Guido Rodríguez

Guido Rodríguez (born 12 April 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Real Betis and the Argentina national team. He was a member of the Argentina team that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Guido Rodríguez

Rodríguez with América in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Guido Rodríguez^[1]
Date of birth	(1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 30)^[2]
Place of birth	Sáenz Peña, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)^[2]^[3]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Betis
Number	5
Youth career
	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	River Plate	16	(1)
2016	→ Defensa y Justicia (loan)	15	(0)
2016–2017	Tijuana	39	(5)
2017–2020	América	103	(12)
2020–	Betis	132	(6)
International career^‡
2017–	Argentina	29	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Argentina FIFA World Cup Winner 2022 Qatar Copa América Winner 2021 Brazil 2019 Brazil CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions Winner 2022 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Rodríguez began his career with River Plate, whom he debuted for in 2014. He stayed with the club until 2016. He struggled for playing time, only managing to appear in sixteen league matches and twice in the Copa Argentina. Rodríguez also spent time on loan with Defensa y Justicia in 2016, managing fifteen league appearances.

In the summer of 2016, Rodríguez joined Mexican side Club Tijuana. He made 39 league appearances and scored five goals.

On 7 July 2017, Rodríguez joined Club América in a reported $7 million deal, reuniting with former Tijuana manager Miguel Herrera.^[4]

International career

On 9 June 2017, Rodríguez earned his first call-up with the Argentina national team for the friendly match against Brazil in Melbourne. He came on as a substitute for Paulo Dybala in Argentina’s 1–0 win.

In May 2019, Rodríguez was included in Argentina's 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América.^[5]

He scored his first international goal in Argentina's second group match of the 2021 Copa América on 18 June 2021, the only goal in a 1–0 victory against Uruguay.^[6]

In 11 November 2022, Rodríguez was included in Argentina's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 March 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
River Plate	2014	Argentine Primera División	7	0	1	0	–		–		8	0
	2015		9	1	1	0	–		–		10	1
	Total		16	1	2	0	–		–		18	1
Defensa y Justicia (loan)	2016	Argentine Primera División	15	0	1	0	–		–		16	0
Tijuana	2016–17	Liga MX	39	5	3	0	–		–		42	5
América	2017–18	Liga MX	37	1	6	0	4^[a]	0	1^[b]	0	48	1
	2018–19		44	8	7	0	–		–		51	8
	2019–20		22	3	–		0	0	2^[c]	0	24	3
	Total		103	12	13	0	4	0	3	0	123	12
Real Betis	2019–20	La Liga	14	1	1	0	–		–		15	1
	2020–21		35	1	3	1	–		–		38	2
	2021–22		32	1	6	0	9^[d]	1	–		47	1
	2022–23		34	1	2	0	7^[d]	1	1^[e]	0	44	2
	2023–24		17	2	0	0	5^[d]	0	–		22	2
	Total		132	6	12	1	21	2	1	0	166	9
Career total			305	24	31	1	25	2	4	0	365	27

1. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
2. Appearance(s) in Supercopa MX
3. One appearance in Campeones Cup, one appearance in Leagues Cup
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España

International

As of match played 19 June 2023^[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Argentina	2017	1	0
	2019	8	0
	2020	1	0
	2021	10	1
	2022	7	0
	2023	2	0
Total		29	1

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rodríguez goal.

List of international goals scored by Guido Rodríguez

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 June 2021	Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil	Uruguay	1–0	1–0	2021 Copa América

Honours

River Plate

• Copa Sudamericana: 2014
• Copa Libertadores: 2015

América

• Liga MX: Apertura 2018
• Copa MX: Clausura 2019

Betis

• Copa del Rey: 2021–22^[10]

Argentina

• FIFA World Cup: 2022^[11]
• Copa América: 2021^[12]
• CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 2022^[13]

Individual

• Liga MX Defensive Midfielder of the Year: 2016-17, 2018–19
• Liga MX Balón de Oro: 2018–19

References

1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Argentina (ARG)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
2. . Real Betis. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
3. "G. Rodriguez". La Liga. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
4. "Guido Rodríguez, flamante refuerzo del América". Univision (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2017.
5. "Oficial: Marchesín y Guido Rodríguez, con Argentina en la Copa América; Meza, fuera" (in Spanish). Marca. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
6. Mukherjee, Soham (19 June 2021). "Watch: Lionel Messi's Sublime Assist Against Uruguay". Goal. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
7. "Lista de convocados de la Selección Argentina para Qatar 2022". AFA (in Spanish). AFA. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
8. Guido Rodríguez at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
9. Guido Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com
10. "Real Betis 1–1 Valencia (5–4 on pens): Real Betis win Copa del Rey final on penalties". BBC Sport. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
11. Murray, Scott (18 December 2022). "Argentina beat France on penalties after thrilling World Cup final – live reaction". the Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
12. Graham, Bryan Armen (11 July 2021). "Argentina 1-0 Brazil: Copa América final – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
13. "Italy 0–3 Argentina: Messi and Di Maria shine in impressive Finalissima win". BBC Sport. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guido Rodríguez.

• Profile at the Real Betis website
• Guido Rodríguez at Soccerway