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Diego Rodríguez (footballer, born 1989)

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Diego Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Diego Martín Rodríguez Berrini
Date of birth (1989-09-04) 4 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Liverpool
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Defensor Sporting 87 (4)
2013Udinese (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2014Godoy Cruz (loan) 70 (2)
2015–2018 Independiente 56 (2)
2018–2021 Tijuana 36 (0)
2019Defensa y Justicia (loan) 14 (0)
2020San Lorenzo (loan) 16 (1)
2021 San Lorenzo 13 (0)
2021–2023 Nacional 66 (1)
2024– Liverpool 22 (0)
International career
2008–2009 Uruguay U-20 8 (0)
2011 Uruguay U-22 5 (0)
2012 Uruguay Olympic 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024

Diego Martín Rodríguez Berrini (born 4 September 1989) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liverpool.

Club career

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Rodríguez started his career playing with Defensor Sporting in 2009. He made his debut on 27 October 2009 against Tacuarembó F.C.

International career

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Under-20

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During 2009 Rodríguez played with the Uruguayan national under-20 football team at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt. Previously, he played at the 2009 South American U-20 Championship in Venezuela where his outstanding performances led the team to qualify to the Youth World Cup.

Under-22

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In 2011, he was named in the Uruguay national football team under-22 squad for the 2011 Pan American Games. He was the team captain and played a vital role for the team, helping them to reach 3rd place in the tournament.

Olympic Team

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He was called up by Óscar Tabárez to the Uruguayan Olympic football team that finished ninth at the 2012 Summer Olympics, held in London, Great Britain.[1]

Senior

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On 7 November 2011 he was named in the squad for a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Chile in Montevideo.[2]

On 15 November 2011 he was named in the squad for a friendly match against Italy in Rome.

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Emiliano Alfaro y Diego Rodriguez fueron citados a la selección de Uruguay" (in Spanish). Qualification for Brazil. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
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