Rodrigo Jesús Colombo (born 19 November 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a

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for Atlanta.

Career

Colombo started in the youth of

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club Atlético de Rafaela, his first taste of senior football was when he was selected as a substitute for a Copa Argentina tie against Banfield in March 2012. He went onto make his senior debut in the same competition on 19 June 2013 in a loss to

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. He made another Copa Argentina appearance prior to making his league debut in an away defeat to

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during the

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campaign. On 2 April 2016, Colombo was sent off for the first time in a Primera División match against

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. He left Rafaela in January 2017 after the end of his contract. In January 2017, Colombo joined Bolivian Primera División side

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. He made his debut on 23 January in a

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match against Montevideo Wanderers. A move to Instituto fell through in August 2017. On 7 January 2018, Sport Huancayo of the Peruvian Primera División signed Colombo. Goals against

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and Sport Rosario followed across thirty-four appearances in all competitions; the same tally he notched in Bolivia. In January 2019, Colombo signed for Independiente Rivadavia under Gabriel Gómez; who had tried to sign him for Instituto. After eighteen months and one goal in twenty-eight matches with Independiente Rivadavia, Colombo headed to Greece with

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side Volos in August 2020. His debut came on 13 September against

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, which preceded his first goal arriving on 30 November versus

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Colombo, Rodrigo 1992 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine Primera División players Bolivian Primera División players Peruvian Primera División players Primera Nacional players Super League Greece players Atlético de Rafaela footballers Universitario de Sucre footballers Sport Huancayo footballers Independiente Rivadavia footballers Volos F.C. players Deportivo Maipú players Club Atlético Atlanta footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece