Rodrigo De Paul Explained

Rodrigo De Paul
Full Name:Rodrigo Javier De Paul[1]
Birth Date:24 May 1994
Birth Place:Sarandí, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height:1.80 m[2]
Position:Central midfielder, right midfielder
Currentclub:Atlético Madrid
Clubnumber:5
Youthyears1:2002–2012
Youthclubs1:Racing Club
Years1:2012–2014
Clubs1:Racing Club
Caps1:54
Goals1:6
Years2:2014–2016
Clubs2:Valencia
Caps2:34
Goals2:1
Years3:2016
Clubs3:→ Racing Club (loan)
Caps3:11
Goals3:0
Years4:2016–2021
Clubs4:Udinese
Caps4:177
Goals4:33
Years5:2021–
Clubs5:Atlético Madrid
Caps5:101
Goals5:8
Nationalyears1:2018–
Nationalteam1:Argentina
Nationalcaps1:69
Nationalgoals1:2
Club-Update:15:22, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:03:51, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Rodrigo Javier De Paul (pronounced as /es/;[3] born 24 May 1994) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Argentina national team. He was a member of the Argentina team that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Racing Club

Born in Sarandí, Greater Buenos Aires, De Paul joined Racing Club's youth setup in 2002, aged eight.[4] He was called up to the main squad on 24 June 2012, while still a junior, for a match against Vélez Sarsfield, but remained unused in the 1–2 home loss.

On 10 February 2013, De Paul played his first match as a professional, replacing Mauro Camoranesi in the 86th minute of a 0–3 loss at Atlético de Rafaela.[5] He scored his first goal a month later, netting the last through a long-range shot in a 3–0 win at San Martín de San Juan.[6]

De Paul appeared in 19 matches during the 2012–13 campaign. He then played a key part in 2013–14, featuring in 35 matches and scoring four times.

Valencia

On 9 May 2014, it was announced that Valencia CF agreed to a US$6.5 million deal for De Paul with Racing.[7] He signed a five-year deal with Los Che on 6 June,[8] and made his La Liga debut on 23 August under head coach Nuno Espírito Santo, replacing Paco Alcácer in the 65th minute in a 1–1 away draw against Sevilla FC, but being sent off just one minute later due to fouling Aleix Vidal.[9]

He scored his first goal for the club on 4 December 2014 in the 2–1 win against Rayo Vallecano in the Copa del Rey.[10] He followed this up with his first La Liga goal on 9 April 2015 against Athletic Bilbao,[11] making 29 appearances in all competitions during his first season at the club.

After making 14 appearances in all competitions during the first half of the 2015–16 season, including two in the Champions League. On 4 February 2016, he was loaned out by then Valencia manager Gary Neville to his former side Racing Club.[12] He scored his first and only goal in a victory against Bolívar on 24 February in the Copa Libertadores.[13]

Udinese

On 20 July 2016, De Paul was transferred to Italian Serie A club Udinese.[14] He made his debut on 20 August 2016 against AS Roma in a 4–0 defeat. He scored his first goal for the club on 29 January 2017 against AC Milan in a 2–1 victory.[15]

He started the 2018–19 season with four goals in the first six matches of the Serie A season.[16] He would finish the season as Udinese top goal scorer with nine goals during the 2018–19 Udinese Calcio season and also nine assists.[17]

On 15 October 2019, De Paul signed a new five-year contract at Udinese.[17] He would score seven goals and gain six assists for Udinese in Serie A during the 2019–20 season.[18]

De Paul became Udinese's club captain in December 2020, replacing Kevin Lasagna.[19]

Atlético Madrid

On 12 July 2021, De Paul signed a five-year contract with Atlético Madrid. He joined his new club just days after winning the Copa América with Argentina.[20] On 7 December 2021, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away win against FC Porto in the final group game of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.

International career

De Paul made his senior international debut for Argentina in a 4–0 victory against Iraq on 11 October 2018,[21] and later became a regular under manager Lionel Scaloni; he was part of the Argentina squad that finished third in the Copa América 2019 after beating Chile 2–1 in the third-place match.[22]

On 3 July 2021, De Paul scored the opening goal in a 3–0 win over Ecuador in the quarter-finals of the 2021 Copa América in Brazil.[23] In the final of the tournament against the hosts Brazil, De Paul's long pass set up Ángel Di María to score the only goal of the match, allowing Argentina to capture their joint record 15th Copa América title and their first major international title since 2008.[24] [25] He was also part of the squad that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2024 Copa América.[26] [27]

Personal life

Rodrigo's mother is of Italian descent, which earned him Italian citizenship.[28] [29] De Paul was in a relationship with Argentine model Camila Homs for twelve years. They have two children together. In January 2022, the couple confirmed that they were separating.[30] De Paul dated Argentine singer Tini from August 2021 to August 2023.[31]

Career statistics

Club

[32]

Club!rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing2012–13Argentine Primera División1921000—202
2013–143540020—374
Total5461020—576
Valencia2014–15La Liga25141——292
2015–16903030—150
Total3417130—442
Racing (loan)2016Argentine Primera División1101031—151
Udinese2016–17Serie A34411——355
2017–1837420——394
2018–1936910——379
2019–2034710——357
2020–2136920——389
Total1773371——18434
Atlético Madrid2021–22La Liga363209110484
2022–233023051—383
2023–24343508110484
2024–251000000010
Total10181002232013511
Career total377482623042043554

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
Argentina201830
2019140
202040
2021152
2022150
202390
202490
Total692

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each De Paul goal.

No.!scope="col"
DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 3 July 2021 Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil 1–0 3–0 2021 Copa América
2 10 October 2021 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Argentina

2022[33]

2021,[25] 2024[34]

2022[35]

Individual

2021,[36] 2024[37]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comunicato Ufficiale N. 59 . Official Press Release No. 59 . Lega Serie A . 4 . 2 October 2018 . 3 June 2019 . 26 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181126100820/http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/7780/files/allegati/7844/cu59.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Rodrigo de Paul player profile. atleticodemadrid.com. 7 March 2021. 30 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230930004345/https://en.atleticodemadrid.com/jugadores/rodrigo-javier-de-paul-2023-2024-2. live.
  3. Web site: 14 June 2023 . Rodrigo De Paul en Llave a la Eternidad . Rodrigo De Paul in Key to Eternity . 15 August 2023 . . Televisión Pública . Spanish . 14 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230814151840/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5K_uGlSitE&t=238s . live .
  4. http://www.deportevalenciano.com/2014/05/02/as%C3%AD-es-rodrigo-de-paul-nuevo-jugador-del-valencia-cf Así es Rodrigo de Paul, nuevo jugador del Valencia CF (This is Rodrigo de Paul, new player of Valencia CF)
  5. http://mundod.lavoz.com.ar/futbol/en-su-casa-atletico-de-rafaela-goleo-racing En su casa, Atlético de Rafaela goleó a Racing (At home, Atlético de Rafaela thrashed Racing)
  6. http://canchallena.lanacion.com.ar/1561653-san-martin-racing-un-encuentro-rodeado-de-pensamientos-maliciosos En otro partido con incidentes, Racing goleó y ayudó a Independiente (In another match with incidents, Racing thrashed and helped Independiente)
  7. http://www.valenciacf.com/ver/35926/comunicado-oficial.html Comunicado Oficial (Official announcement)
  8. http://www.valenciacf.com/ver/36138/benvingutdepaul---rodrigo-de-paul--nuevo-jugador-del-valencia-cf.html Rodrigo de Paul, nuevo jugador del Valencia CF (Rodrigo de Paul, new player of Valencia CF)
  9. Web site: Punto de fe del Valencia. Valencia point of faith. Marca. es. 23 August 2014. 3 September 2014. 16 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210616180028/https://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2014_15/primera/jornada_1/sev_val/. live.
  10. Web site: Copa del Rey: Rodrigo de Paul gives Valencia 2-1 advantage over Rayo. ESPN. en. 4 December 2014. 30 August 2020. 8 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220608091343/https://www.skysports.com/football/ath-bilbao-vs-valencia/322437. live.
  11. Web site: Athletic Bilbao 1 Valencia 1. Sports Mole. en. 9 April 2015. 30 August 2020. 8 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220608091343/https://www.skysports.com/football/ath-bilbao-vs-valencia/322437. live.
  12. Web site: Valencia youngster Rodrigo de Paul joins Racing Club on loan. Sports Mole. en. 4 February 2016. 30 August 2020. 3 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220603042701/https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/valencia/transfer-talk/news/valencia-youngster-joins-racing-on-loan_265563.html. live.
  13. Web site: RACING OPEN GROUP STAGE CAMPAIGN WITH COMFY BOLIVAR WIN. Fox Sports. en. 25 February 2016. 30 August 2020. 8 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220608091343/https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/racing-open-group-stage-campaign-with-comfy-bolivar-win. live.
  14. Web site: VCF Official Statement Rodrigo de Paul transferred to Udinese. Valencia CF. 20 July 2016. 21 July 2016. 10 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220110084653/http://en.valenciacf.com/ver/59684/comunicado-oficial--traspaso-de-rodrigo-de-paul.html. live.
  15. Web site: Udinese 2 AC Milan 1. Goal.com. en. 29 January 2017. 30 August 2020. 18 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210818094016/https://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/udinese-v-milan/report/1gd1syr5vv2dqh5xvgbamnjl5. live.
  16. News: Udinese claims 2–0 win over last-placed Chievo in Serie A. www.efe.com. Efe. en. 23 September 2018. 30 August 2020. 18 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210818094017/https://www.efe.com/efe/english/sports/udinese-claims-2-0-win-over-last-placed-chievo-in-serie-a/50000266-3758643. live.
  17. Web site: Official: De Paul extends at Udinese. Football Italia. en. 29 January 2017. 1 September 2020. 25 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125075842/https://www.football-italia.net/145277/official-de-paul-extends-udinese. live.
  18. Web site: Report: Udinese want €40m for De Paul. Football Italia. en. 5 August 2020. 1 September 2020. 18 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200918002246/https://www.football-italia.net/156821/report-udinese-want-%E2%82%AC40m-de-paul. live.
  19. Web site: Lasagna "declassato"? Nonostante la sua titolarità ieri il capitano era De Paul . tuttoudinese.it . Tutto Udinese . 24 December 2020 . 6 February 2021 . it . 28 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128192405/https://www.tuttoudinese.it/notizie/lasagna-declassato-nonostante-la-sua-titolarita-ieri-il-capitano-era-de-paul-79609 . live .
  20. Web site: Club Atlético de Madrid - Welcome, Rodrigo de Paul!. 12 July 2021. Club Atlético de Madrid. en. 22 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220122210315/https://en.atleticodemadrid.com/noticias/welcome-rodrigo-de-paul. live.
  21. Web site: Iraq 0 Argentina 4. Sky Sports. en. 11 October 2018. 30 August 2020. 8 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221108044829/https://www.skysports.com/football/iraq-vs-argentina/402273. live.
  22. Web site: Argentina venció 2-1 a Chile y se quedó con el tercer puesto. CONMEBOL. es. 6 July 2019. 20 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190708015400/https://copaamerica.com/es/noticias/argentina-vencio-2-1-a-chile-y-se-quedo-con-el-tercer-puesto/. 8 July 2019. dead.
  23. News: Argentina beat Ecuador 3-0 to move into Copa America semi . Reuters . 4 July 2021 . 11 July 2021 . 6 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206141833/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/argentina-beat-ecuador-3-0-move-into-copa-america-semi-2021-07-04/ . live .
  24. Web site: Highlights of Copa America final 2021. 11 July 2021. 29 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230129024727/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/brazil-argentina-live-score-updates-highlights-copa-america-final/1tfk0vd23j2gj1a70vsyw2emub. live.
  25. News: Argentina 1-0 Brazil: Copa América final – live! . The Guardian . Graham . Bryan Armen . 11 July 2021 . 11 July 2021 . 12 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210712135151/https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2021/jul/10/argentina-v-brazil-copa-america-final-live . live .
  26. Web site: Pope . Greg LeaContributions from Conor . Hancock . Tom . Mazur . Martin . published . Alasdair Mackenzie . 2022-12-18 . Argentina World Cup 2022 squad: Lionel Scaloni's full team . 2023-03-03 . fourfourtwo.com . en . 18 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221218133642/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/argentina-world-cup-2022-squad-players-line-up-qatar . live .
  27. News: 15 June 2024 . Lionel Scaloni dio a conocer la lista de la Selección argentina para la Copa América 2024 . 23 July 2024 . Todo Noticias.
  28. Web site: Mosca . Lorenzo . 2021-07-12 . De Paul, addio Udinese. All'Atletico Madrid dell'argentino Simeone per 35 milioni . 2022-12-19 . Gaucho News . it-IT . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221219084959/https://www.gauchonews.it/calcio-argentino-sport/rodrigo-de-paul-udinese-venduto-atletico-madrid/ . live .
  29. Web site: Redazione . 2017-02-18 . Italia, oriundi-mania: ecco la top 11 dei "convocabili" . 2022-12-19 . RadioGoal24 . it-IT . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221219084958/http://radiogoal24.it/2017/02/18/italia-oriundi-mania-ecco-la-top-11-dei-convocabili/ . live .
  30. Web site: 2022-02-18. Rodrigo De Paul y Camila Homs: Cómo la historia de un amor terminó en un escándalo internacional. 2022-12-19. www.prensalibre.com. es-SP. 23 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230123115116/https://www.prensalibre.com/vida/escenario/rodrigo-de-paul-y-camila-homs-la-historia-de-un-amor-que-termino-en-un-escandalo-internacional/. live.
  32. Web site: R. de Paul. Soccerway. 31 May 2017. 8 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170408033230/http://int.soccerway.com/players/rodrigo-javier-de-paul/248912/. live.
  33. Web site: Murray . Scott . 18 December 2022 . Argentina beat France on penalties after thrilling World Cup final – live reaction . 18 December 2022 . The Guardian . 10 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230510020540/https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2022/dec/18/argentina-france-world-cup-2022-final-live . live .
  34. News: Argentina defeats Colombia to Become The Champion of CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™. Copa América. 15 July 2024. 15 July 2024.
  35. News: Italy 0–3 Argentina: Messi and Di Maria shine in impressive Finalissima win. BBC Sport. 1 June 2022. 2 June 2022. 20 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230420065923/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61653337. live.
  36. News: Uno por uno, el equipo ideal de la CONMEBOL Copa América 2021 elegido por el GET . Copa América . 13 July 2021 . 13 July 2021 . es . 14 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210714034039/https://copaamerica.com/es/noticias/equipo-ideal-get-conmebol-copa-america-2021/ . live .
  37. News: The CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™ Best XI . Copa América . 31 July 2024 . 31 July 2024.

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