Jonathan Javier Rodríguez Portillo (born 6 July 1993), commonly known by his nickname Cabecita, is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club América and the Uruguay national team.

Club career

Peñarol

Born in

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, Rodríguez began his career with local club

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

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. In his first season, he scored 0 goals in 27 matches. He also made appearances for the club in

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Benfica

On 29 January 2015, Rodríguez joined Portuguese champions

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on a loan deal until 30 June 2017. Penãrol's president, Juan Pedro Damiani, said that Benfica paid €2 million for 40% of Rodríguez's economic rights, with the remaining 60% totalling €4.4 million. Rodríguez joined Benfica along with countryman

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, a former Peñarol player. On 22 February 2015, Rodríguez debuted for

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and scored twice in a home win against

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(3–0) in Segunda Liga. On 18 March, he scored a hat-trick in a home win against

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(4–1). On 11 April 2015, Rodríguez debuted for the first-team, as a substitute, in a home win against Académica (5–1) in

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. On 20 August 2015, Rodríguez was loaned out to

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for one season. He made 13 league appearances throughout the duration of the loan, the first of which was a stint off the bench replacing Juanfran in a 1-1 draw with

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Santos Laguna

On 10 June 2016, he signed for Mexican club

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on a permanent deal. Rodríguez made his competitive debut for the club on 18 July 2016, playing the entirety of a 1-1 draw with Tigres. He scored his first goal for the club a week and a half later, converting a penalty in the 19th minute of a 1-1 draw with

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in the

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. The 2017–18 season was Rodríguez's most prolific with the club, as he scored 16 goals across all competitions.

Al-Nassr

On 11 January 2022, Rodríguez joined Saudi Arabia club

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América

On 20 June 2022, Rodríguez returned to Mexico and joined

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on a permanent transfer.

International career

Rodríguez scored his first international goal for Uruguay in a 3–0 victory over

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on 13 October 2014.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first.''

Honours

Benfica *

: 2014–15 Santos Laguna *

: Clausura 2018 Cruz Azul *Liga MX: Guardianes 2021 *

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Individual * Liga MX Balón de Oro:

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*Liga MX Golden Boot: Guardianes 2020 *Liga MX Best XI: Guardianes 2020, Guardianes 2021 *Liga MX Player of the Month: September 2020, March 2021 *Liga MX Best Forward: 2020–21 *Liga MX All-Star:

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