Diego Alejandro Rolán Silva (born 24 March 1993) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a striker.

Club career

Defensor Sporting

Rolan came up from the youth development squads of

Defensor Sporting Defensor Sporting Club is a sports club based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded in 1913, Defensor has several sports sections, with football and basketball being the most important and the ones in which the club has achieved significant achievem ...

, being graduated to the first team in 2011. On 28 August 2011, he made his official debut in a 1–1 draw against Cerrito. On 13 November 2011, he scored his first official goal against

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. His second goal came on 26 February 2012, in the 84th minute to take the lead for

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against

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in Montevideo which ended 2–2. On 23 September, he scored a hat-trick during a 4–1 win over Progreso. On 17 November, he scored another hat-trick, this time in a 4–0 win over Bella Vista.

Bordeaux

After his breakthrough at the

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, several big teams in Europe were reportedly interested in signing Rolan. On 11 February 2013, he signed a contract with Ligue 1 side FC Girondins de Bordeaux.

Málaga (loan)

On 29 August 2017, Rolan was loaned to

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side Málaga CF for one year.

Deportivo La Coruña

On 17 July 2018, Bordeaux announced the transfer to

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. The transfer fee was estimated at €6 million. Nine days later, he was loaned to CD Leganés in the first division for one year, with a buyout clause. On 31 January 2019, Rolán left Leganés and moved to fellow league team

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, on loan for the remainder of the season. On 31 January 2021, Rolán moved to Egyptian club

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on loan until the end of the season.

Return to Juárez

On 17 August 2021, Rolán signed with Liga MX side Juárez.

International career

Rolan represented the

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at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. In January 2013, he appeared at the

in Argentina, scoring four goals to help Uruguay to the third place and qualification for the

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. In September 2014, Rolan made his debut for the

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in a friendly win against Japan in

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. He assisted

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's opening goal in the eventual 2–0 defeat of the Asian champions. His first senior international goal came in a 2–1 away victory over

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on 18 November 2014. In May 2015, Rolan was included in Uruguay's squad for the

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by coach

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. He was assigned the number 9 shirt, usually worn by the suspended

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. On 6 June, he scored the opening goal during a 5–1 pre-tournament friendly win over Guatemala in Montevideo.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

Honours

Bordeaux

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References

External links

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Profile at Bordeaux
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