Guido Rodríguez (born 12 April 1994) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Argentina national team. He was a member of the Argentina team that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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

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. Rodríguez also spent time on loan with

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. 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

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International career

On 9 June 2017, Rodríguez earned his first call-up with the Argentina national team for the friendly match against

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. He came on as a substitute for

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in Argentina’s 1–0 win. In May 2019, Rodríguez was included in Argentina's 23-man squad for the

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. 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

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. In 11 November 2022, Rodríguez was included in Argentina's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rodríguez goal.''

Honours

River Plate * Copa Sudamericana:

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* Copa Libertadores: 2015 América * Liga MX: Apertura 2018 *

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: Clausura 2019 Betis *

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

: 2021–22 Argentina *

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* Copa América:

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* CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions:

Individual * Liga MX Defensive Midfielder of the Year:

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, 2018–19 * Liga MX Balón de Oro: 2018–19

References

External links

Profile
at the Real Betis website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Guido 1994 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine men's footballers Men's 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 men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentina men's international footballers 2019 Copa América players 2021 Copa América players 2022 FIFA World Cup players FIFA World Cup-winning players Copa América-winning players Copa Libertadores-winning players Copa Sudamericana-winning players