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Gastón Rodríguez (footballer, born 1994)

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Gastón Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Matías Gastón Rodríguez Olivera
Date of birth (1994-02-12) 12 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Rangers
Youth career
Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Defensor Sporting 21 (0)
2020 Deportes Valdivia 16 (0)
2021–2023 Magallanes 70 (0)
2024– Rangers 0 (0)
International career
2011 Uruguay U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2023

Matías Gastón Rodríguez Olivera (born 12 February 1994), known as Gastón Rodríguez, is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chilean club Rangers.

Club career

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A product of Defensor Sporting youth system, Rodríguez played for them until 2019, coinciding with well-known players such as Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Gastón Silva, among others.[2]

In 2020, he moved to Chile and joined Deportes Valdivia in the Primera B.[3] The next season, he switched to Magallanes.[4] With them, he won three titles: the 2022 Primera B, the 2022 Copa Chile and the 2023 Supercopa de Chile.[5]

For the 2024 season, he signed with Rangers de Talca.[6]

International career

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Rodríguez was part of the Uruguay under-17 squad during 2011, also in the 2011 World Cup.[7][8]

Personal life

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His daughter, Amelia, was born in Chile.[5]

Honours

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Magallanes

References

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  1. ^ "Gastón Rodríguez". Defensor Sporting Club (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. ^ Ortega, Pablo (27 March 2022). "Se formó con cracks de Uruguay y hoy es el arquero menos batido de Chile: "Voy avanzando"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ^ Santiesteban, Pablo (21 December 2020). "Futbolistas del Torreón: "eso pasa cuando no hay alguien del fútbol metido ahí"". Diario de Valdivia (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Magallanes anunció cuatro refuerzos para la temporada 2021". CampeonatoChileno.cl (in Spanish). ANFP. 31 December 1969. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b Maldonado, Víctor (21 December 2023). "Fue tricampeón en Chile y no quiere irse más: "Estoy en el trámite para nacionalizarme"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  6. ^ Rubio, Jorge (21 December 2023). "Un SUPERCAMPEÓN con Magallanes REFUERZA a un candidato de la Primera B". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Definido el plantel de la selección sub 17". futbol.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Plantel de Uruguay - Uruguay - Mundial Sub '17 - Edición 2011". universofutbol.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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