Patito Rodríguez

Patricio Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Patricio Julián Rodríguez
Date of birth (1990-05-04) 4 May 1990
Place of birth Quilmes, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Left winger, Forward
Club information
Current team
 AEK Athens
Number 29
Youth career
2000–2007 Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Independiente 96 (9)
2012–2016 Santos 28 (2)
2013–2014 → Estudiantes (loan) 27 (2)
2015 → Johor Darul Ta'zim (loan) 7 (1)
2016– AEK Athens 24 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:47, 25 May 2017 (UTC).

Patricio Julián Rodríguez (born 4 May 1990), sometimes referred as Pato Rodríguez or Patito Rodríguez, is an Argentine footballer who plays for Greek club AEK Athens. He made his official debut, with the Greek club, on 11 September 2016, making a mesmerising appearance, providing two excellent assists.

Career

Rodríguez with Independiente in 2008.

Independiente

Born in Quilmes, Rodríguez began his career on Independiente, joining the club's youth categories in 2000, aged 10. On 10 February 2008, he made his first team debut, in a 0-1 loss against Lanús.[1] On 15 March, he provided an assist for Germán Denis' goal in a 3-1 win against Gimnasia La Plata.[2] On 5 April, he was handed his first start, in a 1-3 loss against Colón.[3]

On 30 August 2009, Rodríguez scored his first and second professional goals, against Atlético Tucumán.[4]

Santos

On 20 July 2012 Rodríguez signed a four-year contract with Brazilian Série A club Santos.[5][6] On 11 August, he made his debut for Peixe, scoring the first goal in a 2-2 draw against Atlético-GO.[7]

On 31 July 2013, Rodríguez signed with Estudiantes de La Plata, in a season-long loan deal.[8] He returned to Santos in the 2014 summer, but was sparingly used.

On 19 February 2015 Rodríguez was loaned to Johor Darul Ta'zim until November.[9]

AEK Athens

On 20 July 2016 Rodriguez signed a 2-year contract with Greek side AEK Athens, with an annual salary of €500,000.[10] He made his official debut against Xanthi, providing his teammates with 2 assists and helping his team secure a comfortable 4-1 win.[11] On 14 October 2016, AEK's winger was suspended with a three-match ban for his unprofessional behavior against Diogo Figueiras in a catastrophic 3-0 away loss in the derby clash against Olympiakos.[12] On 5 November 2016 he scored his first goal with a wonderful finesse shot in a 2-2 home draw against Atromitos.[13] On 10 December 2016 he scored in an easy 4-0 win against Levadiakos. On 13 April 2017 Patito scored the winning goal in a 2-1 Greek Cup semifinals first leg away win against champions Olympiacos. [14]

Career statistics

As of 1 August 2017[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente 2007–08 Primera División 80———85
2008–09 110———115
2009–10 282———282
2010–11 284—16[lower-alpha 1]1—445
2011–12 213—1[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0233
Subtotal 969001711011410
Santos 2012 Série A 202—2[lower-alpha 4]0—222
2013 20300011[lower-alpha 5]0160
2014 6010000070
2015 0000000000
2016 0000006[lower-alpha 5]060
Subtotal 2824020170512
Estudiantes (loan) 2012–13 Primera División —10——10
2013–14 272———272
Johor (loan) 2015 Super League 71—000071
AEK Athens 2016–17 Superleague 2436100—304
2017–18 000010—10
Subtotal 243611000314
Career total 1821711120118023119
  1. ↑ Eight appearances in Copa Sudamericana, eight appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Suruga Bank Championship
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista

Honours

Independiente
Santos

References

  1. ↑ Lanús 1-0 Independiente; ESPN FC, 10 February 2008
  2. ↑ Independiente 3-1 Gimnasia La Plata; ESPN FC, 15 March 2008
  3. ↑ Independiente 1-3 Colón; ESPN FC, 5 April 2008
  4. ↑ Match report: Atlético Tucumán 2-4 Independiente; ESPN Soccernet, 30 August 2009. Retrieved on 21 July 2012
  5. ↑ Daniel Edwards (4 August 2012). "Santos wait on Independiente for Rodriguez debut". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Santos FC acerta contratação do meia-atacante Pato Rodriguez" [Santos signs winger Pato Rodríguez] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Atlético-GO aperta, mas argentinos salvam o Santos da derrota" [Atlético-GO puts pressure, but Argentines saves Santos from defeat] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Pato Rodriguez é emprestado para o Estudiantes, da Argentina" [Pato Rodríguez is loaned to Estudiantes] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Patito revela acerto com clube da Malásia e atrito com Enderson" [Patito unveils signing with Malaysian club and altercation with Enderson] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  10. ↑ AEK signs Pato Rodriguez
  11. ↑ http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/978309/aek-xanthi-4-1
  12. ↑ http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/993795/kampana-trion-agonistikon-gia-patito
  13. ↑ http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/1003913/aek-atromitos-2-2-vid
  14. ↑ "Κύπελλο Ελλάδας: Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΚ 1 - 2" (in Greek). Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  15. ↑ Patito Rodríguez at Soccerway
  16. ↑ "Independiente vs. Goias 3-1". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
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