Gastón Rodríguez (footballer, born 1994)

Matías Gastón Rodríguez Olivera (born 12 February 1994), known as Gastón Rodríguez, is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chilean club Rangers.

Gastón Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Matías Gastón Rodríguez Olivera
Date of birth (1994-02-12) 12 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Rangers
Youth career
Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Defensor Sporting 21 (0)
2020 Deportes Valdivia 16 (0)
2021–2023 Magallanes 70 (0)
2024– Rangers 0 (0)
International career
2011 Uruguay U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2023

Club career

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A product of Defensor Sporting youth system, Rodríguez played for them until 2019, coinciding with well-known players such as Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Gastón Silva, among others.[2]

In 2020, he moved to Chile and joined Deportes Valdivia in the Primera B.[3] The next season, he switched to Magallanes.[4] With them, he won three titles: the 2022 Primera B, the 2022 Copa Chile and the 2023 Supercopa de Chile.[5]

For the 2024 season, he signed with Rangers de Talca.[6]

International career

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Rodríguez was part of the Uruguay under-17 squad during 2011, also in the 2011 World Cup.[7][8]

Personal life

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His daughter, Amelia, was born in Chile.[5]

Honours

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Magallanes

References

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  1. ^ "Gastón Rodríguez". Defensor Sporting Club (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. ^ Ortega, Pablo (27 March 2022). "Se formó con cracks de Uruguay y hoy es el arquero menos batido de Chile: "Voy avanzando"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ^ Santiesteban, Pablo (21 December 2020). "Futbolistas del Torreón: "eso pasa cuando no hay alguien del fútbol metido ahí"". Diario de Valdivia (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Magallanes anunció cuatro refuerzos para la temporada 2021". CampeonatoChileno.cl (in Spanish). ANFP. 31 December 1969. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b Maldonado, Víctor (21 December 2023). "Fue tricampeón en Chile y no quiere irse más: "Estoy en el trámite para nacionalizarme"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  6. ^ Rubio, Jorge (21 December 2023). "Un SUPERCAMPEÓN con Magallanes REFUERZA a un candidato de la Primera B". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Definido el plantel de la selección sub 17". futbol.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Plantel de Uruguay - Uruguay - Mundial Sub '17 - Edición 2011". universofutbol.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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