Yonathan Rodríguez

Yonathan Alexis Rodríguez Benítez (born 1 July 1993) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Club Nacional de Football on loan from Club Sportivo Cerrito.

Yonathan Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Yonathan Alexis Rodríguez Benítez
Date of birth (1993-07-01) 1 July 1993
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nacional (on loan from Cerrito)
Number 5
Youth career
Palma De Flores Baby Futbol Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–0000 Cerrito 146 (9)
2022– → Nacional (loan) 31 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Career

Rodríguez is from a humble background in Montevideo, one of five children. Whilst playing at Palma De Flores Baby Futbol Club he would sometimes have to go to training without having first had breakfast. Rodríguez came through the ranks at Club Sportivo Cerrito playing as a defensive midfielder.[1]

He made his debut against Boston River on 12 October 2013 in a 0-0 draw in the Uruguayan Segunda División.[2] He stayed with the club despite relegation to Uruguayan third division in 2014-15. In the third division they played for one season and over the following seasons reached the promotion playoffs on more than one occasion before achieving promotion from the Segunda Division as champions in 2020. Rodríguez made a total of 146 appearances league and scored 9 goals for the senior Cerrito side prior to joining Nacional aged 28 in January 2022 on a one year loan deal. The deal contained a stipulation for a second season should he play a minimum of 60% of their matches.[3][4]

With Nacional he made his debut in the Copa Libertadores, starting all six of their games, as well as making three appearances in the Copa Sudamerica. He was part of their title-winning 2022 Uruguayan Primera División season. From the first 50 games available to him in all competitions he secured 33 starts plus 3 substitute appearances to ensure an automatic second season with Nacional as stated in his contract.[5]

Honours

Club Sportivo Cerrito

Nacional

References
  1. "Este artículo lo puede ver en este". elobservador.com.
  2. "CERRITO VS. BOSTON RIVER 0-0". Soccerway.
  3. "Nacional: Midfielder Yonathan Rodríguez left Cerrito and is a new tricolor player". futbol.com.
  4. "Nacional sorprendió con la incorporación de Yonathan Rodríguez, de Cerrito". elpais.com.
  5. "Por los minutos que ya jugó, Yona Rodríguez se aseguró la renovación de su contrato en Nacional". Elpais.com.
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