Alexis Agustín Rodríguez (born 21 March 1996) is an Argentine professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
left winger
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Ararat-Armenia.
Career
Born in
Rosario, Santa Fe
Rosario () is the largest city in the central Argentine province of Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous city in the country, and is also the most p ...
, Rodríguez began in the youth team of hometown club
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football.
A ...
.
He was promoted into the first-team when he was an unused substitute for an
Argentine Primera División
The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
Th ...
win over
Olimpo on 27 May 2017.
Rodríguez's professional debut arrived on 26 November 2017 in a 3–1 win away to
River Plate, as an 83rd-minute substitute for
Brian Sarmiento.
The following 5 May, he scored his first career goal in a 1–0 home win over
Defensa y Justicia
Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935. .
On 26 January 2024,
Armenian Premier League
The Armenian Premier League ( hy, VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա, known as the VBET Armenian Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top association football, football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the compet ...
club
Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Rodríguez.
Personal life
He is the twin brother of
Denis Rodríguez and cousin of
Maxi Rodríguez
Maximiliano "Maxi" Rubén Rodríguez (; born 2 January 1981) is an Argentine former footballer. Nicknamed ''La Fiera'' (''The Beast'' in English), he was commonly used as a winger on both flanks but could also operate as an attacking midfielde ...
, both of whom were his teammates at Newell's.
Career statistics
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References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe
Men's association football wingers
Argentine Primera División players
Peruvian Primera División players
Newell's Old Boys footballers
Deportivo Municipal footballers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru
Expatriate men's footballers in Peru