Guido Rodríguez
 Rodríguez with América in 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 April 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sáenz Peña, Argentina | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Real Betis | |||||||||||||
| Number | 21 | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | River Plate | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2016 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Tijuana | 39 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | América | 121 | (12) | |||||||||||
| 2020– | Real Betis | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Argentina | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019 | ||||||||||||||
Guido Rodríguez (born 12 April 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club Real Betis and the Argentina national team.
Club career
Rodríguez began his career with River Plate, whom he debuted for in 2014. He stayed with the club until 2016. He struggled for playing time, only managing to appear in 16 league matches and twice in the Copa Argentina. Rodríguez also spent time on loan with Defensa y Justicia in 2016, managing 15 league appearances.
In the summer of 2016, Rodríguez joined Mexican side Club Tijuana. He made 39 league appearances and scored five goals.
On 7 July 2017, Rodríguez joined Club América in a reported $7 million deal, reuniting with former Tijuana manager Miguel Herrera.[2]
International career
On 9 June 2017, Rodríguez earned his first call-up with the Argentina national team for the friendly match against Brazil in Melbourne. He came on as a substitute for Paulo Dybala in Argentina’s 1–0 win.
In May 2019, Rodríguez was included in Argentina's 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 December 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 2014 | Primera División | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 2016 | Primera División | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Tijuana | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 5 | ||
| Total | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 5 | ||||
| América | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 37 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 48 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 44 | 8 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 51 | 8 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 18 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 99 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 117 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 169 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 193 | 18 | |||
Honours
River Plate
América
Argentina
- Copa América: Third-place 2019
Individual
- Liga MX Defensive Midfielder of the Year: 2016-17, 2018–19
- Liga MX Balón de Oro: 2018–19
References
- ^ "Guido Rodríguez". Club América.
- ^ "Guido Rodríguez, flamante refuerzo del América". Univision.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ "Oficial: Marchesín y Guido Rodríguez, con Argentina en la Copa América; Meza, fuera" (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
External links
- Guido Rodríguez at Soccerway
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Argentine footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- River Plate footballers
- Defensa y Justicia footballers
- Club Tijuana footballers
- Club América footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- People from Buenos Aires Province
- Argentina international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- 2019 Copa América players