Luciano Rodríguez

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[1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cruzeiro
(on loan from Neom)
Number 97
Youth career
Bella Vista
Progreso
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Progreso 51 (7)
2023–2024 Liverpool Montevideo 43 (14)
2024–2025 Bahia 42 (11)
2025– Neom 30 (6)
2026– → Cruzeiro (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2023 Uruguay U20 39 (11)
2024 Uruguay U23 6 (6)
2024– Uruguay 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2023 Argentina
South American U-20 Championship
Runner-up2023 Colombia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2025

Luciano Rodríguez Rosales (born 16 July 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cruzeiro, on loan from Saudi Pro League club Neom, and the Uruguay national team.[2]

Club career

Progreso

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]

Liverpool Montevideo

On 27 December 2022, Liverpool Montevideo announced the signing of Rodríguez.[4] In 2023, he was a member of the squad that won the Uruguayan Primera División for the first time.[5]

Bahia

On 26 July 2024, Rodríguez joined Brazilian club Bahia on a five-year contract, making him the most expensive signing in club's history.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 7 August 2024 in a 1–0 cup win against Botafogo.[7] He helped the club win the 2025 Copa do Nordeste by scoring in both legs of the final, which also turned out to be his last two matches for Bahia.[8]

Neom

On 10 September 2025, Rodríguez joined newly promoted Saudi Pro League club Neom on a five-year contract.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 September in a 3–2 league win against Al-Riyadh.[10]

Loan to Cruzeiro

On 6 August 2026, Rodríguez returned to Brazil by joining top-division club Cruzeiro on a one-year loan.[11]

International career

Rodríguez has represented Uruguay at various youth levels.[12] In January 2023, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2023 South American U-20 Championship.[13] 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.[14][15]

In June 2023, Rodríguez received his first call-up to the senior team for friendlies against Nicaragua and Cuba.[16] In January 2024, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[17] He made his debut for the Uruguay national team on 23 March 2024 in a 1–1 draw against Basque Country.[18]

Personal life

Luciano's twin brother Emiliano Rodríguez is also a professional footballer.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 May 2026[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Progreso 2020 UPD 40————40
2021 UPD 242————242
2022 USD 235—30——265
Total 51700300000547
Liverpool Montevideo 2023 UPD 279—213[c]04[d]03610
2024 UPD 165—005[c]200217
Total 4314002182405717
Bahia 2024 Série A 196—31——227
2025 Série A 182535212[e]17[f]54713
Total 3785383121756920
Neom 2025–26 Saudi Pro League 306—10——316
Cruzeiro (loan) 2026 Série A 00—0000—00
Career total 161355314420311521150
  1. ↑ Includes Campeonato Baiano
  2. ↑ Includes Copa Uruguay, Copa do Brasil, King's Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. ↑ Three appearances in championship play-offs; one appearance in Torneo Intermedio final
  5. ↑ Ten appearances, one goal in Copa Libertadores; two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  6. ↑ Appearances in Copa do Nordeste

International

As of match played 10 October 2025[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay 20244[a]0
202510
Total50
  1. ↑ Includes a Non-FIFA friendly played against Basque Country, which is counted as an official match by Uruguayan Football Association.

Honours

Liverpool Montevideo

Bahia

Uruguay U20

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Uruguay (URU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 22. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 "Liverpool derrotó 1-0 a Peñarol y se consagró campeón del Uruguayo en el Campeón del Siglo". 16 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bahía's €11 million splurge: Luciano Rodríguez leads historic investment". 1 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Brasil: Luciano Rodríguez anotó su primer gol en Bahía; Damián Suárez no jugó en Botafogo". 7 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Luciano Rodríguez anotó, fue campeón con Bahía por primera vez y recibió elogios de todos". 7 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Bahia oficializó la transferencia de Luciano Rodríguez al fútbol saudí. ¿Por cuánto?". 10 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Luciano Rodríguez se estrenó como goleador en Arabia Saudita; su equipo, Neom SC, ganó 3-2". 27 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Luciano Rodríguez tendrá su segunda etapa en el fútbol brasileño". 6 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Las selecciones juveniles continúan trabajando de lunes a miércoles" (in Spanish). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Uruguay continúa preparándose para su debut en el CONMEBOL SUB-20" (in Spanish). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  14. 1 2 "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  15. 1 2 Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "Los sub-20 convocados se incorporan a los entrenamientos este miércoles" (in Spanish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Lista final para el CONMEBOL Preolímpico 2024" (in Spanish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "Cómo le fue a los debutantes de Uruguay contra País Vasco" (in Spanish). 23 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  19. ↑ "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.
  20. ↑ "Luciano Rodríguez marcó un gol y el Bahía conquistó la Copa do Nordeste". 6 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  21. ↑ "Bahia segura pressão, e é campeão baiano contra o Vitória no Barradão". 23 March 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  22. ↑ "Uruguay vicecampeón del CONMEBOL SUB20". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  23. 1 2 "Campeonato Uruguayo: Federico Pereira fue elegido como el mejor jugador del 2023". 1 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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