Rodrigo Contreras

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rodrigo Contreras

| image =

| fullname = Rodrigo Nicolás Contreras

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|10|27}}

| birth_place = Tucumán, Argentina

| height = {{height|m=1.82}}

| currentclub = Universidad de Chile
(on loan from Deportes Antofagasta )

| clubnumber = 27

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = San Lorenzo

| years1 = 2013–2019

| clubs1 = San Lorenzo

| caps1 = 5

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014

| clubs2 = → Gimnasia LP (loan)

| caps2 = 7

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2015

| clubs3 = → Gimnasia LP (loan)

| caps3 = 12

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2016

| clubs4 = → Braga B (loan)

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2017

| clubs5 = → Quilmes (loan)

| caps5 = 10

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2017

| clubs6 = → Arsenal Sarandí (loan)

| caps6 = 10

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2018

| clubs7 = → Deportes Antofagasta (loan)

| caps7 = 17

| goals7 = 6

| years8 = 2019

| clubs8 = → Necaxa (loan)

| caps8 = 23

| goals8 = 3

| years9 = 2019–2021

| clubs9 = Aldosivi

| caps9 = 21

| goals9 = 4

| years10 = 2021–2022

| clubs10 = Defensa

| caps10 = 13

| goals10 = 2

| years11 = 2022

| clubs11 = Platense

| caps11 = 28

| goals11 = 2

| years12 = 2023–

| clubs12 = Deportes Antofagasta

| caps12 = 32

| goals12 = 19

| years13 = 2024

| clubs13 = → Everton (loan)

| caps13 = 25

| goals13 = 16

| years14 = 2025–

| clubs14 = → Universidad de Chile (loan)

| caps14 = 0

| goals14 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015 | nationalteam1 = Argentina U20 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| pcupdate = 26 January 2025

}}

Rodrigo Nicolás Contreras (born 27 October 1995 in Tucumán), better known as Tucu, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean Primera División club Universidad de Chile on loan from Deportes Antofagasta.{{cite web|title=R. Contreras|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/rodrigo-contreras/278492/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=22 October 2014}}

Career

In 2024, Contreras joined Chilean Primera División club Everton on loan from Deportes Antofagasta on a one-year deal with an option to buy.{{cite news |title=RODRIGO CONTRERAS LLEGA A REFORZAR EL ATAQUE DE EVERTON DE VIÑA DEL MAR |url=https://everton.cl/rodrigo-contreras-llega-a-reforzar-el-ataque-de-everton-de-vina-del-mar/ |access-date=12 January 2024 |work=Club Everton |date=11 January 2024 |language=es}} The next season, he switched to Universidad de Chile.{{cite news |last1=Silva Rojas |first1=Carlos |title=La U confirma a su sexto fichaje y lanza una potente frase: "Siempre me dijeron..." |url=https://www.msn.com/es-cl/deportes/futbol/la-u-confirma-a-su-sexto-fichaje-y-lanza-una-potente-frase-siempre-me-dijeron/ar-AA1xQC8K?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1 |access-date=27 January 2025 |work=www.msn.com |date=25 January 2025 |language=es}}

Personal life

He is the son of Carlos Alberto Contreras,[https://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-CARLOS-ALBERTO-CONTRERAS-16092.html Carlos Alberto Contreras] at BDFA.com.ar {{inlang|es}} a former footballer who played for clubs such as San Martín de Tucumán, Atlético de Rafaela, among others.{{cite news |title=INCORPORACIONES 2022: Rodrigo Nicolás Contreras (Delantero) |url=https://solofutbolcalamar.wordpress.com/2022/02/11/incorporaciones-2022-rodrigo-nicolas-contreras-delantero/ |access-date=12 January 2024 |work=Solo Futbol Calamar |date=12 February 2022 |language=es}}