Juan Rodríguez (footballer, born 2005)
{{short description|Uruguayan footballer (born 2005)}}
{{family name hatnote|Rodríguez|Camejo|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Juan Rodríguez
| full_name = Juan Martín Rodríguez Camejo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|05|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = San Ramón, Uruguay
| height = 1.90 m
| position = Centre-back, left-back
| currentclub = Peñarol
| clubnumber = 4
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Huracán de San Ramón
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Peñarol
| years1 = 2024–
| clubs1 = Peñarol
| caps1 = 4
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2024
| clubs2 = → Boston River (loan)
| caps2 = 23
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalteam1 = Uruguay U18
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2024–2025
| nationalteam2 = Uruguay U20
| nationalcaps2 = 14
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2024–
| nationalteam3 = Uruguay A'
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 31 March 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Juan Martín Rodríguez Camejo (born 30 May 2005) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Uruguayan Primera División club Peñarol.{{Soccerway|901690}}
Club career
Rodríguez started his career with Huracán de San Ramón before joining the youth academy of Peñarol.{{cite web|title=Quién es Juan Rodríguez, la sorpresa de Bielsa en la lista de convocados de Uruguay para las Eliminatorias|url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/ovacion/futbol/quien-es-juan-rodriguez-la-sorpresa-de-bielsa-en-la-lista-de-convocados-de-uruguay-para-las-eliminatorias|date=12 November 2024|access-date=16 January 2025}} In January 2024, he joined Boston River on a season-long loan deal.{{cite web|title=Juan Rodríguez y su convocatoria a la selección mayor de Uruguay: "No lo podía creer"|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mundial/nota/_/id/14439168/juan-rodriguez-y-su-convocatoria-a-la-seleccion-mayor-de-uruguay-no-lo-podia-creer-bielsa|date=13 November 2024|access-date=16 January 2025}}
International career
In August 2022, Rodríguez was called up to the Uruguay under-18 team for a friendly tournament which was held in Japan.{{cite web|title=El calendario de la sub-18 en Japón|url=https://auf.org.uy/el-calendario-de-la-sub-18-en-japon/|date=23 August 2022|access-date=16 January 2025}} In May 2024, Uruguay A' team head coach Diego Pérez called up Rodríguez for the team's first ever match.{{cite web|title=Uruguay dio a conocer su lista de convocados para la Selección del medio local|url=https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/selecciones/nota/_/id/13711707/primera-lista-de-convocados-seleccion-medio-local-uruguay|date=26 May 2024|access-date=16 January 2025}}
In November 2024, Rodríguez received his maiden 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.{{cite web|title=Jugadores convocados para las Eliminatorias en Noviembre 2024|url=https://auf.org.uy/jugadores-convocados-para-las-eliminatorias-en-noviembre-2024/|date=12 November 2024|access-date=16 January 2025}} In January 2025, he was named in Uruguay's 23-man squad for the 2025 South American U-20 Championship.{{cite web|title=Lista oficial de convocados al Sudamericano sub-20|url=https://auf.org.uy/convocados-sudamericano-sub-20/|date=7 January 2025|access-date=16 January 2025}}
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.{{cite web|title=Juan Rodríguez: de San Ramón a las juveniles de Peñarol, Primera en Boston River y Selección Uruguaya|url=https://www.espn.com.uy/futbol/mundial/nota/_/id/14447613/juan-rodriguez-san-ramon-juveniles-penarol-primera-boston-river-seleccion-uruguaya-trayectoria-quien-es|date=28 December 2024|access-date=16 January 2025}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 1 December 2024}}{{cite web|title=J. Rodríguez's career|url=https://www.besoccer.com/player/career-path/j-rodriguez-3527026|access-date=16 January 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="1"|Boston River (loan)
|2024 |UPD |23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="1"|Peñarol
|2025 |UPD |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Honours
Individual
- Uruguayan Primera División team of the season: 2024{{cite web|title=Los reconocimientos a los mejores del 2024 en el Campeonato Uruguayo por los Premios AUF|url=https://www.espn.com.uy/futbol/uruguay/nota/_/id/14699537/reconocimientos-mejores-2024-campeonato-uruguayo-premios-auf|language=es|date=22 January 2025|access-date=2 May 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.auf.org.uy/juan-martin-rodriguez-camejo/ Profile] at the Uruguayan Football Association website {{in lang|es}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|juan-rodriguez_39}}
{{Peñarol squad}}
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Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Uruguayan men's footballers
Category:Uruguay men's youth international footballers
Category:Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers
Category:Uruguayan Primera División players
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