Rodrigo Ariel Izco (born 17 October 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie D club Castrovillari.[2]

Rodrigo Izco
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Ariel Izco
Date of birth (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Caballito, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back[1]
Team information
Current team
Castrovillari
Youth career
Huracán
San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2021 Comunicaciones 46 (0)
2016–2017Ferro Carril Oeste (loan) 32 (0)
2017–2018Estudiantes (loan) 10 (0)
2018–2019Almagro (loan) 18 (0)
2019Nueva Chicago (loan) 4 (0)
2021 Licata 14 (4)
2021–2022 Bisceglie 36 (1)
2022 Licata 9 (0)
2022–2023 Fasano 12 (0)
2023– Castrovillari 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023

Career edit

Club edit

Izco started his senior career with Comunicaciones, after youth spells with Huracán and San Lorenzo.[3] He was selected for his senior debut in November 2013, with manager Jorge Vivaldo choosing him to start a Copa Argentina match with Deportivo Morón; his first appearance in Primera B Metropolitana arrived on 12 February 2014 against Almagro.[2][4] Overall, Izco made forty-four appearances in his first seasons with Comunicaciones.[2] Primera B Nacional side Ferro Carril Oeste completed the loan signing of Izco on 19 January 2016.[2][5] He remained with them for the 2016 and 2016–17 campaigns, appearing thirty-two times.[2]

August 2017 saw Izco join Estudiantes on loan.[2] Ten appearances followed, with his final match coming in a 1–0 loss to former team Ferro Carril Oeste on 14 April 2018.[2] Two months later, in June, Izco was loaned by fellow Primera B Nacional side Almagro.[2]

On 25 August 2021, he joined Italian Serie D club Bisceglie.[6]

International edit

Izco has previously been selected by the Argentina U23s for training, notably in preparation for the 2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy.[3]

Personal life edit

He is the younger brother of Mariano Julio Izco.[6]

Career statistics edit

As of 14 November 2018.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Comunicaciones 2013–14 Primera B Metropolitana 8 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
2014 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
2015 24 0 1 0 0 0 25 0
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 41 0 3 0 0 0 44 0
Ferro Carril Oeste (loan) 2016 Primera B Nacional 13 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
2016–17 19 0 1 0 0 0 20 0
Total 32 0 2 0 0 0 34 0
Estudiantes (loan) 2017–18 Primera B Nacional 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Almagro (loan) 2018–19 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 84 0 6 0 0 0 90 0
  1. ^ Includes the Copa Argentina

References edit

  1. ^ Rodrigo Izco at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Rodrigo Izco at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "Un jugador técnico". Argentine Football Association. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de RODRIGO IZCO". BDFA. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Rodrigo Izco ya es refuerzo". Mundo Ascenso. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Rodrigo Ariel Izco, una freccia argentina per la corsia di destra nerazzurra" (in Italian). Bisceglie. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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