Rodrigo Gastón Mieres Pérez (born 19 April 1989) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a defender for

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Club career

Mieres' career began in his homeland with

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of the Primera División. He made his bow on 25 April against

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, which turned out to be his sole match for the club. Mieres spend the

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season out on loan with Rentistas, featuring twelve times. Brazil's Toledo completed the loan signing of Mieres on 9 January 2013. He scored on his starting debut in the

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, netting the winner in a 2–1 victory over

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in March. A total of eight appearances arrived with Toledo. He returned to Uruguay later that year, subsequently joining top-flight

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. Having scored one goal in thirteen fixtures for Sud América in the 2013–14 season, Mieres was loaned to

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team

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in January 2014. Twelve months later,

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of Argentina done likewise. He played full seasons for both sides, scoring against Liga de Loja and

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respectively, as he notably won the league title, and subsequent promotion, with Atlético Tucumán. Mieres went back to Uruguay in early 2016 with Sud América, but soon sealed a return to Argentina after agreeing a move to Central Córdoba in July. Central Córdoba suffered relegation from the

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, though Mieres stayed in the second tier after being signed by

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- a team just relegated from the Primera División. A sixty-two minute appearance against Juventud Unida was the defender's only feature in the 2017–18 campaign, after suffering a knee ligament injury in the match.

International career

Mieres was selected by Uruguay for the

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in Egypt, though didn't make an appearance as they were eliminated in the round of sixteen by

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. A year previous, Mieres was selected for the L'Alcúdia International Tournament.

Career statistics

Honours

;Rentistas *

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;Atlético Tucumán *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mieres, Rodrigo 1989 births Living people Footballers from Paysandú Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's youth international footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football defenders Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan Segunda División players Ecuadorian Serie A players Primera Nacional players Defensor Sporting players C.A. Rentistas players Central Español players Toledo Esporte Clube players Sud América players C.D. Cuenca footballers Atlético Tucumán footballers Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Juventud de Las Piedras players C.A. Progreso players Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina