| Marco Rodriguez | |
| Birth Date: | 7 January 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Canada |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Club Atlético Platense |
| Youthyears2: | 2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Defensor Sporting |
| Years1: | 2014 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | York Region Shooters |
| Years4: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs4: | Florida Tropics SC (indoor) |
| Caps4: | 42 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Mississauga MetroStars (indoor) |
| Caps6: | 18 |
| Goals6: | 11 |
| Years7: | 2019 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016– |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada Futsal |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Marco Rodriguez (born January 7, 1992) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder. He has also played at the international level with the Canada national futsal team.
Rodriguez played at the youth level in Argentina with Club Atlético Platense from 2009 until 2013.[1] After a successful trial with Defensor Sporting in 2013, he was accepted into the club's reserve squad.[2] Following a year in Uruguay, he returned to Canada in 2014 and became involved with Toronto FC Academy in League1 Ontario.[3] In his debut season with TFC Academy, he helped the club win the Inter-Provincial Cup after defeating CS Longueuil.[4]
In 2015, he played abroad in Asia in Macau's Liga de Elite with Windsor Arch Ka I.[5] His tenure with the club was short as he departed for the last portion of the season.[6] [7] He would appear in 10 matches and record 6 goals.[8]
He returned to Canada in 2016 to play in the southern Ontario-based Canadian Soccer League with the York Region Shooters.[9] Rodriguez made his debut for the club on May 29, 2016, against Brantford Galaxy where he recorded a goal. Throughout his stint with York Region, he assisted the club in securing the First Division title.[10] He had another run in League1 Ontario in 2017 where he played with Vaughan Azzurri.[11] In the summer of 2019, he participated in the Croatian World Club Championship with Toronto Croatia where he played in the championship final where Toronto lost the match in a penalty shootout to SC Croat San Pedro.[12]
In 2016, he won the Futsal Canadian Championship with Toronto United Futsal.[13]
He joined the professional ranks of indoor soccer for the 2016-17 season when he signed with Florida Tropics SC of the Major Arena Soccer League.[14] He recorded a hattrick on January 14, 2017, against St. Louis Ambush.[15] Rodriguez received an honorable mention for week 12 of the competition.[16] In his debut season with Florida, he appeared in 20 matches and recorded 8 goals.[17] He returned for his sophomore season where he appeared in 22 matches and recorded 2 goals.
When the MASL expanded into Canada he was acquired by the expansion side Mississauga MetroStars for the 2018-19 season.[18] He missed the opening match due to a buildup of suspension cards from his previous tenure with Florida.[19] He made his debut for Mississauga on December 7, 2018, against his former club Florida where he also recorded his first goal for the MetroStars.[20] He assisted Mississauga in breaking their losing streak of eight matches by contributing a goal against Harrisburg Heat which marked the club's second win throughout the season.[21] After an incident with a player in Harrisburg on March 9, 2019, he received a suspension for several matches.[22] [23] [24] In total, he made 18 appearances and scored 11 goals.
Rodriguez was selected by head coach Kyt Selaidopoulos to help the Canada national futsal team qualify for the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship in a qualification series against the United States.[25] [26] Throughout the futsal tournament, he recorded a goal against Curacao where the Canadians won the match by a score of 7-4.[27] He was called up by Selaidopoulos once more this time for the 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.[28] [29] In the opening match for the national team, he helped Canada defeat Haiti.[30] The national team managed to advance to the quarterfinals but was defeated in a penalty shootout by Panama.[31]
Rodriguez was born in Toronto to Argentine parents.