Carlos Alberto Rodríguez

Carlos Alberto Rodríguez Gómez (born 3 January 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Monterrey and the Mexico national team.

For other people named Carlos Rodríguez, see Carlos Rodríguez (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.
Carlos Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Rodríguez Gómez
Date of birth (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997
Place of birth San Nicolás de los Garza, México
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Monterrey
Number 29
Youth career
2012–2017 Monterrey
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Monterrey 78 (3)
2017–2018 → Toledo (loan) 30 (3)
National team‡
2019– Mexico 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Club career

Rodríguez originally hailed from Monterrey's youth academy.[2] He made his professional debut with Monterrey on 28 September 2016, in a 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League group stage match against Don Bosco, winning 3–0. Loaned out to third division Spanish team Toledo, he made his club career debut with them and had 30 appearances along with three goals.[3]

Returning to Monterrey for the 2018–19 season, he made his Liga MX debut on 20 October 2018, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 victory over Toluca.[4] He would score his first goal with Monterrey on 15 February 2019, in a 3–2 victory over Monarcas Morelia.[5] He would prove to be a vital part of the club as they would win the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League Finals against town rivals Tigres UANL[6] and be included in the competition's Team of the Tournament.[7]

On 14 December, in the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup quarter-final match against Al Sadd, he would score Monterrey's third goal in a 3–2 victory.[8] At the end of the month, he disputed in both legs of the Apertura championship finals against América. He would score an own goal in the first leg but Monterrey eventually won the match with a 2–1 score.[9] After a 1–2 loss in the second leg, Monterrey would win the finals after defeating América in a penalty shoot-out.[10] He was eventually included in the Best XI of the Apertura 2019.[11]

With Monterrey's victory of the 2019–20 Copa MX, they had obtained the continental treble.[12]

International career

Five months after his Liga MX debut, he was included in Gerardo Martino's first minicamp,[4] and on 22 March 2019, he made his debut for the Mexico national football team in a friendly against Chile, as a starter.[13] Following his debut, Martino stated "Carlos Rodríguez plays like he plays, which looks like a 30-year-old."[14] In May 2019, he was included in the preliminary roster for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup[15] and was included in the final list.[16] He would appear in all matches of the tournament as Mexico went on to win the final against the United States.[17]

Personal life

On 6 October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[18] Following a self-imposed quarantine, he resumed training with Monterrey about two weeks later.[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of 6 February 2021[20]
Club Season League Domestic Cup Continental International Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Monterrey 2016–17 Liga MX 000010—10
2018–19 2617080—411
2019–20 32171—21413
2020–21 20100—00201
Total 78314190211035
Toledo (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División B 303———303
Career total 108614190211338

International
As of match played 17 November 2020[21]
Mexico national team
YearAppsGoals
2019130
202030
Total160

Honours

Club
Monterrey

International
Mexico

Individual

References
  1. "Carlos Alberto Rodríguez Gómez". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  2. Martínez, Alejandro (12 October 2018). "Carlos Rodríguez, la nueva promesa del Monterrey" (in Spanish). Mexico.as.com.
  3. Sánchez, Mariano (11 February 2019). "Carlos Rodríguez: Del descenso en Segunda B, a subirse al Tri" (in Spanish). Mexico.as.com.
  4. Salazar, Israel (11 February 2019). "Charly Rodríguez llega al Tri a cinco meses en Liga MX". Publimetro.com (in Spanish).
  5. "Carlos Rodriguez, seleccionado nacional y primer gol con Monterrey en una semana". Marca Claro México (in Spanish). 15 February 2019.
  6. Arnold, Jon (2 May 2019). "Rayados vanquish frustration of previous Final Regia loss with Concacaf Champions League victory". Goal.com.
  7. Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League [@TheChampions] (2 May 2019). "Presenting the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League 2019 Team of the Tournament!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 May 2019 – via Twitter.
  8. Marshall, Tom (14 December 2019). "Club World Cup: Monterrey edge Al-Sadd to set up semifinal vs. Liverpool". ESPN.
  9. Marshall, Tom (26 December 2019). "Epic golazo gives Monterrey leg up in Liga MX final vs. Club America". ESPN.
  10. Marshall, Tom (30 December 2019). "Monterrey defeat Club America on penalties to win Liga MX 2019 Apertura title". ESPN.
  11. "La Liga MX da a conocer el once ideal del Apertura 2019". Marca Claro México (in Spanish). 3 January 2020.
  12. "¡TRI-PLE-TE! | Rayados consiguió triplete y ahora va por el campeonato del Guard1anes 2020". 90 Min (in Spanish). 5 November 2020.
  13. "Mexico v Chile game report". ESPN. 22 March 2019.
  14. Arnold, Jon (23 March 2019). "Rodriguez looks like player beyond his years in Mexico debut". Goal.com.
  15. Martínez Villar, Enrique (14 May 2019). "Marco Fabián vuelve y no está Tecatito; anuncian lista previa de México para Copa Oro". MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish).
  16. "Selección Mexicana anuncia lista definitiva para Copa Oro 2019". MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish). 6 June 2019.
  17. Straus, Brian (7 July 2019). "Mexico Turns Tide, Wins Gold Cup Title Again vs. Wasteful USMNT". Sports Illustrated.
  18. Serrano, Rodrigo (6 October 2020). "Carlos Rodríguez tests positive for Covid-19". AS.
  19. "Charly Rodríguez está de regreso en Rayados tras superar covid-19". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). 19 October 2020.
  20. Carlos Alberto Rodríguez at Soccerway
  21. Carlos Alberto Rodriguez at National-Football-Teams.com
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