Rodrigo Villagra

Rodrigo Román Villagra (born 14 February 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Talleres de Córdoba.[1]

Rodrigo Villagra
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Román Villagra
Date of birth (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001
Place of birth Morteros, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Talleres
Number 18
Youth career
Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Rosario Central 25 (0)
2021– Talleres 34 (0)
International career
2019 Argentina U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:55, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Villagra came through the youth ranks of Rosario Central.[2] Diego Cocca was the manager who selected him for his professional debut, as the midfielder featured for the full duration of a Copa Libertadores group stage defeat to Libertad on 4 April 2019; he had previously been on the substitutes bench in the same competition a month prior versus Grêmio.[1][3]

On 5 August 2021, Villagra joined fellow league club Talleres de Córdoba on a deal until the end of 2025.[4]

International career

In March 2019, Villagra received a call-up to the Argentina U20s ahead of friendlies in Murcia, Spain.[5][6]

Personal life

Villagra has a footballing brother, Cristian, who also started his senior career with Rosario Central.[2] Their other brother, Gonzalo, died in June 2018 following a battle with leukemia.[7]

Career statistics
As of 5 April 2019.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosario Central 2018–19 Primera División 0000100010
Career total 0000100010

    References
    1. "Argentina - R. Villagra". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
    2. "Conociendo a... Rodrigo Villagra". Rosario Central. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
    3. "Cocca probó el equipo que enfrentaría a Libertad". Radiofonica. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
    4. Es oficial: Rodrigo Villagra se incorporó a Talleres, ultimajugada.com, 5 August 2021
    5. "Los convocados por Fernando Batista para entrenar en el Sub 20". Diagonales. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
    6. "Firmaron los pibes". Vavel. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
    7. "Dolor en el fútbol: murió el hermano de Cristian Villagra, a quien el jugador le había donado médula osea". Infobae. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
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