Guido Rodríguez

Guido Rodríguez (born 12 April 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club Real Betis and the Argentina national team.

Guido Rodríguez
Rodríguez with América in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994
Place of birth Sáenz Peña, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Real Betis
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 River Plate 16 (1)
2016 → Defensa y Justicia (loan) 15 (0)
2016–2017 Tijuana 39 (5)
2017–2020 América 103 (12)
2020– Real Betis 33 (2)
National team‡
2017– Argentina 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2020

Club career

Rodríguez began his career with River Plate, whom he debuted for in 2014. He stayed with the club until 2016. He struggled for playing time, only managing to appear in 16 league matches and twice in the Copa Argentina. Rodríguez also spent time on loan with Defensa y Justicia in 2016, managing 15 league appearances.

In the summer of 2016, Rodríguez joined Mexican side Club Tijuana. He made 39 league appearances and scored five goals.

On 7 July 2017, Rodríguez joined Club América in a reported $7 million deal, reuniting with former Tijuana manager Miguel Herrera.[2]

International career

On 9 June 2017, Rodríguez earned his first call-up with the Argentina national team for the friendly match against Brazil in Melbourne. He came on as a substitute for Paulo Dybala in Argentina’s 1–0 win.

In May 2019, Rodríguez was included in Argentina's 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América.[3]

Career statistics

Club
As of 2 December 2019
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate 2014 Primera División 7 0 1 0 – – 8 0
2015 9 1 1 0 – – 10 1
Total 16 1 2 0 – – 18 1
Defensa y Justicia (loan) 2016 Primera División 15 0 1 0 – – 16 0
Total 15 0 1 0 – – 16 0
Tijuana 2016–17 Liga MX 39 5 3 0 – – 42 5
Total 39 5 3 0 – – 42 5
América 2017–18 Liga MX 37 1 7 0 4 0 – 48 1
2018–19 44 8 7 0 – – 51 8
2019–20 22 3 – 0 0 – 22 3
Total 103 12 14 0 4 0 – 121 12
Career total 173 18 20 0 4 0 – 197 18

Honours

River Plate

América

Argentina

Individual

References
  1. "Guido Rodríguez". Club América.
  2. "Guido Rodríguez, flamante refuerzo del América". Univision.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  3. "Oficial: Marchesín y Guido Rodríguez, con Argentina en la Copa América; Meza, fuera" (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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