Diego Rodríguez | |
Fullname: | Diego Martín Rodríguez Telechea |
Birth Date: | 8 January 1991 |
Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | Montevideo Wanderers |
Years1: | 2010−2011 |
Years2: | 2011−2013 |
Years3: | 2013 |
Years4: | 2014–2016 |
Years5: | 2015 |
Years6: | 2015 |
Years7: | 2016 |
Years8: | 2016–2017 |
Years9: | 2017 |
Years10: | 2017 |
Clubs3: | Málaga |
Clubs4: | Juventud |
Clubs5: | → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) |
Clubs6: | → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) |
Clubs7: | Cerro |
Clubs8: | Universitario |
Clubs9: | Juventud |
Clubs10: | Liverpool Montevideo |
Caps1: | 5 |
Caps2: | 42 |
Caps3: | 0 |
Caps4: | 21 |
Caps5: | 4 |
Caps6: | 7 |
Caps7: | 9 |
Caps8: | 7 |
Caps9: | 11 |
Caps10: | 11 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Goals2: | 5 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Goals9: | 2 |
Goals10: | 2 |
Nationalteam1: | Uruguay U20 |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 1 April 2018 |
Diego Martín Rodríguez Telechea (born January 8, 1991) is a Uruguayan footballer who most recently played for Liverpool Montevideo as a defender. He is the older brother of professional striker Leandro Rodríguez.[1]
A product of local Montevideo Wanderers, Diego made his first team debut on April 18, 2010 against Tacuarembó, playing the last fifteen minutes as a substitute for Matías Quagliotti in 2−1 home win. During the summer of 2011, Diego signed for ambitious Málaga CF in Spanish La Liga and was registered for its B-side.[2] In his two seasons with Atlético Malagueño he was a regular starter for the club appearing in 42 matches and scoring 5 goals.
In January 2014, he returned to his country to play for Juventud de Las Piedras. On January 14, 2015 he was transferred on a one-year loan to Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[3] In December 2015, Vancouver announced that Rodriguez had returned to Juventud.[4]