Lucas Rodríguez (footballer, born 1997)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Ariel Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Querétaro | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Estudiantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2021 | Estudiantes | 103 | (8) |
| 2019 | → D.C. United (loan) | 33 | (6) |
| 2021–2024 | Tijuana | 85 | (13) |
| 2024– | Querétaro | 49 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:19, 1 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Lucas Ariel Rodríguez (born 27 April 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Querétaro.
Club career
Estudiantes
Rodríguez is a youth exponent from Estudiantes. On 11 July 2015, he made his first-team debut in a league game against San Martín de San Juan in a 0–0 home draw. He replaced Carlos Auzqui after 78 minutes.[1]
Loan to D.C. United
On 31 December 2018, Rodríguez signed with MLS side D.C. United on a one-year loan.[2] He scored his first goal for DC against Real Salt Lake on 16 March 2019.[3] He was known to be consistent and was a usual starter. In his 2019 MLS regular season, he played 33 games, scored 6 goals, and contributed 3 assists. In Round 1 of the 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs, Rodríguez scored a stoppage time equalizer against Toronto FC to extend the game into extra time. D.C. would go on to lose the game 1–5, ending their 2019 season.[4] After Rodríguez's loan expired, D.C. negotiated for his return,[5] but were unable to permanently sign Rodríguez from Estudiantes.[6]
Tijuana
On 20 June 2021, Rodríguez joined Liga MX club, Tijuana.[7]
Querátaro
On 30 June 2024, Rodríguez joined Querétaro.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 9 March 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other[c] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estudiantes | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||
| 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 91 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 14 | ||
| D.C. United (loan) | 2019 | Major League Soccer | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 7 | |||
| Tijuana | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Liga MX | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 6 | |||||
| 2023–24 | Liga MX | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 13 | ||
| Querétaro | 2024–25 | Liga MX | 29 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2025–26 | Liga MX | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 236 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 280 | 38 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa de la Liga Profesional
- ^ Includes Copa Sudamericana and Copa Libertadores
- ^ Includes Copa de la Superliga and Leagues Cup
International career
Rodríguez previously played for the Argentina national U-17 football team.[10] On 25 September 2019 Rodríguez was called up to the Argentina national under-23 football team for friendlies against Mexico on 9 and 14 October.[10]17
References
- ^ "Estudiantes vs. San Martín de San Juan – 11 July 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "D.C. United acquire Argentine midfielder Lucas Rodríguez". Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "DC United's Lucas Rodriguez nets amazing 1st MLS goal on corner kick volley". MLSsoccer.com. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ Becherano, Lizzy (19 October 2019). "D.C. United forces extra time, then falls apart en route to 5-1 drubbing by Toronto FC". Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "D.C. United have announced that 16 players are under contract for the 2020 MLS season". 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ Boehm, Charles (20 December 2019). "Reports: DC United pursuing Brian Lozano, unable to reach deal for Titi Rodriguez". Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Lucas Rodríguez aterriza en Tijuana" [Lucas Rodríguez lands in Tijuana]. BeSoccer. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ Rodríguez Hernández, Adrián (30 June 2024). "Lucas Rodríguez es nuevo jugador de Querétaro procedente de Xolos". Estadio Deportes. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ "Lucas Rodriguez Stats | Soccerway". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ a b "NYCFC's Castellanos, D.C. United's Rodriguez earn Argentina U-23 call". Retrieved 27 September 2019.