Germán Alexis Rolín Fernández (born 7 February 1989) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a central defender for Terremoto.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Germán Alexis Rolín Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Terremoto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Nacional | 32 | (3) |
| 2012–2016 | Catania | 40 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Boca Juniors (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Nacional | 21 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → Olimpia (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2019 | Universidad de Concepción | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Rentistas | 48 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Independiente Medellín (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | Potencia | 14 | (0) |
| 2024– | Terremoto | ||
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Uruguay Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023 | |||
Club career
editClub Nacional de Football
editRolín began his football career with Uruguayan club Nacional. He made his first team debut on 8 May 2011 in a 1-0 win over CA Peñarol. During the 2011-12 season, he was outstanding as defender and many clubs showed interest in him. After two consecutive times finishing as the Champions with Nacional, Rolín joined Italian Serie A club Catania.
Calcio Catania
editOn 22 August 2012, Rolín was officially transferred to Calcio Catania.[2][3] In his debut Serie A campaign, he has served mostly as a back-up to the likes of Nicola Legrottaglie, Nicolas Spolli, and Giuseppe Bellusci, under head coach, Rolando Maran.
Rolín is currently part of a record-breaking Catania outfit that had picked up 56 points from 38 Serie A matches. This performance also saw the club break its record number of home victories in a single season, its record number of victories overall in a single top flight campaign, as well as its record points total in Serie A for the fifth consecutive season.
Boca Juniors
editIn January 2015, Rolín officially signed on loan with Argentine club Boca Juniors.
Club Olimpia
editOn 26 May 2016, it was announced that Rolín had signed for Olimpia.[4]
International career
editHe was called up by Óscar Tabárez for the Uruguay Olympic football team that played at the 2012 Summer Olympics being held in London, Great Britain.[5]
Honours
edit- Nacional
- Boca Juniors
- Argentine Primera División (1): 2015
- Copa Argentina (1): 2014–15
References
edit- ^ "Alexis Rolín". Club Nacional de Football (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Alexis Rolín al Catania - Giovedí 23 agosto alle 16, in Sala Congressi, la presentazione". Catanio Calcio (in Italian). calciocatania.net. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Official: Catania sign Rolin". Football Italia staff. Football Italia. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "L'Olimpia Asuncion ufficializza l'acquisto di Rolin". Calcio Catania (in Italian). 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Convocatoria Uruguay Fútbol Juegos Olímpicos Londres 2012" (in Spanish). lovingfutbol.com. 8 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
External links
edit- Alexis Rolín at Soccerway