Rodrigo Villagra
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rodrigo Román Villagra | ||
Date of birth | (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Morteros, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | River Plate | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
Rosario Central | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Rosario Central | 25 | (0) |
2021–2024 | Talleres | 95 | (0) |
2024– | River Plate | 10 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019 | Argentina U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:09, 2 May 2024 (UTC) |
Rodrigo Román Villagra (born 14 February 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for River Plate.[1]
Club career
Villagra came through the youth ranks of Rosario Central.[2] Diego Cocca was the manager who selected him for his professional debut, as the midfielder featured for the full duration of a Copa Libertadores group stage defeat to Libertad on 4 April 2019; he had previously been on the substitutes bench in the same competition a month prior versus Grêmio.[1][3]
On 5 August 2021, Villagra joined fellow league club Talleres de Córdoba on a deal until the end of 2025.[4]
On 3 February 2024, he signed for River Plate of Argentina for 4 years.[5]
International career
In March 2019, Villagra received a call-up to the Argentina U20s ahead of friendlies in Murcia, Spain.[6][7]
Personal life
Villagra has a footballing brother, Cristian, who also started his senior career with Rosario Central.[2] Their other brother, Gonzalo, died in June 2018 following a battle with leukemia.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 5 April 2019.[1]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rosario Central | 2018–19 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Argentina - R. Villagra". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Conociendo a... Rodrigo Villagra". Rosario Central. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Cocca probó el equipo que enfrentaría a Libertad". Radiofonica. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Es oficial: Rodrigo Villagra se incorporó a Talleres, ultimajugada.com, 5 August 2021
- ^ "Rogrigo Villagra firmo con River y fue convocado vs. Vélez". lapaginamillonaria.com (in Spanish). 4 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Los convocados por Fernando Batista para entrenar en el Sub 20". Diagonales. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Firmaron los pibes". Vavel. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Dolor en el fútbol: murió el hermano de Cristian Villagra, a quien el jugador le había donado médula osea". Infobae. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
External links
- Rodrigo Villagra at Soccerway
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- 2 Boselli
- 3 Funes Mori
- 4 Fonseca
- 5 Kranevitter
- 6 Gattoni
- 7 Bareiro
- 8 Meza
- 9 Borja
- 10 Lanzini
- 11 Colidio
- 13 E. Díaz
- 14 González Pírez
- 16 Carboni
- 17 P. Díaz
- 18 Martínez
- 19 Echeverri
- 20 Casco
- 21 Bustos
- 23 Villagra
- 25 Ledesma
- 26 Fernández
- 27 Sant'Anna
- 28 Peña
- 29 Aliendro
- 30 Mastantuono
- 31 Simón
- 32 Ruberto
- 33 Pezzella
- 36 Solari
- 38 Subiabre
- Manager: Gallardo