Sebastián Javier Rodríguez Iriarte (born 16 August 1992) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Born in Canelones, Rodríguez began playing youth football with

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, and made his professional debut with the first team on 4 December 2010, starting in a 4–2 home win over

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. He finished the season with nine appearances (six starts, 551 minutes of action). On 27 July 2011 Rodríguez was transferred to Spanish club

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, being initially assigned to the reserves in

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. 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

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, along with compatriot

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. On 25 September he switched teams and countries again, joining

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International career

Rodríguez played for national team in 2009 U-17 World Cup, with the 8 jersey.

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Futbolme profile
* * {{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