Rodrigo Daniel Santiago Pintos (born February 17, 1990, in

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) is a professional soccer player from Uruguay who currently plays for Icon FC.

Career

Club

During his time in the states Santiago played most of his youth club soccer in Parsippany Soccer Club. In early 2009, he joined New Jersey Rangers and played only a single game in the

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due to an injury that kept him off the fields for the rest of the season.

Professional

Santiago moved back to Uruguay in July 2009 after 12 years in the United States of America. He joined the u-19 of

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of the

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, in 2010 he joined new founded Canadian Soccer Club that was entering the

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. In 2013, he helped the club win their first ever championship and promotion to the professional

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. Santiago also scored the first official goal in the history of the club Canadian Soccer Club from Uruguay. "Lolo" signed his first professional contract in October 2013 on a one-year agreement with the club. In August 2014 he returned to the United States and signed with professional club team Icon FC of the American Soccer League (ASL) on a one-year deal agreement as well .Former Parsippany SC Revolution players will also be signing with ICON FC
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Santiago, Rodrigo 1990 births Living people Uruguayan men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States USL League Two players Men's association football forwards People from Montevideo Men's association football midfielders Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian Soccer Club players Juventud de Las Piedras players