Juan Gabriel Rodríguez (born 28 February 1994) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
for
Talleres.
Career
Club
Rodríguez began in Club El Recreo's youth, prior to joining
River Plate.
He departed in 2016 to join
Primera B Metropolitana
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's
Fénix, making his pro debut in a 5–1 home win over
UAI Urquiza
Club Deportivo UAI Urquiza (formerly "Club Ferrocarril Urquiza") is an Argentine professional sports club based in Villa Lynch, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires. Its men's football team currently plays at Primera B Metropolitana ...
on 8 February.
That was the first of forty-nine appearances for Fénix over the course of his first two seasons.
In August 2017,
Almagro of
Primera B Nacional
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loaned Rodríguez.
He scored once, versus
Juventud Unida in the following April, in twenty-one fixtures in all competitions while with the club.
On 13 June 2018, Rodríguez joined
Argentine Primera División
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side
San Martín on loan.
His first match was a
Copa Argentina
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The first editions ...
loss to
Brown
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In the ...
on 21 July.
International
While with River Plate, Rodríguez received a call-up from the
Argentina U17s for the
2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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in Mexico.
He failed to make an appearance over four games as Argentina were eliminated by
England
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in the round of sixteen.
Career statistics
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References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
Footballers from Mendoza Province
Argentine men's footballers
Argentina men's youth international footballers
Men's association football defenders
Primera B Metropolitana players
Primera Nacional players
Argentine Primera División players
Club Atlético Fénix players
Club Almagro players
San Martín de San Juan footballers
Defensa y Justicia footballers
Rosario Central footballers
Talleres de Córdoba footballers
21st-century Argentine sportsmen