Thomas Rodríguez Trogsar (born 5 April 1996) is a

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an professional

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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

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. In July 2017, Rodríguez joined Italian football by signing for

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. After making his Genoa debut in the

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on 30 November 2017 versus

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, Rodríguez left the club on loan in January 2018 to join Vitória Setúbal of the

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. He didn't make a senior appearance in six months with the club. On 9 August 2018,

Chilean Primera División The Chilean Primera División () is a professional association football league in Chile and the highest level of the Chilean football league system. Founded in 1933, it is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP). The l ...

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

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. 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

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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