Gianni Rodríguez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

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)
2015–2016	→ Peñarol (loan)	10	(0)
2016–2017	Peñarol	1	(0)
2017	→ Cerro (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 2011 Mexico National Team FIFA U-20 World Cup Runner-up 2013 Turkey National Team South American U-20 Championship 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

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

Uruguay

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: Runner-up 2011
• FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-up 2013

References

1. (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: "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

External links

• (in Spanish)
• Benfica official profile (in Portuguese)
• at ForaDeJogo (archived)  
• Gianni Rodríguez at Soccerway