Valentín Rodríguez

Valentín Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Diego Valentín Rodríguez Alonso
Date of birth (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Defensor Sporting
Number 17
Youth career
Peñarol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2025 Peñarol 54 (0)
2024 → Pachuca (loan) 5 (0)
2024 → Gimnasia LP (loan) 12 (0)
2025 Al Wasl 0 (0)
2026– Defensor Sporting 5 (0)
International career
2024 Uruguay U23 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026

Diego Valentín Rodríguez Alonso (born 13 June 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga AUF Uruguaya club Defensor Sporting.[1]

Club career

Rodríguez is a youth academy graduate of Peñarol. He made his professional debut for the club on 16 January 2021 in 1–1 draw against Cerro.[2] He scored his first goal on 15 July 2021 in a 2–1 Copa Sudamericana win against Nacional.[3]

On 5 February 2024, Rodríguez joined Mexican club Pachuca on a loan deal until the end of the year.[4] In July 2024, he joined Argentine side Gimnasia LP on a one-year loan deal.[5]

In February 2025, Rodríguez joined Emirati club Al Wasl on a contract until June 2028.[6] In January 2026, he joined Defensor Sporting.[7]

International career

In January 2024, Rodríguez was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[8]

Career statistics

As of 9 December 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherOther
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peñarol 2020 UPD 60—00—60
2021 UPD 210—9[a]100301
2022 UPD 3010000040
2023 UPD 240003[a]01[b]0280
Career total 5401012110681
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ↑ Appearance in play-offs

Honours

Peñarol

Pachuca

References

  1. 1 2 Valentín Rodríguez at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Debutantes de la 1a fecha del Torneo Clausura 2020". 19 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Se metió hasta la cocina: Rodríguez y su obra de arte para el 2-0 de Peñarol vs. Nacional". 15 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Valentín Rodríguez: La emotiva despedida de Peñarol y el recibimiento del Pachuca". 6 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata incorporó a Valentín Rodríguez y compró a Matías Abaldo" (in Spanish). 23 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Valentín Rodríguez firmó con Al Wasl, el último campeón de Emiratos Árabes Unidos" (in Spanish). 10 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Valentín Rodríguez, violeta" (in Spanish). 5 January 2026. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Lista final para el CONMEBOL Preolímpico 2024" (in Spanish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Peñarol es el Campeón Uruguayo". 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.


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