Ángel Rafael Rojas Martínez (born 20 October 1997) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defender. He last played for Rodelindo Román.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Rafael Rojas Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Requínoa, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Colo-Colo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Colo-Colo B | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Colo-Colo | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Malleco Unido (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2019 | San Antonio Unido | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | AD Oliveirense | 10 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Rodelindo Román | 26 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2023 | |||
Career
editA left-footed defender,[2] Rojas came to the Colo-Colo youth system at the age of fifteen[3] and made his debut with the B-team in the 2013–14 Segunda División Profesional.[4] As a member of the under-19 team, he won both the national championship (Apertura) and the champions cup in July and December 2017, respectively, alongside players such as Omar Carabalí, Iván Morales, Branco Provoste, among others.[5][6] Promoted to the first team by the coach José Luis Sierra, he was a member of the squad that won both the 2017 Transición and the 2017 Supercopa de Chile.[3]
In 2018, he was loaned to Malleco Unido, making twenty two appearances with two goals.[7][8][9] After having no chances at his return to Colo-Colo, he switched to San Antonio Unido in 2019.[10]
In the second half of 2019, he moved abroad and signed with Portuguese club AD Oliveirense, thanks to Manuel Crespo, a former coach of the Colo-Colo youth ranks.[11][3][12]
Back in Chile, he spent three seasons with Rodelindo Román from 2020[4] to 2022 until the club was relegated to the amateur football for the 2023 season.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Ángel Rojas". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Angel Rojas - Estad. y palmarés - 2023". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Vera, Pablo (10 October 2019). "El ex Colo Colo que saltó de San Antonio al fútbol europeo". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ a b Vicuña, Rodrigo (1 October 2021). "Ex Colo Colo y figura de Rodelindo Román: "Emociona que Arturo Vidal vea los partidos y lo suba a Instagram"". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Colo Colo superó en penales a S. Wanderers y se tituló campeón de la categoría sub 19". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ Benavides, Camilo (15 December 2017). "Colo Colo venció a Palestino en La Pintana y se consagró como el mejor del año en la categoría Sub 19". ANFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Los siete jugadores que vuelven a Colo-Colo y buscarán convencer a Mario Salas". En Cancha (in Spanish). 2 January 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ Gutiérrez, Martín (3 January 2019). "Quiénes son los jugadores de Colo Colo que volvieron para convencer a Mario Salas y cómo les fue en sus préstamos". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "¿De acá salen refuerzos? Estos son los 10 jugadores que Colo Colo tiene préstamo". Dale Albo (in Spanish). 4 January 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ (SAU TV) Angel Rojas Martínez ya es lila! on Facebook (in Spanish). 15 February 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ Munizaga, Sebastián (13 August 2019). "Ex juvenil de Colo Colo parte a Portugal y se reencontrará con Manuel Crespo". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "AD Oliveirense sofre desaire caseiro". Revista Opinião Pública (in Portuguese). 1434. Portugal: issuu.com: 19. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ Arévalo, Joaquín (4 October 2022). "Incluido el hermano de Matías Fernández: Los jugadores de Rodelindo Román que deben empezar a buscar club para el próximo año". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
External links
edit- Ángel Rojas at Soccerway
- Ángel Rojas at WorldFootball.net