Rodrigo Moreira (footballer, born 1996)

Rodrigo Miguel Moreira (born 15 July 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chilean club Deportes Limache.[2]

Rodrigo Moreira
Personal information
Full nameRodrigo Miguel Moreira
Date of birth (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 27)
Place of birthVilla Constitución, Argentina
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
Deportes Limache
Youth career
Independiente
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2018Independiente3(0)
2016–2017San Martín Tucumán (loan)41(8)
2018–2020San Martín Tucumán28(1)
2020–2022Quilmes49(5)
2023Defensores de Belgrano35(7)
2024–Deportes Limache0(0)
International career
2013Argentina U1712(1)
2015Argentina U206(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024

Career

Club

Moreira's senior career with Independiente began in 2014 when he was a substitute for a Copa Argentina match with Belgrano, though he was unused in a 0–2 win on 28 July.[2] On 5 August 2016, Moreira joined Primera B Nacional's San Martín on loan.[2][3][4] He scored on his professional debut in a home draw versus Argentinos Juniors, which was the first of eight goals during 2016–17 for San Martín over forty-one appearances.[2][5] He returned to Independiente in July 2017 and made his debut for the club on 8 September against Olimpo.[2][6] On 30 June 2018, Moreira completed a return to former club San Martín; joining permanently.[2] In August 2020, Moreira moved to Quilmes.[7]

In 2024, he moved to Chile and joined Deportes Limache in the Primera B.[8]

International

Moreira represented Argentina at U17 and U20 level.[2][9] He won twelve caps for the U17s, winning the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship and scoring one goal (versus Ivory Coast) in six games at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[2] He played six times for the U20s, five of which came during the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship which Argentina won whilst the other cap came during the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.[2]

Career statistics

As of 5 September 2018.[2]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCup[a]League CupContinental[b]OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente2014Primera División00000000
20150000000000
201600000000
2016–170000000000
2017–1830002[c]00050
Total3000200050
San Martín (loan)2016–17Primera B Nacional4180000418
San Martín2018–19Primera División00100010
Total4181000428
Career total448102000478

Honours

Club

Independiente[2]

International

Argentina U17[2]
Argentina U20[2]

References