Alexis Rodríguez (footballer)

Alexis Rodríguez

Rodríguez with Newell's Old Boys in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Alexis Agustín Rodríguez
Date of birth	(1996-03-21) 21 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Left winger[1]
Youth career
	Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2022	Newell's Old Boys	55	(7)
2021–2022	→ Deportivo Municipal (loan)	42	(13)
2023	Delfín	30	(5)
2024–2025	Ararat-Armenia	28	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:32, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Alexis Agustín Rodríguez (born 21 March 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who last played as a left winger for Ararat-Armenia.[2]

Career

Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Rodríguez began in the youth team of hometown club Newell's Old Boys.[3][4] He was promoted into the first-team when he was an unused substitute for an Argentine Primera División win over Olimpo on 27 May 2017.[2][5]

Rodríguez's professional debut arrived on 26 November 2017 in a 3–1 win away to River Plate, as an 83rd-minute substitute for Brian Sarmiento.[2] The following 5 May, he scored his first career goal in a 1–0 home win over Defensa y Justicia.[6]

On 26 January 2024, Armenian Premier League club Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Rodríguez.[7] On 15 January 2025, Ararat-Armenia announced that Rodríguez had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[8]

Personal life

He is the twin brother of Denis Rodríguez and cousin of Maxi Rodríguez, both of whom were his teammates at Newell's.[3][4]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 December 2024.[2]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Newell's Old Boys	2016–17	Liga Profesional de Fútbol	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2017–18		8	1	1	1	—		2[c]	0	—		11	2
	2018–19		13	4	1	0	2	0	—		—		16	4
	2019–20		18	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		18	1
	2020–21		6	1	1	0	—		—		—		7	1
	2021		10	0	0	0	—		4[c]	1	—		14	1
	2022		0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		55	7	3	1	2	0	6	1	0	0	66	9
Deportivo Municipal	2021	Liga 1	12	4			—		—		—		12	4
	2022		30	9	—		—		—		—		30	9
	Total		42	13			-	-	-	-	-	-	42	13
Delfín	2023	Serie A	30	5	—		—		1[c]	0	—		31	5
Ararat-Armenia	2023–24	Armenian Premier League	13	4	3	1	—		0[d]	0	—		16	5
	2024–25		15	4	0	0	—		4[d]	0	—		19	4
	Total		28	8	3	1	-	-	4	0	-	-	35	9
Total			155	33	6	2	2	0	11	1	0	0	167	36

1. Includes Copa Argentina, Copa Bicentenario, Copa Ecuador and Armenian Cup.
2. Includes Copa de la Liga Profesional
3. Appearances and goals in the Copa Sudamericana
4. Appearances and goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Ararat-Armenia

• Armenian Cup: 2023–24

References

1. Alexis Rodríguez at WorldFootball.net
2. "Alexis Rodríguez profile". Soccerway. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
3. "El golazo del "otro" primo de Maxi Rodríguez para el triunfo de la reserva leprosa" [The wondergoal of Maxi Rodríguez's "other" cousin in the leper reserves' triumph]. La Capital (in Spanish). 2 October 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
4. "Qué primo, Maxi!" [What a cousin, Maxi!]. Olé (in Spanish). 2 October 2017. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
5. "Alexis Rodríguez profile". BDFA. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
6. "Newell's recuperó la sonrisa frente a Defensa y Justicia en Rosario" [Newell's recovered their smile against Defensa y Justicia in Rosario] (in Spanish). Infobae. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
7. "Նոր տրանսֆեր: #WelcomeAlexis". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
8. "Հարձակվող Ալեքսիս Ռոդրիգեսի ու «Արարատ-Արմենիա» ֆուտբոլային ակումբի միջև պայմանագիրը փոխադարձ համաձայնությամբ լուծվել և արգենտինացի ֆուտբոլիստը հեռացել է մեր թիմից։". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.

External links

• Alexis Rodríguez at Soccerway