | 3-2 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 21 Dec 2004 | Venezuela v Guatemala | L | 0-1 | Caribbean Cup | Qualifying |
| 09 Feb 2005 | Venezuela v Estonia | W | 3-0 | International Friendly | |
| 25 May 2005 | Venezuela v Panama | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 04 Jun 2005 | Venezuela v Uruguay | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 03 Sep 2005 | Venezuela v Peru | W | 4-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 08 Oct 2005 | Venezuela v Paraguay | L | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 12 Oct 2005 | Brazil v Venezuela | L | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 01 Mar 2006 | Venezuela v Colombia | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 26 May 2006 | USA v Venezuela | L | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Sep 2006 | Switzerland v Venezuela | L | 1-0 | FOUR TEAM TOURNAMENT | |
| 06 Sep 2006 | Austria v Venezuela | W | 0-1 | FOUR TEAM TOURNAMENT | |
| 27 Sep 2006 | Venezuela v Uruguay | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 15 Nov 2006 | Venezuela v Guatemala | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 29 Mar 2007 | Venezuela v New Zealand | W | 5-0 | International Friendly | |
| 01 Jun 2007 | Venezuela v Canada | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
| 26 Jun 2007 | Venezuela v Bolivia | D | 2-2 | Copa America | Group A |
| 30 Jun 2007 | Venezuela v Peru | W | 2-0 | Copa America | Group A |
| 07 Jul 2007 | Venezuela v Uruguay | L | 1-4 | Copa America | Quarter-final |
| 08 Sep 2007 | Venezuela v Paraguay | W | 3-2 | International Friendly | |
| 12 Sep 2007 | Venezuela v Panama | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 13 Oct 2007 | Ecuador v Venezuela | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 16 Oct 2007 | Venezuela v Argentina | L | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 17 Nov 2007 | Colombia v Venezuela | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 20 Nov 2007 | Venezuela v Bolivia | W | 5-3 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.