Rodrigo Alborno Ortega (born 12 August 1993) is a Paraguayan

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who plays as a

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for River Plate.

Club career

Born in

Asunción Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...

, Alborno started his career with local giants Libertad, joining the club's youth setup in 2007, aged 13. Three years later he was promoted to the first-team squad, and played his first match as a professional on 30 January 2010, starting in a 0–1 loss at

Guaraní Guarani, Guaraní or Guarany may refer to Ethnography * Guaraní people, an indigenous people from South America's interior (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia) * Guaraní language, or Paraguayan Guarani, an official language of Paraguay * ...

; roughly a month later he scored his first senior goal, netting his side's only in a 1–1 draw at

Sportivo Trinidense Sportivo Trinidense, is a Paraguayan football club based in the barrio of Santísima Trinidad, in Asunción. The club was founded on 11 August 1935. Their home games are played at the Estadio Martín Torres. Their traditional rival is Rubio ...

. In April 2011 Alborno agreed a five-year deal with Italian

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side

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, with the deal being effective only in August. Initially assigned to the

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squad, he appeared regularly during the NextGen series winning campaign. On 14 July 2012 Alborno was loaned to

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with a co-ownership clause at the end of the season; A year later he moved to

Cittadella Cittadella ( vec, Sitadeła) is a medieval walled city in the province of Padua, northern Italy, founded in the 13th century as a military outpost of Padua. The surrounding wall has been restored and is in circumference with a diameter of around ...

, also on loan.Ufficiale: Cittadella, preso Alborno (Official: Cittadella, Alborno joined)
Tutto Mercato Web, 12 July 2013

Honours

* NextGen series:

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( Inter Primavera) *

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: 2012 (Inter Primavera)

References

External links

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Interview at El Pelota
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alborno, Rodrigo 1993 births Living people Footballers from Asunción Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football wingers Club Libertad footballers Inter Milan players Novara FC players AS Cittadella players Club Deportivo Capiatá players Club Guaraní players Club River Plate (Asunción) footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Serie B players Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy