Gianni Daniel Rodríguez Fernández (born 7 June 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left back.[2][3]

Gianni Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Gianni Daniel Rodríguez Fernández[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-07) 7 June 1994 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
2010–2012 Danubio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Danubio 12 (0)
2013–2016 Benfica B 24 (0)
2015–2016Peñarol (loan) 10 (0)
2016–2017 Peñarol 1 (0)
2017Cerro (loan) 20 (0)
2017 Sud América 16 (0)
2018 Fénix 15 (0)
2018–2019 San Martín 9 (0)
2019 Almería 0 (0)
2020 Lori 5 (0)
2020–2021 El Ejido 6 (0)
International career
2009 Uruguay U15 17 (0)
2009–2011 Uruguay U17 41 (2)
2012–2013 Uruguay U20 27 (0)
2011 Uruguay U22 4 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
Men's Football
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Mexico National Team
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2013 Turkey National Team
South American U-20 Championship
Third place 2013 Argentina National Team
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Runner-up 2011 Mexico National Team
South American U-17 Championship
Runner-up 2011 Ecuador National Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:38, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

Club career edit

Born in Montevideo, Rodríguez joined the youth system of Danubio F.C. in 2010. In 2012, he joined the senior team, playing 12 matches in 2012–13 Primera División, and 2 matches in 2012 Copa Sudamericana.

In 2013, Rodríguez joined Portuguese club S.L. Benfica, being assigned to the reserve team in Segunda Liga. There, he played 3 matches in the 2012–13 campaign, and 21 matches in 2013–2014. In 2014–15 he was inactive, not being part of the B team.[4]

On 5 February 2015, it was announced that Rodríguez had been loaned to Peñarol.[5][6] He subsequently represented Cerro, Sud América, Fénix and Argentine side San Martín de San Juan before joining Spanish side UD Almería on 18 July 2019.[7]

On 28 August 2019, however, Rodríguez terminated his contract with the Andalusians after the club's change of ownership.

On 16 February 2020, Armenian Premier League club Lori FC announced the signing of Rodríguez on a one-year contract.[8] He left Lori on 25 September 2020 to join CD El Ejido in Spain on a deal until the end of the season.[9][10] However, the deal was terminated by mutual agreement in the beginning of January 2021.[11]

Honours edit

Uruguay

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2013. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Se fue el capitán sin saber a dónde".
  3. ^ "17 – GIANNI RODRÍGUEZ – AUF". Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Gianni Rodríguez: "É muito difícil jogar no Benfica"" [Gianni Rodríguez: "It is very hard to play at Benfica"] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 January 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Gianni Rodríguez es la tercera incorporación de Peñarol" [Gianni Rodríguez is the third addition of Peñarol] (in Spanish). LaRed21. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Gianni Rodríguez cedido ao Peñarol" [Gianni Rodríguez on loan to Penãrol] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.[dead link]
  7. ^ "El Almería ficha a Gianni Rodríguez, lateral izquierdo uruguayo" [Almería sign Gianni Rodríguez, Uruguayan left back] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Ջիաննի Ռոդրիգեսը միացավ Լոռիին". fclori.am (in Armenian). Lori FC. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  9. ^ Gianni Rodríguez, nuevo jugador del CD El Ejido, diariodealmeria.es, 25 September 2020
  10. ^ El lateral uruguayo Gianni Rodríguez firma con el CD El Ejido, clubdeportivoelejido.com, 25 September 2020
  11. ^ El CD El Ejido sigue remodelando su plantilla, cadenaser.com, 6 January 2021

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