Leandro Rodríguez

Leandro Joaquín Rodríguez Telechea (born 19 November 1992) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portogruaro.

Not to be confused with Leandro Rodrigues.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Telechea.
Leandro Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Leandro Joaquín Rodríguez Telechea[1]
Date of birth (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Portogruaro
Number 31
Youth career
0000–2012 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 River Plate 71 (19)
2015–2017 Everton 0 (0)
2016 → Brentford (loan) 2 (0)
2017 → Waasland-Beveren (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2018 Danubio 21 (3)
2018–2019 Torque 10 (2)
2019 Racing Club 8 (1)
2019–2020 Alebrijes de Oaxaca 17 (2)
2020–2021 Danubio 28 (4)
2022 Rentistas 5 (0)
2023 Portogruaro 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:08, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

Career

River Plate

Born in Montevideo, Rodríguez began his career with River Plate Montevideo. He made his debut on 25 August 2012 in the season's first game, which was a 1–0 win over Juventud de Las Piedras at the Estadio Saroldi.[2] On 30 September he scored his first goal, which was the opener in a 2–0 home victory over Liverpool.[3] He ended his first season with three goals in 24 appearances.

On 17 August 2013, Rodríguez scored as River began the new season with a 4–2 win against reigning champions CA Peñarol at the Estadio Centenario.[4] He scored again on 2 March 2014 in a 3–0 home win over Uruguay's other leading club, Nacional.[5] Three weeks later, as a 43rd-minute substitute for Jonathan Ramírez, Rodríguez scored the only goal in a victory against neighbourhood rivals Wanderers.[6] On 11 May, he was sent off in a 0–2 home defeat to Racing, along with teammate Sebastián Taborda.[7] His seven goals in 23 games in this second season helped the club qualify for the 2014 Copa Sudamericana, where they were drawn against Ecuador's Club Sport Emelec in the first stage. In the second leg on 25 September, he equalised for a 1–1 draw, but River were eliminated 3–2 on aggregate.[8]

The 2014–15 season was Rodríguez's most successful for River Plate. He scored nine goals in 23 games, including his first two-goal haul in a 4–0 home victory over Rampla Juniors on 8 March 2015.[9] Six days later, he hit the winner in a 2–1 victory over Nacional at Estadio Gran Parque Central.[10]

Everton

On 28 August 2015, Rodríguez signed a four-year contract with Everton of the Premier League for a reported fee of £500,000.[11][12] Manager Roberto Martínez said that he would likely be put into the first team due to his experience in top-flight football in his homeland.[12] However, Rodríguez made his debut for the under-21 team on 7 September. In his debut, he would head in Ryan Ledson's cross to open a 3–0 home win over Preston North End in the Lancashire Senior Cup.[13] Fifteen days later, he was included in the senior squad for the first time, but remained on the bench as an unused substitute in a 2–1 win away to Reading in the second round of the League Cup.[14] Rodríguez made his Everton first team debut on 9 January 2016 in the third round of the FA Cup when he replaced Aaron Lennon for the final minute of a 2–0 win over Dagenham & Redbridge at Goodison Park.[15]

On 17 March 2016, Rodríguez joined Championship club Brentford on a one-month loan.[16] He made his debut three days later in a 0–1 home loss to Blackburn Rovers when he played 76 minutes before being replaced by Scott Hogan.[17] He suffered a pulled hamstring on his second appearance and returned to Goodison Park when his loan expired.[18] On 31 January, he joined Waasland-Beveren on loan.[19]

Return to Latin America

In August 2017, Rodríguez left Everton and returned to Uruguay to join Danubio.[20] A year later, he joined fellow Uruguayan Primera División side Torque.

After several months with Racing Club de Montevideo, Rodríguez went abroad again in July 2019, joining Alebrijes de Oaxaca in Mexico's Ascenso MX.[21]

Personal life

Rodríguez also holds an Italian passport.[12] His older brother Diego is a defender who played for Wanderers, Juventud, Málaga and Vancouver Whitecaps.[22]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 April 2016.
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate Montevideo 2012–13[1] Uruguayan Primera División 243———243
2013–14[1] Uruguayan Primera División 237——3[lower-alpha 1]0267
2014–15[1] Uruguayan Primera División 239——4[lower-alpha 1]12710
2015–16[1] Uruguayan Primera División 10———10
Total 7119——717820
Everton 2015–16[23] Premier League 001000—10
Brentford (loan) 2015–16[23] Championship 2 0 — — — 2 0
Career total 73191000718120
  1. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana.

References
  1. "L. RODRÍGUEZ". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. "River Plate venció 1-0 a Juventud" [River Plate defeat Juventud 1-0]. República (in Spanish). 26 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  3. "Lo bajó a tierra (Nota: Gol de Leandro)" [He took them down to the ground] (in Spanish). El Gran DT. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  4. "¡Qué bomba, señores!" [What a performance, sirs!] (in Spanish). Fútbol.uy. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  5. "River le ganó 3-0 a Nacional que sufre otra dura goleada" [River win 3–0 against Nacional who suffer another rough thrashing] (in Spanish). La Red 21. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  6. Carlos, Montaño (23 March 2014). "Gol y punta" [Goal and point] (in Spanish). Ovación. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  7. "Racing le ganó 2 a 0 a River Plate" [Racing win 2–0 at River Plate] (in Spanish). Taringa!. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  8. "Atletico Nacional advances in Copa Sudamericana". SBS. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  9. "Todos los goles de la tercera fecha del Torneo Clausura" [All the goals of the third round of the Torneo Clausura] (in Spanish). TeleDoce. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  10. "Volvió a caer. Nacional perdió con River y no levanta" [They're back in free-fall. Nacional lose to River and don't get up] (in Spanish). La Posta. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  11. "Blues Complete Rodriguez Deal". Everton F.C. 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  12. "Everton sign Uruguayan striker Leandro Rodriguez". BBC Sport. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  13. "Everton U21 3-0 Preston North End U21". Everton F.C. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  14. Williams, Adam (21 September 2015). "Reading 1-2 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  15. Chapman, Caroline (9 January 2016). "Everton 2-0 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  16. Wickham, Chris. "Brentford sign Uruguayan striker Leandro Rodriguez on loan from Everton". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
  17. "Brentford 0-1 Blackburn Rovers". BBC Sport. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  18. FC, Brentford. "Striker Leandro Rodríguez has returned to Everton from Brentford at the end of his loan spell". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  19. "W-B huurt Leandro Rodriguez van Everton FC - Waasland-Beveren". www.waasland-beveren.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  20. Kirkbride, Phil (2017-09-01). "The mysterious career and exit of Leandro Rodriguez". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  21. Sánchez León, Julio (20 July 2019). "Ex del Everton sería Alebrije" [Former Everton player will be an Alebrije] (in Spanish). NVI Noticias. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  22. "Weber: Diego Rodriguez sees brother sign with Everton". TheProvince.com. 29 August 2015. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015.
  23. "Games played by Leandro Rodríguez in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
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