Patito Rodríguez

Patito Rodríguez
Rodríguez in 2012
Personal information
Full name Patricio Julián Rodríguez
Date of birth (1990-05-04) 4 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Quilmes, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left winger, Forward
Team information
Current team
Bolívar
Number 17
Youth career
2000–2007 Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Independiente 95 (9)
2012–2016 Santos 28 (2)
2013–2014Estudiantes (loan) 27 (2)
2015Johor Darul Ta'zim (loan) 7 (1)
2016–2018 AEK Athens 26 (3)
2018 Newcastle Jets 12 (1)
2018–2019 Moreirense 12 (0)
2020–2021 Wilstermann 26 (11)
2022– Bolívar 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2021

Patricio Julián Rodríguez (Latin American Spanish: [paˈtɾisjo xuˈljan roˈðɾiɣes]; born 4 May 1990), sometimes referred as Pato Rodríguez [ˈpato-] or Patito [paˈtito], is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Bolivian Primera División club Bolívar.

Career

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Rodríguez with Independiente in 2008.

Independiente

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Born in Quilmes, Rodríguez began his career on Independiente, joining the club's youth categories in 2000, aged 10. On 10 February 2008, he made his first team debut, in a 0–1 loss against Lanús.[1] On 15 March, he provided an assist for Germán Denis' goal in a 3–1 win against Gimnasia La Plata.[2] On 5 April, he was handed his first start, in a 1–3 loss against Colón.[3]

On 30 August 2009, Rodríguez scored his first and second professional goals, against Atlético Tucumán.[4]

Santos

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On 20 July 2012, Rodríguez signed a four-year contract with Brazilian Série A club Santos.[5][6] On 11 August, he made his debut for Peixe, scoring the first goal in a 2–2 draw against Atlético-GO.[7]

On 31 July 2013, Rodríguez signed with Estudiantes de La Plata, in a season-long loan deal.[8] He returned to Santos in the 2014 summer, but was sparingly used.

On 19 February 2015, Rodríguez was loaned to Johor Darul Ta'zim until November.[9]

AEK Athens

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On 20 July 2016, Rodríguez signed a two-year contract with Greek side AEK Athens, with an annual salary of €500,000.[10] He made his official debut against Xanthi, providing his teammates with 2 assists and helping his team secure a comfortable 4–1 win.[11]

On 14 October 2016, AEK's winger was suspended with a three-match ban for his unprofessional behavior against Diogo Figueiras in a 3–0 away loss in the derby clash against Olympiakos.[12] On 5 November 2016, he scored his first goal in a 2–2 home draw against Atromitos.[13] On 10 December 2016, he scored in a 4–0 win against Levadiakos. On 13 April 2017 Patito scored the winning goal in a 2–1 Greek Cup semifinals first leg away win against champions Olympiacos.[14] Despite the rumours from the beginning of 2017–18 season, it was reported Rodríguez would remain a member of AEK until the end of the season, when his current contract with the historic club expires.[15] Eventually on 8 December 2017, he released from the club by mutual consent.[16]

Newcastle Jets

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On 22 December 2017, Newcastle Jets announced signing Rodríguez as an injury replacement in the January transfer window, replacing their injured marquee Ronald Vargas.[17] He scored on his debut for Newcastle Jets in a 2–0 win over rivals Central Coast Mariners.[18] Following Vargas's recovery from injury and re-signing with Newcastle Jets, the club announced Rodríguez's release on 16 May 2018.[19]

Career statistics

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As of 25 May 2018[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Independiente 2007–08 Primera División 8 0 8 5
2008–09 10 0 10 5
2009–10 28 2 28 2
2010–11 28 4 16[a] 1 44 5
2011–12 21 3 1[b] 0 1[c] 0 23 3
Subtotal 95 9 0 0 17 1 1 0 113 10
Santos 2012 Série A 20 2 2[d] 0 22 2
2013 2 0 3 0 0 0 11[e] 0 16 0
2014 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 6[e] 0 6 0
Subtotal 28 2 4 0 2 0 17 0 51 2
Estudiantes (loan) 2012–13 Primera División 1 0 1 0
2013–14 27 2 27 2
Johor (loan) 2015 Malaysia Super League 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
AEK Athens 2016–17 Superleague Greece 24 3 6 1 0 0 30 4
2017–18 2 0 1 0 2[f] 0 5 0
AEK total 26 3 7 1 2 0 0 0 35 4
Newcastle Jets 2017–18 A-League 12 1 12 1
Moreirense 2018–19 Primeira Liga 1 0 1 0
Career total 196 18 12 1 21 1 18 0 247 20
  1. ^ Eight appearances in the Copa Sudamericana, eight in the Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance in the Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearance in the Suruga Bank Championship
  4. ^ Appearances in the Recopa Sudamericana
  5. ^ a b Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista
  6. ^ One appearance in the Champions League, one appearance in Europa League

Honours

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Independiente
Santos

References

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  1. ^ Lanús 1-0 Independiente Archived 29 June 2013 at archive.today; ESPN FC, 10 February 2008
  2. ^ Independiente 3-1 Gimnasia La Plata Archived 29 June 2013 at archive.today; ESPN FC, 15 March 2008
  3. ^ Independiente 1-3 Colón Archived 29 June 2013 at archive.today; ESPN FC, 5 April 2008
  4. ^ Match report: Atlético Tucumán 2-4 Independiente; ESPN Soccernet, 30 August 2009. Retrieved on 21 July 2012
  5. ^ Daniel Edwards (4 August 2012). "Santos wait on Independiente for Rodriguez debut". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Santos FC acerta contratação do meia-atacante Pato Rodriguez" [Santos signs winger Pato Rodríguez] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Atlético-GO aperta, mas argentinos salvam o Santos da derrota" [Atlético-GO puts pressure, but Argentines saves Santos from defeat] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Pato Rodriguez é emprestado para o Estudiantes, da Argentina" [Pato Rodríguez is loaned to Estudiantes] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Patito revela acerto com clube da Malásia e atrito com Enderson" [Patito unveils signing with Malaysian club and altercation with Enderson] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  10. ^ AEK signs Pato Rodriguez Archived 21 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "ΑΕΚ - Ξάνθη 4-1 | Gazzetta".
  12. ^ "Καμπάνα τριών αγωνιστικών για Πατίτο! | Gazzetta".
  13. ^ "ΑΕΚ - Ατρόμητος 2-2 (Vid) | Gazzetta".
  14. ^ Κύπελλο Ελλάδας: Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΚ 1 - 2 (in Greek). Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  15. ^ "Patito Rodriguez to remain at AEK until the end of 2017-18 season". Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Τέλος και επίσημα ο Πατίτο από την ΑΕΚ". Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  17. ^ "Jets sign Neymar's former teammate Rodriguez". The World Game. SBS. 22 December 2017.
  18. ^ Kemp, Emma (10 January 2018). "Newcastle Jets rob Central Coast Mariners 2–0 in A-League F3 derby". Stuff.co.nz.
  19. ^ "Newcastle Jets farewell Argentine Rodriguez". The World Game. SBS. 16 May 2018.
  20. ^ "P. Rodríguez". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  21. ^ "Independiente vs. Goias 3-1". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
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