Rodrigo Zalazar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Albacete, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
FC St. Pauli (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2015 | Albacete | ||
| 2015–2019 | Málaga | ||
| 2016–2017 | → CF San Felix (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Korona Kielce (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020– | → FC St. Pauli (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Uruguay U20 | 19 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2019 | |||
Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez (born 12 August 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German 2. Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt.[1][2]
Club career
Raised through the youth academies of Albacete and Málaga, Zalazar signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on 2 July 2019.[3] Three days after joining Eintracht Frankfurt, Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce signed him on a one-year loan deal for 2019–20 season.[4] He made his professional debut on 20 July 2019, coming on as a 70th minute substitute for Erik Pačinda in a 1–0 league win against Raków Częstochowa.[5]
On 6 August 2020, 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli announced the signing of Zalazar on a season-long loan deal.[6][7]
International career
Born in Spain for Uruguayan parents, Zalazar was eligible to represent both Uruguay and Spain. Following his father's footsteps he chose to play for Uruguay.[8] He was included in Fabián Coito's Uruguay under-20 squad for 2019 South American U-20 Championship in January 2019.[2] He played 7 matches in the tournament, helping his team to finish third.
Personal life
Rodrigo is son of former Uruguay international footballer José Zalazar, and the younger brother of former Spanish youth international Kuki Zalazar.[9] He was born in Albacete while his father was a player of the local club Albacete Balompié.[8]
References
- ^ Rodrigo Zalazar at Soccerway
- ^ a b "8 - Rodrigo Zalazar". Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt sign Rodrigo Zalazar, could be sent out on loan". Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Rodrigo Zalazar loaned to Korona Kielce". Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "RAKÓW CZĘSTOCHOWA VS. KORONA KIELCE 1-0". Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Der FC St. Pauli verpflichtet Mittelfeldspieler Rodrigo Zalazar". Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "St. Pauli leiht Rodrigo Zalazar von Eintracht Frankfurt aus". kicker (in German). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Rodrigo Zalazar nació en Albacete y eligió jugar para Uruguay". Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Talented midfielder with an eye for goal". Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- Living people
- 1999 births
- Uruguayan footballers
- Uruguay youth international footballers
- Spanish footballers
- Spanish people of Uruguayan descent
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- Association football midfielders
- Ekstraklasa players
- Eintracht Frankfurt players
- Korona Kielce players
- FC St. Pauli players
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Germany