Juan Rodríguez (footballer, born 2005)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Martín Rodríguez Camejo | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | San Ramón, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cagliari | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huracán de San Ramón | |||
| Peñarol | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Peñarol | 12 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Boston River (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2025– | Cagliari | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Uruguay U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Uruguay U20 | 14 | (1) |
| 2024– | Uruguay A' | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 February 2025 | |||
Juan Martín Rodríguez Camejo (born 30 May 2005) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Serie A club Cagliari.[1]
Club career
Rodríguez started his career with Huracán de San Ramón before joining the youth academy of Peñarol.[2] In January 2024, he joined Boston River on a season-long loan deal.[3]
On 1 September 2025, Rodríguez joined Italian Serie A club Cagliari on a five-year contract.[4]
International career
In August 2022, Rodríguez was called up to the Uruguay under-18 team for a friendly tournament which was held in Japan.[5] In May 2024, Uruguay A' team head coach Diego Pérez called up Rodríguez for the team's first ever match.[6]
In November 2024, Rodríguez received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team when head coach Marcelo Bielsa included him in the squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Colombia and Brazil.[7] In January 2025, he was named in Uruguay's 23-man squad for the 2025 South American U-20 Championship.[8]
Personal life
Rodríguez idolized Lionel Messi, Diego Forlán, Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani in the early part of his youth career as he played as a forward. Since moving to the centre-back position, he consider Virgil van Dijk and José María Giménez as his references.[9]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boston River (loan) | 2024 | UPD | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Peñarol | 2025 | UPD | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Cagliari | 2025–26 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
Honours
Peñarol
Individual
- Uruguayan Primera División team of the season: 2024[12]
References
- ^ a b Juan Rodríguez at Soccerway
- ^ "Quién es Juan Rodríguez, la sorpresa de Bielsa en la lista de convocados de Uruguay para las Eliminatorias". 12 November 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Juan Rodríguez y su convocatoria a la selección mayor de Uruguay: "No lo podía creer"". 13 November 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Cagliari hizo oficial la llegada del ex Peñarol, Juan Rodríguez". 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "El calendario de la sub-18 en Japón". 23 August 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Uruguay dio a conocer su lista de convocados para la Selección del medio local". 26 May 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Jugadores convocados para las Eliminatorias en Noviembre 2024". 12 November 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Lista oficial de convocados al Sudamericano sub-20". 7 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Juan Rodríguez: de San Ramón a las juveniles de Peñarol, Primera en Boston River y Selección Uruguaya". 28 December 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "J. Rodríguez's career". Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Copa AUF Uruguay: Peñarol se consagró campeón tras derrotar 2-0 a Plaza en el Centenario". 29 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ "Los reconocimientos a los mejores del 2024 en el Campeonato Uruguayo por los Premios AUF" (in Spanish). 22 January 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
External links
- Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)
- Juan Rodríguez at WorldFootball.net