Rodrigo Báez

Rodrigo Daniel Báez Acosta (born 23 November 1994) is a Paraguayan footballer forward who plays for San Lorenzo.

This article is about the association football player. For the rugby union footballer, see Rodrigo Báez (rugby union).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Báez and the second or maternal family name is Acosta.
Rodrigo Báez
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Daniel Báez Acosta
Date of birth (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward[1]
Club information
Current team
 San Lorenzo
Youth career
2008–2011 Olimpia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Colo-Colo B 34 (2)
2012–2016 Colo-Colo 0 (0)
2012 → Capiatá (loan) 15 (1)
2014–2015 → La Serena (loan) 34 (4)
2015 → Santaní (loan) 5 (0)
2016 → Iberia (loan) 6 (0)
2016 Sol de América 1 (0)
2019– San Lorenzo 0 (0)
National team
2009 Paraguay U15 8 (0)
2010–2011 Paraguay U17 10 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 February 2019

Club career

Born in Asunción, Paraguay, Báez joined Olimpia youth set-up aged 14 in 2008, where he managed to draw the attention of the Paraguayan football team to play in their youth levels.

On 16 January 2012, Báez reached a five-year deal with Chilean powerhouse Colo-Colo, which bought the 50% rights for a US$300.000 fee.[2] However, two weeks later he returned to his country, joining on loan to Deportivo Capiatá — after being on trial with coach Ivo Basay[3] — to finish his studies.[4]

After completing his loan spell and studies, he returned to Colo-Colo on 20 December.[4] Once settled in the club‘s reserve team, he completed two goals in 24 appearances during the 2013–14 Segunda División season.

In June 2014, he joined Primera B (second-tier) side Deportes La Serena on loan, where played all matches of the 2014–15 season with the IV Region of Coquimbo-based team.[5]

On 18 May 2015, it was reported that he returned to Colo-Colo and joined the pre-season and began to train with the first adult team under coach José Luis Sierra on the head, to face the season.[5] Then it was confirmed his loan to Deportivo Santaní of his country, freshly promoted to the first tier. In 2016, he returned to Chile and moved to Deportes Iberia on loan.

In mid-2016, Báez finished his contract with Colo-Colo and joined Sol de América from the Primera División de Paraguay.

International career

He has represented Paraguay in under-15 and under-17 levels, having won the South American Under-15 Football Championship in 2009, being the team captain.[6] Báez completed seven appearances and two goals during the tournament. Then in 2011, he was called up to the under-17 national team to play the category‘s football championship in Ecuador of which Paraguay finished in the bottom of the final stage, being eliminated.

However, Báez failed to play the 2013 South American Youth Championship because “if he doesn’t sign for Olimpia (Paraguayan club), he wouldn‘t go the national team”, so the coach Víctor Genes not considered him.[6]

Honours

International
Paraguay

References
  1. Profile at Footballdatabase, footballdatabase.eu
  2. "Joven Paraguayo llergaría a Colo-Colo" [Young Paraguayan would join Colo-Colo]. Enelcamarin.com (in Spanish). 16 January 2012.
  3. "Rodrigo Báez: Puedo pelearle un puesto a Rodrigo Millar" (in Spanish). El Gráfico. 12 June 2012.
  4. "Báez: "Quiero ganar todo lo que juegue en Colo Colo"". Dalealbo. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  5. "Paraguayo Rodrigo Báez: "Quiero tener una revancha en Colo Colo"". CDF.cl. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  6. "Rodrigo Báez: "Me dijeron que si no firmaba en Olimpia, no iba a la selección"". Sociosporcolocolo.cl. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
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