Rodrigo Rey

Rodrigo Rey
Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Rey
Date of birth	8 March 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth	Las Parejas, Argentina
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
Youth career
2008–2010	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2012	River Plate
2012–2014	Newell's Old Boys
2014–2017	Godoy Cruz
2017–2021	PAOK
2019	→ Pachuca (loan)
2020	→ Godoy Cruz (loan)
2021–	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
National team
2011	Argentina U20
Honours
PAOK
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 July 2021

Rodrigo Rey (born 8 March 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine Primera División club Gimnasia.

Career[]

Rey came out of the youth development academy of the Club Atlético River Plate and developed a passion for the sport from an early age. His skills and abilities was the reason to be called in the Argentina U20 for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup at Colombia. River faced difficult times when the club faced a shameful relegation to the second tier league. Coaches experimented with various goalies who would replace legendary Juan Pablo Carrizo. Having few chances to be part of the starting XI, along with the fact that the River decided to buy Marcelo Barovero for $2 million, Rey signed as a free transfer, with Newell's Old Boys in the summer of 2012. In Newell's Old Boys, he had to compete for a starting position against Nahuel Guzmán one of the best goalies in the country, making the competition for starting goalie was made even more difficult due to the club competing for the title in Primera División which they won that year with coaching staff deciding Guzmán was irreplaceable. He knew well that the only solution to get playing time was to join a team other than a top club. With a steady role in a rather smaller club, he chose Godoy Cruz, a team with moderate success in the Argentine league in modern history.^[1] ^[2]

On 7 July 2017, Rodrigo Rey signed a three-year contract with Superleague club PAOK, for an estimated transfer fee of €1.5 million. The administration of the Greek Cup winners decided to sign the 26-year-old Argentine goalkeeper instead of experienced Mexican international Guillermo Ochoa, because he was younger and there is also a strong chance Ochoa would be called up in his motherland's national team soon. ^[3] On 27 July 2017, he made his debut in an away 1-1 draw for the 1st leg of UEFA Europa League third qualifying round against Olimpik Donetsk. On 28 May 2019, after a prolific season with the club, but as second goalie after the undisputed first goalkeeper Alexandros Paschalakis, he signed a year contract as a loanee with Liga MX club Pachuca despite the interest of other Argentinian clubs.^[4] However, this loan was cut short on 16 January 2020, as Rey was announced at Godoy Cruz after signing a new 6-month loan deal.^[5]

On 8 February 2021, Rey signed with Argentine Primera División side Gimnasia, keeping him with the club until December 2022.^[6]

Honours[]

PAOK

Super League Greece: 2018–19
Greek Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19

References[]

^ "Αυτός είναι ο Ροδρίγο Ρέι που είναι κοντά στον ΠΑΟΚ" (in Greek). www.gazzetta.gr. 26 June 2017.
^ "Who is who: Rodrigo Francisco Jesus Rey" (in Greek). www.paokmania.gr. 26 June 2017.
^ "Έκλεισε Ρέι ο ΠΑΟΚ" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 7 July 2017.
^ "ΠΑΟΚ: Ο Ρέι δανεικός στην Πατσούκα του Χάρα" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 28 May 2019.
^ Bautista, Diego (16 January 2020). "Rodrigo Rey: "Es el momento de ayudar a Godoy Cruz a salir adelante"". Diario Los Andes - Más Deportes (in Spanish). Diario Los Andes. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Rey es nuevo jugador del Lobo" [Rey is Lobo's new player]. Gymnastics and Fencing Club La Plata Official Website (in Spanish). February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

Rodrigo Rey at Soccerway

[1] "Αυτός είναι ο Ροδρίγο Ρέι που είναι κοντά στον ΠΑΟΚ" (in Greek). www.gazzetta.gr. 26 June 2017.

[2] "Who is who: Rodrigo Francisco Jesus Rey" (in Greek). www.paokmania.gr. 26 June 2017.

[3] "Έκλεισε Ρέι ο ΠΑΟΚ" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 7 July 2017.

[4] "ΠΑΟΚ: Ο Ρέι δανεικός στην Πατσούκα του Χάρα" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 28 May 2019.

[5] Bautista, Diego (16 January 2020). "Rodrigo Rey: "Es el momento de ayudar a Godoy Cruz a salir adelante"". Diario Los Andes - Más Deportes (in Spanish). Diario Los Andes. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[6] "Rey es nuevo jugador del Lobo" [Rey is Lobo's new player]. Gymnastics and Fencing Club La Plata Official Website (in Spanish). February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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