Julio Rodríguez (footballer, born 1990)

Julio César Rodríguez Giménez (born 5 December 1990) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Guillermo Brown.[1][3]

Julio Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Julio César Rodríguez Giménez
Date of birth (1990-12-05) 5 December 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-forward[2]
Team information
Current team
Guillermo Brown
Youth career
Defensa y Justicia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Defensa y Justicia 24 (9)
2011–2012Berazategui (loan) 25 (3)
2013–2017 Dorados de Sinaloa 16 (2)
2013Tijuana (loan) 0 (0)
2014Godoy Cruz (loan) 16 (3)
2014–2015Defensa y Justicia (loan) 32 (6)
2016Unión Santa Fe (loan) 10 (1)
2016–2017Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) 17 (1)
2017Almagro (loan) 0 (0)
2018 Deportivo Capiatá 25 (4)
2019 Zira 23 (12)
2020–2022 Sabah 45 (6)
2023– Guillermo Brown 30 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:49, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

Career edit

Rodríguez's first taste of senior football came in October 2010 as he was selected on the bench by Defensa y Justicia for a match against Tiro Federal in Primera B Nacional, he didn't make an appearance for the club until after his loan move to Primera C Metropolitana side Berazategui.[1] He scored three goals in twenty-five games for Berazategui before making his Defensa y Justicia debut on 13 October 2012 in a defeat to Instituto.[1] He went onto make twenty-four league appearances in 2012–13 for Defensa y Justicia before leaving the club and Argentine football to join Ascenso MX side Dorados de Sinaloa in 2013.[1]

Two goals in sixteen appearances followed, during which time Rodríguez spent time with Dorados' senior affiliate Liga MX team Tijuana on loan.[1][4] He made just one appearance for Tijuana in a 6–0 home win over Honduran side Victoria in the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League.[1][4] In 2014, he completed a loan move to Argentine Primera División side Godoy Cruz.[1][5] Sixteen games and three goals followed for him at Godoy. After his time in Mendoza, Rodríguez rejoined Defensa y Justicia on loan and subsequently scored six times in thirty-two matches in two seasons in Argentina's top tier for them.[1]

2016 saw Rodríguez make temporary moves to Unión Santa Fe and Arsenal de Sarandí.[1][6][7] A year later, in August 2017, Rodríguez joined Primera B Nacional side Almagro.[1][8] However, he soon returned to Dorados after contractual disagreements.[1][9][10] In January 2018, Rodríguez signed for Paraguayan Primera División team Deportivo Capiatá.[1][11] He scored on his debut for the club, netting the opening goal in a win over Deportivo Santaní on 25 February.[1] He departed the end of 2018, scoring four times across twenty-five fixtures.[1] In January 2019, Rodríguez went to Azerbaijan to sign with top-flight Zira.[12]

Following nine goals in fourteen games in his first seven months, Rodríguez renewed his contract with Zira on 20 June 2019.[13] On 29 January 2020, Rodríguez signed a contract with fellow Azerbaijani team Sabah on a season-long deal.[14] His first appearance for Sabah came on 1 February against former club Zira.[1] In the succeeding September, Rodríguez scored his first goal for Sabah - again, against Zira.[1]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 15 May 2022.[1][3]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Defensa y Justicia 2010–11 Primera B Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13 24 9 2 0 0 0 26 9
Total 24 9 2 0 0 0 26 9
Berazategui (loan) 2010–11 Primera C Metropolitana 25 3 0 0 0 0 25 3
Dorados de Sinaloa 2013–14 Ascenso MX 16 2 4 0 0 0 20 2
2014–15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Liga MX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Ascenso MX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 16 2 4 0 0 0 20 2
Tijuana (loan) 2013–14 Liga MX 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 1 0
Godoy Cruz (loan) 2013–14 Argentine Primera División 16 3 0 0 0 0 16 3
Defensa y Justicia (loan) 2014 Argentine Primera División 8 3 2 1 0 0 10 4
2015 24 3 4 0 0 0 28 3
Total 32 6 6 0 0 0 38 7
Unión Santa Fe (loan) 2016 Argentine Primera División 10 1 1 0 0 0 11 1
Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) 2016–17 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
Almagro (loan) 2017–18 Primera B Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Deportivo Capiatá 2018 Paraguayan Primera División 25 4 0 0 0 0 25 4
Zira 2018–19 Premier League 12 8 2 1 0 0 14 9
2019–20 11 4 3 2 0 0 14 6
Total 23 12 5 3 0 0 28 15
Sabah 2019–20 Premier League 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2020–21 25 3 1 0 0 0 26 3
2021–22 14 3 2 0 16 3
Total 45 6 3 0 0 0 48 6
Career total 233 47 23 4 1 0 0 0 257 51
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Julio César Rodríguez profile". Soccerway. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Julio Rodríguez". World Football. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Julio César Rodríguez profile". ESPN FC. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Noche para debutantes: Julio Rodríguez y Juan Hernández". San Diego Red. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Julio César Rodríguez Giménez, refuerzo del Tomba". Vavel. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Julio César Rodriguez suena en Unión". Sol 91.5. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Julio Rodríguez es nuevo refuerzo del Arse". Vavel. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Se viene Almagro 2017-2018". Club Almagro. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  9. ^ "El delantero Rodríguez no seguirá". Almagro 100. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  10. ^ "El delantero Rodríguez no seguirá". Club Almagro. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  11. ^ "¡A moverse!". Tigo Sports. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Komandamız paraqvaylı Xulio Sezar Rodriqez Ximenes ilə anlaşıb". Zira. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  13. ^ ""Zirə" daha bir futbolçu ilə müqaviləni yeniləyib". Zira. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  14. ^ "XULİO RODRİQES "SABAH"DA!". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FK. 29 January 2020.

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