Rodrigo Colombo
{{Short description|Argentine footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rodrigo Colombo
| image =
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| fullname = Rodrigo Jesús Colombo
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|11|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = San Marcos Sud, Argentina
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Sport Boys
| clubnumber = 5
| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Atlético de Rafaela
| years1 = 2011–2016 |clubs1 = Atlético de Rafaela |caps1 = 21 |goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017 |clubs2 = Universitario de Sucre |caps2 = 31 |goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2018 |clubs3 = Sport Huancayo |caps3 = 29 |goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2019–2020 |clubs4 = Independiente Rivadavia |caps4 = 26 |goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2020–2021 |clubs5 = Volos |caps5 = 14 |goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2021 |clubs6 = Deportivo Maipú |caps6 = 10 |goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2022 |clubs7 = Atlanta |caps7 = 30 |goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2022–2023 |clubs8 = Sport Huancayo |caps8 = 33 |goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2024 |clubs9 = Atlético de Rafaela |caps9 = 21 |goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2025– |clubs10 = Sport Boys |caps10 = 5 |goals10 = 0
| club-update = 9 March 2025
}}
Rodrigo Jesús Colombo (born 19 November 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sport Boys.{{cite news|title=Rodrigo Colombo profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/rodrigo-colombo/234366/|accessdate=12 December 2016|work=Soccerway|date=12 December 2016}}{{cite news|title=Rodrigo Colombo profile|url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/player/172399/rodrigo-colombo|accessdate=12 December 2016|work=ESPN FC|date=12 December 2016}}
Career
Colombo started in the youth of Argentine Primera División club Atlético de Rafaela, his first taste of senior football was when he was selected as a substitute for a Copa Argentina tie against Banfield in March 2012.{{cite news|title=Rodrigo Colombo profile|url=http://atleticorafaela.com.ar/contenidos/player/rodrigo-colombo/|accessdate=12 December 2016|work=Atlético de Rafaela|date=12 December 2016}} He went onto make his senior debut in the same competition on 19 June 2013 in a loss to San Lorenzo. He made another Copa Argentina appearance prior to making his league debut in an away defeat to Huracán during the 2015 campaign. On 2 April 2016, Colombo was sent off for the first time in a Primera División match against Boca Juniors. He left Rafaela in January 2017 after the end of his contract.{{cite news|title=Manuel Bustos, la primera cara nueva de Atlético de Rafaela|url=http://www.tycsports.com/futbol/manuel-bustos-la-primera-cara-nueva-de-atletico-de-rafaela|accessdate=8 January 2017|work=TyC Sports|date=2 January 2017}}{{cite news|title=El delantero Sergio Almirón es la tercera baja en Atlético|url=http://www.diariocastellanos.net/noticia/el-delantero-sergio-almiron-es-la-tercera-baja-en-atletico|accessdate=8 January 2017|work=Diario Castellanos|date=3 January 2017}}
In January 2017, Colombo joined Bolivian Primera División side Universitario de Sucre.{{cite news|title=Quintana llega para reforzar el ataque de la "U"|url=http://correodelsur.com/deporte/20170113_quintana-llega-para-reforzar-el-ataque-de-la-u.html|accessdate=13 January 2017|work=Correo del Sur|date=13 January 2017}}{{cite news|title=El mercado de pases, temporada 2017|url=http://www.prensapuradigital.com.ar/el-mercado-de-pases-temporada-2017/|accessdate=13 January 2017|work=Prensa Pura Digital|date=13 January 2017}} He made his debut on 23 January in a Copa Libertadores match against Montevideo Wanderers. A move to Instituto fell through in August 2017.{{cite news|title=Colombo, otro que deja Universitario de Sucre|url=http://www.goal.com/es-co/noticias/colombo-otro-que-deja-universitario-de-sucre/l967og2376r11w6iskkqdzlgj|accessdate=12 August 2017|work=Goal|date=9 August 2017}} On 7 January 2018, Sport Huancayo of the Peruvian Primera División signed Colombo.{{cite news|title=Sport Huancayo inicia entrenamientos de pretemporada|url=https://diariocorreo.pe/edicion/huancayo/sport-huancayo-inicia-entrenamientos-de-pretemporada-797026/|accessdate=28 January 2018|work=Diario Correo|date=12 January 2018}} Goals against Deportivo Binacional, Deportivo Municipal and Sport Rosario followed across thirty-four appearances in all competitions; the same tally he notched in Bolivia. In January 2019, Colombo signed for Independiente Rivadavia under Gabriel Gómez; who had tried to sign him for Instituto.{{cite news|title=Rodrigo Colombo es el nuevo refuerzo|url=https://www.mundoascenso.com.ar/noticia/96890-rodrigo-colombo-es-el-nuevo-refuerzo|accessdate=15 January 2019|work=Mundo Ascenso|date=14 January 2019}}
After eighteen months and one goal in twenty-eight matches with Independiente Rivadavia, Colombo headed to Greece with Super League side Volos in August 2020. His debut came on 13 September against Atromitos, which preceded his first goal arriving on 30 November versus Apollon Smyrnis.
Career statistics
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| 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="8"|Atlético de Rafaela
|rowspan="7"|Argentine Primera División |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015
|8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2016
|8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Universitario de Sucre
|31 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 2Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores | 0 | 1Appearance(s) in the Bolivian Primera División play-offs | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| Sport Huancayo
|2018 |29 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 3Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana | 0 | 2Appearance(s) in the Peruvian Primera División play-offs | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Independiente Rivadavia
|rowspan="2"|Primera B Nacional |6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Volos
|12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!119 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 133 | 7 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|rodrigo-colombo/234366}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Colombo, Rodrigo}}
Category:Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Bolivian Primera División players
Category:Peruvian Primera División players
Category:Primera Nacional players
Category:Super League Greece players
Category:Atlético de Rafaela footballers
Category:Universitario de Sucre footballers
Category:Sport Huancayo footballers
Category:Independiente Rivadavia footballers
Category:Deportivo Maipú players
Category:Club Atlético Atlanta footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Peru
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru