Thomas Rodríguez Trogsar (born 5 April 1996) is a
Chile
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an professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right midfielder for Uruguayan club
Juventud Las Piedras.
Career
Rodríguez had spells with
River Plate and
Vélez Sarsfield in his youth career prior to joining
Banfield.
His professional career got started in 2015 with Banfield of the
Argentine Primera División
The Primera División (; ), known officially as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Betano for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Argentina and the highest level of the Argentine football league system. Organ ...
. He made his debut on 1 November, coming on as a second-half substitute in a league defeat to
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...
.
In July 2017, Rodríguez joined Italian football by signing for
Serie A
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side
Genoa
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.
After making his Genoa debut in the
Coppa Italia
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Juventus is the competition's most successf ...
on 30 November 2017 versus
Crotone
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Founded as the Achaean colony of Kroton ( or ; ), it became a great Greek city, home of the renowned mathematician-philosopher Pythagoras amongst other famous citizens, and one ...
, Rodríguez left the club on loan in January 2018 to join
Vitória Setúbal of the
Primeira Liga
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.
He didn't make a senior appearance in six months with the club.
On 9 August 2018,
Chilean Primera División
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's
Unión La Calera
Unión La Calera is a Chilean football club based in La Calera, Chile. The club competes in the Primera División de Chile.
It was founded as Club de Deportes La Calera on 26 January 1954, after the merger of three teams from the city: ''Condor' ...
completed the loan signing of Rodríguez.
He scored his first senior goal against
Deportes Antofagasta
Deportes Antofagasta is a Chilean football club based in the city of Antofagasta currently playing in the Primera B Of Chile. The club's home stadium is the Estadio Bicentenario Calvo y Bascuñán, which has a capacity of 21,178.
History
The c ...
on 18 August.
Overall, Rodríguez netted three goals in twenty games for them.
He returned to his parent team on 30 June.
Rodríguez had interest from other Chilean teams upon returning to Genoa, though the
ANFP prevented the right midfielder from joining another top-flight outfit as it went against league rules regarding multiple contracts in a single campaign; his father and agent Leonardo appealed the ruling.
He terminated his Genoa contract in August.
In August 2019, Rodríguez rejoined Unión La Calera on a free transfer.
In 2023, Rodríguez played for
Unión Española
Club Unión Española S.A.D.P. is a professional football club based in the Independencia neighborhood, commune of Santiago, Chile currently participating in the Primera División de Chile.
History
Foundation, Amateur Era and First seasons
...
, and switched to
Audax Italiano
Audax Club Sportivo Italiano () is a Chilean football club based in La Florida playing in the Campeonato Nacional, having has spent most of its history in the top tier of Chilean football.
History
The club was founded by Italian residents in S ...
the following year.
On 29 August 2024, Rodríguez moved to Spanish
Segunda División
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side
Burgos CF
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The original Burgos CF (1936), Burgos CF was dissolved in 1983 after becoming Insolven ...
.
In 2025, Rodríguez returned to South America and signed with Uruguayan club
Juventud Las Piedras.
Personal life
He is the son of former Argentine international footballer
Leonardo Rodríguez, who is a historical player of
Universidad de Chile
The University of Chile () is a public research university in Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the co ...
.
Career statistics
.
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Thomas
1996 births
Living people
Footballers from Santiago, Chile
Chilean men's footballers
Chilean people of Argentine descent
Sportspeople of Argentine descent
Men's association football midfielders
Chilean expatriate men's footballers
Club Atlético Banfield footballers
Genoa CFC players
Vitória F.C. players
Unión La Calera footballers
Club Universidad de Chile footballers
Unión Española footballers
Audax Italiano footballers
Burgos CF footballers
Juventud de Las Piedras players
Argentine Primera División players
Serie A players
Primeira Liga players
Chilean Primera División players
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay