Ricardo Guardia ÃÂvila (born 4 February 1997) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Panama national team.
Born in Panama City, ÃÂvila started his career at Chorrillo in 2014, making 39 appearances and scoring five goals in the Liga Panameña over the course of two-and-a-half seasons. On 29 August 2016, he was sent on loan to Slovenian club Koper, but made no official appearances before returning to Chorrillo in early 2017. On 1 July 2017, he joined Belgian club Gent, being assigned to the reserve squad.
On 24 January 2019, ÃÂvila joined USL Championship side Real Monarchs on loan for their 2019 season.
ÃÂvila represented the Panama under-20 side at the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
He made his debut for the senior team in 2016. He was called up for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, replacing the injured Alberto Quintero in the final squad after initially only being named on the standby list.