Alexis Rodríguez (footballer)

Alexis Agustín Rodríguez (born 21 March 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Deportivo Municipal, on loan from Newell's Old Boys.[2]

Alexis Rodríguez
Rodríguez with Newell's Old Boys in 2018
Personal information
Full name Alexis Agustín Rodríguez
Date of birth (1996-03-21) 21 March 1996
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left winger[1]
Team information
Current team
Deportivo Municipal
(on loan from Newell's Old Boys)
Number 11
Youth career
Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Newell's Old Boys 55 (7)
2021–Deportivo Municipal (loan) 42 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:41, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

Career

Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Rodríguez began in the youth team of hometown club Newell's Old Boys.[3][4] He was promoted into the first-team when he was an unused substitute for an Argentine Primera División win over Olimpo on 27 May 2017.[2][5]

Rodríguez's professional debut arrived on 26 November 2017 in a 3–1 win away to River Plate, as an 83rd-minute substitute for Brian Sarmiento.[2] The following 5 May, he scored his first career goal in a 1–0 home win over Defensa y Justicia.[6]

Personal life

He is the twin brother of Denis Rodríguez and cousin of Maxi Rodríguez, both of whom were his teammates at Newell's.[3][4]

Career statistics

As of 5 August 2018.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newell's Old Boys 2016–17 Primera División 00000000
2017–18 81112000112
2018–19 0000000000
Career total 81112000112
  1. Includes the Copa Argentina
  2. Includes the Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. Alexis Rodríguez at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Alexis Rodríguez profile". Soccerway. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. "El golazo del "otro" primo de Maxi Rodríguez para el triunfo de la reserva leprosa" [The wondergoal of Maxi Rodríguez's "other" cousin in the leper reserves' triumph]. La Capital (in Spanish). 2 October 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. "Qué primo, Maxi!" [What a cousin, Maxi!]. Olé (in Spanish). 2 October 2017. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  5. "Alexis Rodríguez profile". BDFA. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. "Newell's recuperó la sonrisa frente a Defensa y Justicia en Rosario" [Newell's recovered their smile against Defensa y Justicia in Rosario] (in Spanish). Infobae. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2020.


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