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Rodrigo Moreira (footballer, born 1996)

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Rodrigo Moreira
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Miguel Moreira
Date of birth (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Villa Constitución, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
Deportes Limache
Youth career
Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Independiente 3 (0)
2016–2017San Martín Tucumán (loan) 41 (8)
2018–2020 San Martín Tucumán 28 (1)
2020–2022 Quilmes 49 (5)
2023 Defensores de Belgrano 35 (7)
2024– Deportes Limache 0 (0)
International career
2013 Argentina U17 12 (1)
2015 Argentina U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024

Rodrigo Miguel Moreira (born 15 July 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chilean club Deportes Limache.[2]

Career

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Club

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Moreira's senior career with Independiente began in 2014 when he was a substitute for a Copa Argentina match with Belgrano, though he was unused in a 0–2 win on 28 July.[2] On 5 August 2016, Moreira joined Primera B Nacional's San Martín on loan.[2][3][4] He scored on his professional debut in a home draw versus Argentinos Juniors, which was the first of eight goals during 2016–17 for San Martín over forty-one appearances.[2][5] He returned to Independiente in July 2017 and made his debut for the club on 8 September against Olimpo.[2][6] On 30 June 2018, Moreira completed a return to former club San Martín; joining permanently.[2] In August 2020, Moreira moved to Quilmes.[7]

In 2024, he moved to Chile and joined Deportes Limache in the Primera B.[8]

International

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Moreira represented Argentina at U17 and U20 level.[2][9] He won twelve caps for the U17s, winning the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship and scoring one goal (versus Ivory Coast) in six games at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[2] He played six times for the U20s, five of which came during the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship which Argentina won whilst the other cap came during the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.[2]

Career statistics

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As of 5 September 2018.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup Continental[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Independiente 2014 Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 3 0 0 0 2[c] 0 0 0 5 0
Total 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
San Martín (loan) 2016–17 Primera B Nacional 41 8 0 0 0 0 41 8
San Martín 2018–19 Primera División 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 41 8 1 0 0 0 42 8
Career total 44 8 1 0 2 0 0 0 47 8
  1. ^ Includes the Copa Argentina
  2. ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Two appearances in 2017 Copa Sudamericana

Honours

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Club

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Independiente[2]

International

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Argentina U17[2]
Argentina U20[2]

References

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  1. ^ Rodrigo Moreira at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Rodrigo Moreira profile". Soccerway. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Rodrigo Moreira, un refuerzo de categoría para San Martín". La Gaceta. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Independiente sigue de cerca el rendimiento de Moreira". La Gaceta. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Rodrigo Moreira profile". BDFA. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Moreira: San Martín fue de lo mejor en mi carrera". La Gaceta. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  7. ^ Quilmes A.C. on Twitter: "Rodrigo Miguel Moreira se ..., twitter.com, 21 August 2020
  8. ^ Vera, Pablo (8 January 2024). "Limache remece a la B con un bicampeón de América y un ex Independiente". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Rodrigo Moreira: Estoy contento por mí y por el club". Vavel. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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