Maxi Rodríguez (Uruguayan footballer)

Maximiliano Rodríguez Maeso (born 2 October 1990) is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Maxi Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Maximiliano Rodríguez Maeso
Date of birth (1990-10-02) 2 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
–2009 Montevideo Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Montevideo Wanderers 97 (27)
2013–2017 Grêmio 46 (7)
2014Vasco da Gama (loan) 19 (2)
2015Univ. de Chile (loan) 12 (2)
2016Peñarol (loan) 14 (4)
2017–2018 San Martín SJ 16 (1)
2018 San Luis 11 (1)
2019 Peñarol 3 (0)
2019–2020 Tigre 4 (0)
2020 Villa Teresa 13 (0)
2021 Paraná 11 (0)
2021 São José-RS 4 (0)
International career
2011 Uruguay U23 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:11, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Montevideo, Rodríguez finished his formation with local Montevideo Wanderers. He made his professional debut on 23 August 2009, against Peñarol,[1] and scored his first professional goal on 24 January 2010 against the same team.[2]

In 2012–13 season, Rodríguez scored 15 goals in only 22 appearances (9 in Apertura and 6 in Clausura). On 10 May 2013, he was signed a four-year deal with Grêmio.[3]

On 6 July Rodríguez made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série A debut, in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético-PR.[4] He appeared regularly during the campaign, scoring four goals in 18 matches; highlights in a match against Náutico on 11 September, where he applied three subsequent nutmegs in Jean Rolt, and also assisted Paulinho in the last of the 2–0 away success.

In August 2014, after only appearing sparingly during the year, Rodríguez was loaned to Vasco da Gama until December.[5] He returned to Tricolor after appearing regularly for the former, which won promotion back to the top division at first attempt.

On 5 January 2015 Rodríguez joined Universidad de Chile, also in a temporary deal.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Peñarol debuta y triunfa (Peñarol debuts and wins); Maldonet, 24 August 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Peñarol 4 - Wanderers 2; Futbol.uy, 24 January 2010 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Grêmio anuncia Maxi Rodríguez, que assina contrato de quatro anos (Grêmio announces Maxi Rodríguez, who signs a four-year contract); Globo Esporte, 10 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ Atlético-PR 1 x 1 Grêmio - Barcos marca e salva estreia de Renato Gaúcho! (Atlético-PR 1–1 Grêmio — Barcos scores and saves Renato Gaúcho's debut!); Futebol Interior, 6 July 2013 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ "Maxi Rodríguez é emprestado ao Vasco até dezembro de 2014" [Maxi Rodríguez is loaned to Vasco until December 2014] (in Portuguese). Rádio Gaúcha. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Maxi Rodríguez confirma empréstimo para clube chileno: "Viajo quarta-feira"" [Maxi Rodríguez confirms loan to Chilean club: "I will travel on wednesday"] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
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