Alexis Rolín

Alexis Rolín
Personal information
Full name	Germán Alexis Rolín Fernández
Date of birth	7 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Terremoto
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2012	Nacional
2012–2016	Catania
2015–2016	→ Boca Juniors (loan)
2016–2018	Nacional
2016–2017	→ Olimpia (loan)
2019	Universidad de Concepción
2020–2022	Rentistas
2021	→ Independiente Medellín (loan)
2023	Potencia
2024–	Terremoto
International career
2012	Uruguay Olympic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023

Germán Alexis Rolín Fernández (born 7 February 1989) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a central defender for Terremoto.

Club career

Club Nacional de Football

Rolín began his football career with Uruguayan club Nacional. He made his first team debut on 8 May 2011 in a 1-0 win over CA Peñarol. During the 2011-12 season, he was outstanding as defender and many clubs showed interest in him. After two consecutive times finishing as the Champions with Nacional, Rolín joined Italian Serie A club Catania.

Calcio Catania

On 22 August 2012, Rolín was officially transferred to Calcio Catania.^[2]^[3] In his debut Serie A campaign, he has served mostly as a back-up to the likes of Nicola Legrottaglie, Nicolas Spolli, and Giuseppe Bellusci, under head coach, Rolando Maran.

Rolín is currently part of a record-breaking Catania outfit that had picked up 56 points from 38 Serie A matches. This performance also saw the club break its record number of home victories in a single season, its record number of victories overall in a single top flight campaign, as well as its record points total in Serie A for the fifth consecutive season.

Boca Juniors

In January 2015, Rolín officially signed on loan with Argentine club Boca Juniors.

Club Olimpia

On 26 May 2016, it was announced that Rolín had signed for Olimpia.^[4]

International career

He was called up by Óscar Tabárez for the Uruguay Olympic football team that played at the 2012 Summer Olympics being held in London, Great Britain.^[5]

Honours

Nacional

Uruguayan Primera División (2): 2010–11, 2011–12

Boca Juniors

Argentine Primera División (1): 2015
Copa Argentina (1): 2014–15

References

^ "Alexis Rolín". Club Nacional de Football (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ "Alexis Rolín al Catania - Giovedí 23 agosto alle 16, in Sala Congressi, la presentazione". Catanio Calcio (in Italian). calciocatania.net. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Official: Catania sign Rolin". Football Italia staff. Football Italia. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
^ "L'Olimpia Asuncion ufficializza l'acquisto di Rolin". Calcio Catania (in Italian). 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^ "Convocatoria Uruguay Fútbol Juegos Olímpicos Londres 2012" (in Spanish). lovingfutbol.com. 8 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

External links

Alexis Rolín at Soccerway

[1] "Alexis Rolín". Club Nacional de Football (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2018.

[2] "Alexis Rolín al Catania - Giovedí 23 agosto alle 16, in Sala Congressi, la presentazione". Catanio Calcio (in Italian). calciocatania.net. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Official: Catania sign Rolin". Football Italia staff. Football Italia. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

[4] "L'Olimpia Asuncion ufficializza l'acquisto di Rolin". Calcio Catania (in Italian). 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.

[5] "Convocatoria Uruguay Fútbol Juegos Olímpicos Londres 2012" (in Spanish). lovingfutbol.com. 8 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

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