Sebastián Javier Rodríguez Iriarte (born 16 August 1992) is a Uruguayan professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for
Alianza Lima.
Club career
Born in
Canelones, Rodríguez began playing youth football with
Danubio, and made his professional debut with the first team on 4 December 2010, starting in a 4–2 home win over
Central Español
Central Español Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Central Español is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo.
History The F.U.F era
Together with Peñarol, Central founded FUF (Uruguayan football federation) in 1923 after being expel ...
. He finished
the season with nine appearances (six starts, 551 minutes of action).
On 27 July 2011 Rodríguez was transferred to Spanish club
UD Almería
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, being initially assigned to
the reserves in
Segunda División B. Five days later, he was called up for pre-season with the first team squad. He still continued to appear regularly for the B's, however.
On 9 August 2012 Rodríguez reverted to his old name (in his
first season abroad he was called Iriarte). He appeared in 12 matches in
2013–14.
On 23 August 2014 Rodríguez joined
KF Vllaznia Shkodër
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, along with compatriot
Sebastián Sosa. On 25 September he switched teams and countries again, joining
FC Locarno
FC Locarno is a Swiss football club based in Locarno in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland.
As of the 2019–20 season, Locarno play in the Swiss sixth level, 2. Liga.
History
The club, founded in 1906, spent most ...
in Switzerland.
Sebastian Rodriguez, un centrocampista in più per il Locarno (Sebastian Rodriguez, one more central midfielder for Locarno)
Il Giornale del Ticino, 25 September 2014
International career
Rodríguez played for national team in 2009 U-17 World Cup, with the 8 jersey.
References
External links
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Futbolme profile
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Sebastian
1992 births
Living people
Footballers from Canelones Department
Uruguayan men's footballers
Uruguay men's youth international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Uruguayan Primera División players
Segunda División B players
Liga MX players
Ecuadorian Serie A players
Danubio F.C. players
Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players
UD Almería B players
FC Locarno players
KF Vllaznia Shkodër players
Club Nacional de Football players
C.D. Veracruz footballers
C.S. Emelec footballers
Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Albania
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador