Luciano Rodríguez

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Luciano Rodríguez
Rodríguez with Uruguay U20 in 2023
Personal information
Full name Luciano Rodríguez Rosales[1]
Date of birth (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Liverpool Montevideo
Number 19
Youth career
Bella Vista
Progreso
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Progreso 51 (7)
2023– Liverpool Montevideo 39 (12)
International career
2021–2023 Uruguay U20 39 (11)
2024 Uruguay U23 6 (6)
2024– Uruguay 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 2023 Argentina
South American U-20 Championship
Runner-up 2023 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Luciano Rodríguez Rosales (born 16 July 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liverpool Montevideo and the Uruguay national team.[2]

Club career[edit]

Rodríguez is a youth academy graduate of Progreso. He made his professional debut for the club on 17 January 2021 in a goalless draw against Montevideo City Torque.[3]

On 27 December 2022, Liverpool Montevideo announced the signing of Rodríguez.[4]

International career[edit]

Rodríguez has represenred Uruguay at various youth levels.[5] In January 2023, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2023 South American U-20 Championship.[6] He was then a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, having scored the winning goal in the final match against Italy.[7][8]

In June 2023, Rodríguez received his first call-up to the senior team for friendlies against Nicaragua and Cuba.[9] In January 2024, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[10] He made his debut for the Uruguay national team on 23 March 2024 in a 1–1 draw against Basque Country.[11]

Personal life[edit]

Luciano's twin brother Emiliano Rodríguez is also a professional footballer.[12]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 12 May 2024[2]
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
Progreso 2020 UPD 4 0 4 0
2021 UPD 24 2 24 2
2022 USD 23 5 3 0 26 5
Total 51 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 54 7
Liverpool Montevideo 2023 UPD 27 9 2 1 3[a] 0 4[b] 0 36 10
2024 UPD 12 3 0 0 4[a] 1 0 0 16 4
Total 39 12 2 1 7 1 4 0 52 14
Career total 90 19 5 1 7 1 4 0 106 21
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Three appearances in championship play-offs and one appearance in Torneo Intermedio final.

International[edit]

As of match played 26 March 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2024 2[a] 0
Total 2 0
  1. ^ Includes a Non-FIFA friendly played against Basque Country, which is counted as an official match by Uruguayan Football Association.

Honours[edit]

Liverpool Montevideo

Uruguay U20

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Uruguay (URU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 22. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Luciano Rodríguez at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Debutantes de la 1a fecha del Torneo Clausura 2020" (in Spanish). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Liverpool ficho a lucho rodriguez joya de la seleccion sub-20 y de Progreso". REFERI (in Spanish). elobservador.com.uy. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Las selecciones juveniles continúan trabajando de lunes a miércoles" (in Spanish). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Uruguay continúa preparándose para su debut en el CONMEBOL SUB-20" (in Spanish). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Los sub-20 convocados se incorporan a los entrenamientos este miércoles" (in Spanish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Lista final para el CONMEBOL Preolímpico 2024" (in Spanish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Cómo le fue a los debutantes de Uruguay contra País Vasco" (in Spanish). 23 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Emiliano y Luciano Rodríguez, los mellizos de la Sub 20 de Uruguay en el Sudamericano de Colombia" (in Spanish). 19 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Liverpool derrotó 1-0 a Peñarol y se consagró campeón del Uruguayo en el Campeón del Siglo". 16 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Uruguay vicecampeón del CONMEBOL SUB20". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Campeonato Uruguayo: Federico Pereira fue elegido como el mejor jugador del 2023". 1 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

External links[edit]

  • Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)