Jorge Luis Rojas Mendoza (born 7 January 1993) is a Paraguayan international footballer who plays professionally for Paraguayan club Independiente FBC as a winger.[2][3] He also plays for the Paraguay national team, having made his debut in 2012.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Luis Rojas Mendoza[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Concepción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente FBC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Cerro Porteño | 63 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Benfica B | 17 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Belenenses (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Gimnasia LP (loan) | 45 | (5) |
| 2016 | → Cerro Porteño (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Cerro Porteño | 75 | (10) |
| 2019–2020 | Querétaro | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Tijuana (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Olimpia | 16 | (1) |
| 2021 | Sol de América | 12 | (0) |
| 2022 | Sportivo Ameliano | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Independiente FBC | 24 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Paraguay | 16 | (1) |
| 2013 | Paraguay U20s | 12 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:04, 22 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:08, 22 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Born in Concepción,[4] Rojas began his career with Cerro Porteño.
In April 2013, he signed a 5-year contract with Portuguese club Benfica, joining at the start of the 2013–14 season.[5] After playing for Benfica B in the Segunda Liga, he was loaned to Belenenses in January 2014 for the rest of the season.[6] On 8 July 2014, Rojas was loaned to Argentine club Gimnasia LP until December 2015.[7] He made 51 appearances and scored 5 goals for Gimnasia between July 2014 and December 2015. Upon his arrival back to Benfica he was again sent out on loan, as he joined former club Cerro Porteño.[8]
In January 2019 Rojas signed for Mexican club Querétaro.[9] On 24 June 2019, Tijuana announced his signing on a 18 months loan.[10]
On 3 January 2020, Rojas returned to Paraguay, joining Club Olimpia.[11] On 9 June 2021, he joined Sol de América.[12]
On 22 July 2022, Rojas returned to Paraguay joining Sportivo Ameliano, after a failed stint at Metalist Kharkiv due to the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War.[13]
International career edit
Rojas has made 16 appearances and scored once for Paraguay.[2] He played in 12 games and scored 3 goals for Paraguay U20s, with them coming at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship and 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[14]
Club statistics edit
- As of 22 April 2024[3]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerro Porteño | 2011 | Paraguayan Primera División | 19 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 32 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 55 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 62 | 0 | |||
| Benfica B | 2013–14 | Segunda Liga | 17 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Belenenses (loan) | 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Gimnasia LP (loan) | 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 2 | 1[e] | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 2015 | 29 | 3 | 3[g] | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| Total | 45 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 5 | ||
| Cerro Porteño (loan) | 2016 | Paraguayan Primera División | 12 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Cerro Porteño | 2016 | 9 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 43 | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | 49 | 7 | |||
| 2018 | 32 | 4 | — | 8 | 0 | 40 | 4 | |||
| Total | 96 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 121 | 12 | ||
| Querétaro | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Tijuana (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Olimpia | 2020 | Paraguayan Primera División | 16 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Sol de América | 2021 | Paraguayan Primera División | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Sportivo Ameliano | 2022 | Paraguayan Primera División | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Independiente FBC | 2023 | Paraguayan División Intermedia | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | |
| Career total | 277 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 322 | 23 | ||
- ^ Includes the Taça de Portugal and Copa Argentina
- ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Two appearances in the Copa Libertadores
- ^ Three appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ One appearance in the Copa Argentina
- ^ Two appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Three appearances in the Copa Argentina
Honours edit
- Cerro Porteño[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Paraguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Jorge Rojas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Jorge Rojas at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ Preparativos para la segunda prueba; Selección Paraguaya (Spanish)
- ^ Benfica agree to sign Jorge Rojas at Soccernews
- ^ Jorge Rojas emprestado ao Belenenses at Record
- ^ "Jorge Rojas cedido ao Gimnasia La Plata". Record.pt. 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Jorge Rojas loaned to Cerro Porteño". Record. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Jorge Rojas continuará su carrera en el Querétaro de México". Tigo Sports.
- ^ La Nación (24 June 2019). "Jorge Rojas cambia de club en México a meses de su llegada". Diario HOY (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Jorge Rojas es nuevo jugador de Olimpia". D10 (in Spanish). 3 January 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Sol de América presenta a ocho refuerzos". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 9 June 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Jorge Rojas vuelve al fútbol paraguayo". D10 (in Spanish). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Mali hold Under-20 favourites Paraguay to a draw". BBC Sport. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
External links edit
- Jorge Rojas at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Jorge Rojas – FIFA competition record (archived)
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