Guido Rodríguez
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||
Current team | 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 | 103 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||
2020– | Betis | 73 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Argentina | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:23, 20 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2022 |
Guido Rodríguez (born 12 April 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga 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 sixteen league matches and twice in the Copa Argentina. Rodríguez also spent time on loan with Defensa y Justicia in 2016, managing fifteen 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]
He scored his first international goal in Argentina's second group match of the 2021 Copa América on 18 June 2021, the only goal in a 1–0 victory against Uruguay.[4]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 3 March 2022[5]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
River Plate | 2014 | Argentine 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 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
Tijuana | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 5 | ||
América | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 48 | 1 |
2018–19 | 44 | 8 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 51 | 8 | ||||
2019–20 | 22 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 24 | 3 | |||
Total | 103 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 123 | 12 | ||
Real Betis | 2019–20 | La Liga | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 38 | 2 | ||||
2021–22 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7[d] | 1 | – | 33 | 1 | |||
Total | 70 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | – | 86 | 5 | |||
Career total | 243 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 285 | 23 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa MX
- ^ One appearance in Campeones Cup, one appearance in Leagues Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International[]
- As of match played 1 February 2022[6]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Argentina | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 8 | 0 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 10 | 1 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rodríguez goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 18 June 2021 | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil | Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Copa América |
Honours[]
River Plate
América
Argentina
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 (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Oficial: Marchesín y Guido Rodríguez, con Argentina en la Copa América; Meza, fuera" (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Mukherjee, Soham (19 June 2021). "Watch: Lionel Messi's Sublime Assist Against Uruguay". Goal. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Guido Rodríguez at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Guido Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com
External links[]
- Guido Rodríguez at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Buenos Aires Province
- Argentine footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- Defensa y Justicia footballers
- Liga MX players
- Club Tijuana footballers
- Club América footballers
- La Liga players
- Real Betis players
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Argentina international footballers
- 2019 Copa América players
- 2021 Copa América players
- Copa América-winning players