Alexis Agustín Rodríguez (born 21 March 1996) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays as a
left winger
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for
Deportivo Cuenca.
Career
Born in
Rosario, Santa Fe
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...
, Rodríguez began in the youth team of hometown club
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football.
A ...
.
He was promoted into the first-team when he was an unused substitute for an
Argentine Primera División
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win over
Olimpo on 27 May 2017.
Rodríguez's professional debut arrived on 26 November 2017 in a 3–1 win away to
River Plate, as an 83rd-minute substitute for
Brian Sarmiento.
The following 5 May, he scored his first career goal in a 1–0 home win over
Defensa y Justicia
Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935. .
On 26 January 2024,
Armenian Premier League
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club
Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Rodríguez. On 15 January 2025, Ararat-Armenia announced that Rodríguez had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.
On 12 February 2025,
Deportivo Cuenca announced the signing of Rodríguez for the 2025 season.
Personal life
He is the twin brother of
Denis Rodríguez and cousin of
Maxi Rodríguez, both of whom were his teammates at Newell's.
Career statistics
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Honours
Ararat-Armenia
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Armenian Cup
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:
2023–24
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe
Men's association football wingers
Argentine Primera División players
Peruvian Primera División players
Newell's Old Boys footballers
Deportivo Municipal footballers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru
Expatriate men's footballers in Peru
21st-century Argentine sportsmen