Rodrigo Cisterna (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Antonio Cisterna Arancibia | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lautaro de Buin | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Colo-Colo La Florida | ||
| 2011–2021 | Colo-Colo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Colo-Colo | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Ñublense (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Ñublense | 21 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Deportes Santa Cruz (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2025– | Lautaro de Buin | ||
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Chile U15 | ||
| 2017 | Chile U17 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 September 2025 | |||
Rodrigo Antonio Cisterna Arancibia (born 25 March 2002) is a Chilean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Lautaro de Buin.
Club career
Born in Santiago de Chile, Cisterna is a product of Colo-Colo and took part in the 2020 U-20 Copa Libertadores.[2][3] In 2022, he was loaned out to Ñublense in the Chilean Primera División[4] and made his senior debut scoring a goal in the friendly match against the Uruguayan club Nacional on 17 January.[5][6]
In the 2023 season, he continued with Ñublense and took part in both the 2023 Copa Libertadores and the 2023 Copa Sudamericana.[7] In June 2024, he was loaned out to Deportes Santa Cruz.[8][9]
Ended his contract with Ñublense,[10] Cisterna joined Lautaro de Buin for the 2025 season.[11]
International career
Cisterna represented Chile at under-15 level in the 2017 South American Championship[12] and the under 17's at the Four Nations Tournament in Mexico in the same year.[3]
Personal life
Controversies
On 29 October 2023, Cisterna was arrested under the Chilean arms control law for carrying a 9 mm cartridge into the Diego Aracena International Airport after a friendly match between Ñublense and Deportes Iquique.[13][14]
References
- ^ "Rodrigo Cisterna". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ Vega, Diego (9 January 2020). ""La generación 2002 de Colo Colo será el recambio de Chile"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ a b Vega, Diego (15 July 2021). "El '10' que espera su chance en Colo Colo: "Es un orgullo estar aquí"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ Meza, Josefa (7 January 2022). "Canterano de Colo-Colo tiene todo listo para fichar por Ñublense" (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ Munizaga, Sebastián (17 January 2022). "Hoy debuta con Ñublense: el juvenil Rodrigo Cisterna ya no es más jugador de Colo Colo". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ Vega, Diego (18 January 2022). ""Con el gol me cayeron unas lágrimas, porque fue la oportunidad que no tuve en Colo Colo"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "2023 Copa Sudamericana Rodrigo Cisterna Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Santa Cruz suma a su primer refuerzo de intertemporada" (in Spanish). 19 June 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Crack de Deportes Santa Cruz se derrite por jugar en Colo Colo: "Depende de mí volver"". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). 13 July 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ Oses, Rodrigo (6 January 2025). "Ñublense manda a préstamo a dos jugadores y siete dejan el club por término de contrato". La Discusión (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ @somostodos1916; (25 August 2025). "¿HABÍA OCURRIDO ANTES?" (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-15". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Rodrigo Cisternas es detenido en Iquique por portar una munición". La Discusión (in Spanish). 30 October 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Futbolista de Ñublense, Rodrigo Cisterna, es detenido en Aeropuerto de Iquique: Tenía una munición". T13 (in Spanish). 29 October 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
External links
- Rodrigo Cisterna at Soccerway