Maxi Rodríguez (Uruguayan footballer)
Maximiliano Rodríguez Maeso (born 2 October 1990) is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maximiliano Rodríguez Maeso | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Montevideo Wanderers | 97 | (27) |
| 2013–2017 | Grêmio | 46 | (7) |
| 2014 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Univ. de Chile (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Peñarol (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | San Martín SJ | 16 | (1) |
| 2018 | San Luis | 11 | (1) |
| 2019 | Peñarol | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Tigre | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Villa Teresa | 13 | (0) |
| 2021 | Paraná | 11 | (0) |
| 2021 | São José-RS | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Uruguay U23 | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:11, 14 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Born in Montevideo, Rodríguez finished his formation with local Montevideo Wanderers. He made his professional debut on 23 August 2009, against Peñarol,[1] and scored his first professional goal on 24 January 2010 against the same team.[2]
In 2012–13 season, Rodríguez scored 15 goals in only 22 appearances (9 in Apertura and 6 in Clausura). On 10 May 2013, he was signed a four-year deal with Grêmio.[3]
On 6 July Rodríguez made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série A debut, in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético-PR.[4] He appeared regularly during the campaign, scoring four goals in 18 matches; highlights in a match against Náutico on 11 September, where he applied three subsequent nutmegs in Jean Rolt, and also assisted Paulinho in the last of the 2–0 away success.
In August 2014, after only appearing sparingly during the year, Rodríguez was loaned to Vasco da Gama until December.[5] He returned to Tricolor after appearing regularly for the former, which won promotion back to the top division at first attempt.
On 5 January 2015 Rodríguez joined Universidad de Chile, also in a temporary deal.[6]
References edit
- ^ Peñarol debuta y triunfa (Peñarol debuts and wins); Maldonet, 24 August 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Peñarol 4 - Wanderers 2; Futbol.uy, 24 January 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Grêmio anuncia Maxi Rodríguez, que assina contrato de quatro anos (Grêmio announces Maxi Rodríguez, who signs a four-year contract); Globo Esporte, 10 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Atlético-PR 1 x 1 Grêmio - Barcos marca e salva estreia de Renato Gaúcho! (Atlético-PR 1–1 Grêmio — Barcos scores and saves Renato Gaúcho's debut!); Futebol Interior, 6 July 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Maxi Rodríguez é emprestado ao Vasco até dezembro de 2014" [Maxi Rodríguez is loaned to Vasco until December 2014] (in Portuguese). Rádio Gaúcha. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Maxi Rodríguez confirma empréstimo para clube chileno: "Viajo quarta-feira"" [Maxi Rodríguez confirms loan to Chilean club: "I will travel on wednesday"] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
External links edit
- . Portal Oficial do Grêmio.
- Maxi Rodríguez at Soccerway