Rodrigo Colombo Explained

Rodrigo Colombo
Fullname:Rodrigo Jesús Colombo
Birth Date:19 November 1992
Birth Place:San Marcos Sud, Argentina
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:Atlanta
Youthclubs1:Atlético de Rafaela
Years1:2012–2017
Clubs1:Atlético de Rafaela
Caps1:21
Goals1:0
Years2:2017
Clubs2:Universitario de Sucre
Caps2:31
Goals2:2
Years3:2018
Clubs3:Sport Huancayo
Caps3:29
Goals3:3
Years4:2019–2020
Clubs4:Independiente Rivadavia
Caps4:26
Goals4:1
Years5:2020–2021
Clubs5:Volos
Caps5:14
Goals5:1
Years6:2021
Clubs6:Deportivo Maipú
Caps6:10
Goals6:0
Years7:2022–
Clubs7:Atlanta
Caps7:15
Goals7:0
Club-Update:17:27, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Rodrigo Jesús Colombo (born 19 November 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Atlanta.[1] [2]

Career

Colombo started in the youth of Argentine Primera División club Atlético de Rafaela, his first taste of senior football was when he was selected as a substitute for a Copa Argentina tie against Banfield in March 2012.[1] [3] He went onto make his senior debut in the same competition on 19 June 2013 in a loss to San Lorenzo.[1] He made another Copa Argentina appearance prior to making his league debut in an away defeat to Huracán during the 2015 campaign.[1] On 2 April 2016, Colombo was sent off for the first time in a Primera División match against Boca Juniors.[1] He left Rafaela in January 2017 after the end of his contract.[4] [5]

In January 2017, Colombo joined Bolivian Primera División side Universitario de Sucre.[6] [7] He made his debut on 23 January in a Copa Libertadores match against Montevideo Wanderers.[1] A move to Instituto fell through in August 2017.[1] [8] On 7 January 2018, Sport Huancayo of the Peruvian Primera División signed Colombo.[1] [9] Goals against Deportivo Binacional, Deportivo Municipal and Sport Rosario followed across thirty-four appearances in all competitions; the same tally he notched in Bolivia.[1] In January 2019, Colombo signed for Independiente Rivadavia under Gabriel Gómez; who had tried to sign him for Instituto.[10]

After eighteen months and one goal in twenty-eight matches with Independiente Rivadavia, Colombo headed to Greece with Super League side Volos in August 2020.[1] His debut came on 13 September against Atromitos, which preceded his first goal arriving on 30 November versus Apollon Smyrnis.[1]

Career statistics

.[1] [2]

Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético de Rafaela2011–12Argentine Primera División00000000
2012–1300100010
2013–1400000000
201400000000
2015802000100
201680110091
2016–1750000050
Total2104100251
Universitario de Sucre2016–17Bolivian Primera División3122[11] 01[12] 0342
Sport Huancayo2018Peruvian Primera División2933[13] 02[14] 0343
Independiente Rivadavia2018–19Primera B Nacional60100070
2019–202011000211
Total2612000281
Volos2020–21Super League1210000121
Career total11966150301337

Notes and References

  1. News: Rodrigo Colombo profile. 12 December 2016. Soccerway. 12 December 2016.
  2. News: Rodrigo Colombo profile. 12 December 2016. ESPN FC. 12 December 2016.
  3. News: Rodrigo Colombo profile. 12 December 2016. Atlético de Rafaela. 12 December 2016.
  4. News: Manuel Bustos, la primera cara nueva de Atlético de Rafaela. 8 January 2017. TyC Sports. 2 January 2017.
  5. News: El delantero Sergio Almirón es la tercera baja en Atlético. 8 January 2017. Diario Castellanos. 3 January 2017.
  6. News: Quintana llega para reforzar el ataque de la "U". 13 January 2017. Correo del Sur. 13 January 2017.
  7. News: El mercado de pases, temporada 2017. 13 January 2017. Prensa Pura Digital. 13 January 2017.
  8. News: Colombo, otro que deja Universitario de Sucre. 12 August 2017. Goal. 9 August 2017.
  9. News: Sport Huancayo inicia entrenamientos de pretemporada. 28 January 2018. Diario Correo. 12 January 2018.
  10. News: Rodrigo Colombo es el nuevo refuerzo. 15 January 2019. Mundo Ascenso. 14 January 2019.
  11. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  12. Appearance(s) in the Bolivian Primera División play-offs
  13. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  14. Appearance(s) in the Peruvian Primera División play-offs