Rodríguez with América in 2018
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| Full name | Guido Rodríguez[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 30)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sáenz Peña, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| River Plate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | River Plate | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Tijuana | 39 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | América | 103 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Betis | 139 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Argentina | 30 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Guido Rodríguez (born 12 April 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Argentina national team and last played club football for La Liga club Real Betis. He was a member of the Argentina team that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Rodríguez began his career with River Plate, whom he debuted for in 2014. He stayed with the club until 2016. He struggled for playing time, only managing to appear in sixteen league matches and twice in the Copa Argentina. Rodríguez also spent time on loan with Defensa y Justicia in 2016, managing fifteen league appearances.
In the summer of 2016, Rodríguez joined Mexican side Club Tijuana. He made 39 league appearances and scored five goals.
On 7 July 2017, Rodríguez joined Club América in a reported $7 million deal, reuniting with former Tijuana manager Miguel Herrera.[4]
On 9 May 2024, Rodríguez signed a pre-contract agreement with FC Barcelona. He will join the club as a free agent in the summer of 2024.
On 9 June 2017, Rodríguez earned his first call-up with the Argentina national team for the friendly match against BrazilinMelbourne. He came on as a substitute for Paulo Dybala in Argentina's 1–0 win.
In May 2019, Rodríguez was included in Argentina's 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América.[5]
He scored his first international goal in Argentina's second group match of the 2021 Copa América on 18 June 2021, the only goal in a 1–0 victory against Uruguay.[6]
On 11 November 2022, Rodríguez was included in Argentina's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[7]
In June 2024, Rodríguez was included in Lionel Scaloni's final 26-man Argentina squad for the 2024 Copa América.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Tijuana | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 5 | ||
| América | 2017–18 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 44 | 8 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 51 | 8 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 22 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 24 | 3 | |||
| Total | 103 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 123 | 12 | ||
| Real Betis | 2019–20 | La Liga | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 38 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9[d] | 1 | – | 47 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7[d] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | – | 29 | 2 | |||
| Total | 139 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 312 | 24 | 31 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 372 | 27 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Argentina | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 18 June 2021 | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil |  Uruguay |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Copa América |
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