| Matías Rodríguez | |
| Fullname: | Matías Ezequiel Rodríguez |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Pablo Podestá, Argentina |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Alvarado |
| Youthclubs1: | Chacarita Juniors |
| Years1: | 2013–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Chacarita Juniors |
| Caps1: | 97 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Ferencváros |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | Cúcuta Deportivo |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2021– |
| Clubs5: | Alvarado |
| Caps5: | 23 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 18:10, 14 June 2022 (UTC) |
Matías Ezequiel Rodríguez (born 29 March 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alvarado.[1]
Rodríguez began with Chacarita Juniors, with whom he made his debut with in February 2013 against Godoy Cruz in the Copa Argentina.[1] He also made four league appearances in 2012–13, prior to twenty-three in 2013–14 as well as scoring his first two career goals versus Flandria and Nueva Chicago respectively.[1] Sixteen appearances came in Chacarita's promotion-winning season of 2014 to Primera B Nacional, while twenty arrived three years later in 2016–17 as the club were promoted to the Argentine Primera División.[1] His top-flight debut came against Tigre on 10 September 2017.[1] [2] [3] He signed a new contract with them days later.[4]
He made his 100th and final Chacarita appearance in May 2018, featuring in a Copa Argentina match with Deportivo Maipú.[1] On 15 June, Rodríguez completed a transfer to Nemzeti Bajnokság I side Ferencváros of Hungary.[5] Six appearances followed in all competitions in five months, with the midfielder leaving in January 2019 to join Universidad Católica of the Ecuadorian Serie A.[6] [7] His first appearance came in a win away to Técnico Universitario on 11 February, while his last would arrive on 2 November against América de Quito.[1] January 2020 saw Rodríguez switch Ecuador for Colombia by joining Cúcuta Deportivo.[1]
Rodríguez scored goals versus Deportivo Cali and Independiente Medellín across fifteen appearances for Cúcuta Deportivo in 2020, a campaign that ended prematurely for the club after they were liquidated.[1] Earlier in the season, in February, the midfielder was fined $52,668,180 and suspended for two matches after being charged of deceiving the match officials to win a penalty against Alianza Petrolera on 8 February; the country's player union called the fine "disproportionate".[8] He was the first player to be punished for that offence under new legislation.[9] Cúcuta had previously been unable to pay wages to their squad.[8]
In February 2021, Rodríguez returned to Argentina and joined Alvarado.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Chacarita Juniors | 2012–13 | Primera B Metropolitana | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||||
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | Primera B Nacional | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Primera División | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 97 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 100 | 9 | ||||
| Ferencváros | 2018–19 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Universidad Católica | 2019 | Serie A | 21 | 0 | — | 5[11] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 2020 | Categoría Primera A | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| Career total | 135 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 11 | |||