Rodrigo Salinas (footballer, born 1986)

Rodrigo Javier Salinas (born 4 July 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean Primera División side Deportes La Serena.[1]

Not to be confused with Rodrigo Salinas (footballer, born 1988) or Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz.

Rodrigo Salinas
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Javier Salinas
Date of birth (1986-07-04) 4 July 1986
Place of birth La Plata, Argentina
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Deportes La Serena
Number 9
Youth career
Villa San Carlos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 Villa San Carlos 93 (13)
2009–2014 Godoy Cruz 54 (9)
2011–2012 → Rosario Central (loan) 7 (0)
2013–2014 → Unión Santa Fe (loan) 37 (8)
2014–2015 Atlante 10 (2)
2015–2016 Los Andes 28 (4)
2016–2017 Chacarita Juniors 43 (30)
2017 Al-Ettifaq 7 (2)
2018–2020 Vélez Sarsfield 27 (5)
2019 → Newell's Old Boys (loan) 15 (1)
2020– Deportes La Serena 5 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2020

Career

Salinas began his senior career in 2004 with Villa San Carlos, he remained with the Primera C club until 2009 and scored a total of thirteen goals in ninety-three matches.[2][3] Godoy Cruz of the Argentine Primera División signed Salinas in 2009, he scored three goals in his first season including a hat-trick in a 6–2 win over Tigre on 12 April 2010.[1] Overall, he stayed with the club for six seasons and scored nine goals in fifty-four appearances.[1] Whilst with Godoy Cruz, Salinas was loaned out twice to Rosario Central and Unión Santa Fe respectively.[1][4] He failed to score for Rosario Central but did score eight times for Unión Santa Fe.[1]

In August 2014, Salinas left Argentine football to join Ascenso MX team Atlante.[1][5] He departed almost a year later following two goals in ten games.[1] He returned to Argentina and subsequently had a two-season spell with Los Andes in Primera B Nacional, prior to signing for fellow second tier club Chacarita Juniors.[6][7] He went onto score thirty goals in forty-three matches as Chacarita won promotion to the Argentine Primera División.[1][8] On 17 August 2017, Salinas joined Saudi Professional League side Al-Ettifaq.[1] He scored on his debut in a loss to Al-Qadisiyah on 14 September.[1] One more goal and six more appearances followed.[1]

Salinas mutually terminated his contract with Al-Ettifaq in January 2018, he subsequently agreed to sign for Argentine Primera División team Vélez Sarsfield.[9][10]

Career statistics
As of 24 May 2018.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vélez Sarsfield 2017–18 Primera División 12200——00122
Career total 12200——00122
  1. Includes the Copa Argentina

References
  1. "Rodrigo Salinas profile". Soccerway. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. "Rodrigo Salinas profile". BDFA. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. "Villa San Carlos empató en el clásico y ascendió a la B Metropolitana". Clarín. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  4. "El Potro Salinas estampó la firma". El Litoral. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. "Atlante salva el empate y suma un punto de visitante". Atlante F.C. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  6. "Refuerza el ataque". Club Atletico Los Andes. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  7. "Goleador Funebrero". Mundo Ascenso. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  8. "La emocionante historia de Rodrigo Salinas, el súper goleador de la temporada". Clarín. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  9. "الاتفاق يفسخ عقد ساليناس بالتراضي". Kooora. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  10. "Vélez oficializó a Salinas". TyC Sports. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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