| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Rodrigo Rojas Ovelar | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Beerschot | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Olimpia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2009 | Olimpia | 57 | (7) |
| 2010-2011 | → River Plate (loan) | 19 | (?) |
| 2011– | Libertad | ? | (?) |
| 2011– | → Beerschot (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Paraguay | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Juan Rodrigo Rojas Ovelar (born 9 April 1988 in Fernando de la Mora) is a Paraguayan football midfielder, who plays for K. Beerschot AC in Belgium.
Rojas started his career in the youth divisions of Olimpia and made his way to the first team in 2007. He became a regular starter for the team in 2009 scoring many goals and having great performances as a midfielder. Due to his good performances for Olimpia he was called up to the national team by Gerardo Martino. On 11 January 2010, River Plate signed the Paraguayan attacking midfielder on loan from Olimpia. He is a great midfielder with a strong personality and so he was recommended by Martino and Gregorio Perez.
He made his River debut against the all time rival, Boca Juniors. While it was only a friendly pre-season match, Boca played with their usual starters. River, however, gave playing time to mostly youth talent along with veteran captain Matias Almeyda. Rojas' first half strike from just outside the box opened up what would be a 3-1 win over the archrivals.
On 31 August 2011, Rojas signed a one-year loan deal with the Belgian club Beerschot.
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