Gianni Rodríguez

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Gianni Rodríguez
Personal information
Full nameGianni Daniel Rodríguez Fernández
Date of birth7 June 1994
Place of birthMontevideo, Uruguay
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionLeft back
Club information
Current team
Peñarol
(on loan from Benfica)
Youth career
2010–2012Danubio
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–2013Danubio12(0)
2013–Benfica B24(0)
2015–→ Peñarol (loan)1(0)
National team‡
2011Uruguay U1716(0)
2011–Uruguay U2019(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 July 2013

Gianni Daniel Rodríguez Fernández (born 7 June 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left back for Peñarol, on loan from Portuguese club Benfica.

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 giants 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.[1]

On 5 February 2015, it was announced that Rodríguez had been loaned to Peñarol.[2][3]

Honours

Uruguay

References

  1. ↑ "Gianni Rodríguez: "É muito difícil jogar no Benfica"" [Gianni Rodríguez: "It is very hard to play at Benfica"] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Gianni Rodríguez cedido ao Peñarol" [Gianni Rodríguez on loan to Penãrol] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

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