Lucas Rodríguez (footballer, born 1997)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Ariel Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Querétaro (on loan from Tijuana) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Estudiantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2021 | Estudiantes | 103 | (8) |
| 2019 | → D.C. United (loan) | 33 | (6) |
| 2021– | Tijuana | 64 | (11) |
| 2024– | → Querétaro (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:14, 16 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Lucas Ariel Rodríguez (born 27 April 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Querétaro.
Club career
[edit]Estudiantes
[edit]Rodríguez is a youth exponent from Estudiantes. On 11 July 2015, he made his first-team debut in a league game against San Martín de San Juan in a 0–0 home draw. He replaced Carlos Auzqui after 78 minutes.[1]
Loan to D.C. United
[edit]On 31 December 2018, Rodríguez signed with MLS side D.C. United on a one-year loan.[2] He scored his first goal for DC against Real Salt Lake on 16 March 2019.[3] He was known to be consistent and was a usual starter. In his 2019 MLS regular season, he played 33 games, scored 6 goals, and contributed 3 assists. In Round 1 of the 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs, Rodríguez scored a stoppage time equalizer against Toronto FC to extend the game into extra time. D.C. would go on to lose the game 1–5, ending their 2019 season.[4] After Rodríguez's loan expired, D.C. negotiated for his return,[5] but were unable to permanently sign Rodríguez from Estudiantes.[6]
Tijuana
[edit]On 20 June 2021, Rodríguez joined Liga MX club, Tijuana.[7]
International career
[edit]Rodríguez previously played for the Argentina national U-17 football team.[8] On 25 September 2019 Rodríguez was called up to the Argentina national under-23 football team for friendlies against Mexico on 9 and 14 October.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Estudiantes vs. San Martín de San Juan – 11 July 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "D.C. United acquire Argentine midfielder Lucas Rodríguez". Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "DC United's Lucas Rodriguez nets amazing 1st MLS goal on corner kick volley". MLSsoccer.com. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ Becherano, Lizzy (19 October 2019). "D.C. United forces extra time, then falls apart en route to 5-1 drubbing by Toronto FC". Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "D.C. United have announced that 16 players are under contract for the 2020 MLS season". 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ Boehm, Charles (20 December 2019). "Reports: DC United pursuing Brian Lozano, unable to reach deal for Titi Rodriguez". Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Xolos de Tijuana makes official the signing of Lucas 'Titi' Rodríguez". Explica.co. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ a b "NYCFC's Castellanos, D.C. United's Rodriguez earn Argentina U-23 call". Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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- Men's association football wingers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Boca Juniors footballers
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- D.C. United players
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- Argentine Primera División players
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- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
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