José Luis "Puma" Rodríguez Bebanz (born 14 March 1997) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

club

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and the Uruguay national team.

Club career

On 4 January 2023,

signed Rodríguez a three-year contract until 31 December 2025.

International career

Rodríguez is a former Uruguayan youth international. On 21 October 2022, he was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the

2022 FIFA World Cup The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022, after the country was awarded the hosting ri ...

. Later he made the 26-men cut to the World Cup squad, although he didn't make a single appearance in the competition.

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Uruguayan Primera División The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish , , local: , ''First Division''), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional Association football, football league in Uruguay organized b ...

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Team of the Year:

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at the Uruguayan Football Association website {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Jose Luis 1997 births Living people Uruguayan men's footballers Men's association football defenders Footballers from Paysandú Uruguay men's youth international footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Uruguay men's international footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Danubio F.C. players Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Club Atlético Fénix players Club Nacional de Football players CR Vasco da Gama players 2022 FIFA World Cup players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil