Francisco Rodríguez (Swiss footballer) explained

Francisco Rodríguez
Fullname:Francisco Rodríguez Araya
Birth Date:1995 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Zürich, Switzerland
Height:1.78 m
Currentclub:Winterthur
Clubnumber:44
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:–2011
Youthclubs1:FC Schwamendingen
Youthyears2:2011–2012
Youthclubs2:Winterthur
Youthyears3:2012–2014
Youthclubs3:FC Zürich
Years1:2014–2015
Caps1:38
Goals1:3
Clubs1:FC Zürich
Years2:2015–2017
Caps2:11
Goals2:4
Clubs2:VfL Wolfsburg II
Years3:2015–2017
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Clubs3:VfL Wolfsburg
Years4:2016
Caps4:9
Goals4:0
Clubs4:Arminia Bielefeld (loan)
Years5:2017–2019
Caps5:67
Goals5:11
Clubs5:FC Luzern
Years6:2019–2020
Caps6:11
Goals6:1
Clubs6:Lugano
Years7:2020–2022
Caps7:59
Goals7:7
Clubs7:Schaffhausen
Years8:2022–
Caps8:23
Goals8:2
Clubs8:Winterthur
Nationalyears1:2013–2014
Nationalteam1:Switzerland U19
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2014–2015
Nationalteam2:Switzerland U20
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2014–2016
Nationalteam3:Switzerland U21
Nationalcaps3:8
Nationalgoals3:1
Club-Update:5 June 2023
Nationalteam-Update:12:00, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

Francisco Rodríguez Araya (born 8 February 1995) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Winterthur. His older brothers are the Swiss international Ricardo Rodríguez and the winger Roberto Rodríguez.

Club career

FC Zürich

Rodríguez is a youth exponent from FC Zürich. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 20 July 2014 in the derby against Grasshopper Club Zürich, playing the entirety of a 1–0 win.[1]

VfL Wolfsburg

After a year with his first senior side, Rodríguez joined his brother Ricardo at German side VfL Wolfsburg signing a three-year contract until 2018. The transfer fee was believed to be €1.6 million.[2] He received his first call for the senior team on 26 September 2015, when he was an unused substitute in a Bundesliga match versus Hannover 96.

He was loaned to Arminia Bielefeld on 22 January 2016.[3] On 31 August 2016, the loan deal with Bielefeld was terminated and Rodríguez joined FC Luzern.[4]

FC Luzern

In June 2017, it was confirmed that Rodriguez had transferred to FC Luzern for an undisclosed fee.[5]

International career

Rodríguez is a Swiss under-19 international who is eligible to play for Chile or Spain through his parents' nationality. On 18 August 2014, manager Jorge Sampaoli called Rodríguez to play for Chile in two friendlies against Mexico and Haiti, and he was set to make his full international debut.[6] But on 21 August 2015, he refused the call up to the senior squad for a match against Paraguay, saying that he still preferred to play for Switzerland's U21 team.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FC Zürich vs. Grasshoppers - 20 July 2014 - Soccerway. soccerway.com. 26 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Fix! Auch Francisco Rodriguez spielt für Wolfsburg. https://web.archive.org/web/20151029232758/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/631361/artikel_fix-auch-francisco-rodriguez-spielt-fuer-wolfsburg.html. 29 October 2015. Settled! Also Francisco Rodriguez plays for Wolfsburg. German. 22 July 2015. kicker.de.
  3. Web site: Arminia leiht Francisco Rodriguez aus. Arminia loans out Francisco Rodriguez. German. 22 January 2016. 22 January 2016. Arminia Bielefeld. 22 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160122221246/http://www.arminia-bielefeld.de/2016/01/22/arminia-leiht-francisco-rodriguez-aus/. dead.
  4. Web site: Jantscher geht in die Türkei, Rodriguez kommt leihweise. Luzerner Zeitung. 20 September 2016. de. 31 August 2016.
  5. https://www.fcl.ch/newsroom?c=Francisco_Rodriguez_bis_2020_beim_FCL FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ BIS 2020 BEIM FCL (German)
  6. Web site: Nómina de la Selección Chilena Para Enfrentar a México y Haití .
  7. News: Francisco Rodriguez rejects Chile call-up for Paraguay friendly. 17 November 2015. internationalsoccerteams.com. 24 August 2015.