Rodrigo Villagra
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Román Villagra | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Morteros, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Internacional (on loan from CSKA Moscow) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Rosario Central | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Rosario Central | 25 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Talleres | 95 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | River Plate | 25 | (0) |
| 2025– | CSKA Moscow | 8 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Internacional (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Argentina U20 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2025 | |||
Rodrigo Román Villagra (born 14 February 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brazilian club Internacional on loan from Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow.
Club career
Villagra came through the youth ranks of Rosario Central.[2] Diego Cocca was the manager who selected him for his professional debut, as the midfielder featured for the full duration of a Copa Libertadores group stage defeat to Libertad on 4 April 2019; he had previously been on the substitutes bench in the same competition a month prior versus Grêmio.[1][3]
On 5 August 2021, Villagra joined fellow league club Talleres de Córdoba on a deal until the end of 2025.[4]
On 3 February 2024, he signed for River Plate of Argentina for 4 years.[5]
On 6 March 2025, Villagra signed a contract with CSKA Moscow in Russia until the end of 2028, with an option to extend for one more year.[6] On 21 January 2026, he was loaned to Internacional in Brazil.[7]
International career
In March 2019, Villagra received a call-up to the Argentina U20s ahead of friendlies in Murcia, Spain.[8][9]
Personal life
Villagra has a footballing brother, Cristian, who also started his senior career with Rosario Central.[2] Their other brother, Gonzalo, died in June 2018 following a battle with leukemia.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 7 December 2025.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rosario Central | 2018–19 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | – | 10[d] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | 12[d] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Talleres | 2021 | Primera División | 20 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Primera División | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | 11[d] | 0 | 52 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Primera División | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 13[d] | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Total | 71 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 119 | 0 | ||
| River Plate | 2024 | Primera División | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | 11[f] | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| CSKA Moscow | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 97 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 203 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ One appearance in Supercopa Argentina, one appearance in Copa de la Superliga
- ^ a b 2019–20 Copa Argentina was suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina and completed in 2021, both of the entries refer to that tournament
- ^ a b c d Appearances in Copa de la Liga Profesional
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Ten appearances Copa de la Liga Profesional, one appearance in Supercopa Argentina
References
- ^ a b c "Argentina - R. Villagra". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Conociendo a... Rodrigo Villagra". Rosario Central. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Cocca probó el equipo que enfrentaría a Libertad". Radiofonica. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Es oficial: Rodrigo Villagra se incorporó a Talleres, ultimajugada.com, 5 August 2021
- ^ "Rogrigo Villagra firmo con River y fue convocado vs. Vélez". lapaginamillonaria.com (in Spanish). 4 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Родриго Вильягра – с нами!" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 6 March 2025.
- ^ "VILLAGRA É O NOVO REFORÇO DO INTER" [Villagra is Inter's new signing.] (in Portuguese). SC Internacional. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Los convocados por Fernando Batista para entrenar en el Sub 20". Diagonales. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Firmaron los pibes". Vavel. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Dolor en el fútbol: murió el hermano de Cristian Villagra, a quien el jugador le había donado médula osea". Infobae. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
External links
- Rodrigo Villagra at Soccerway