Rodrigo Izco

{{short description|Argentinian association football player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rodrigo Izco

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| fullname = Rodrigo Ariel Izco

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|10|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Caballito, Argentina

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Right back{{WorldFootball.net|rodrigo-izco}}

| currentclub = Tivoli

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}} | youthclubs1 = Huracán

| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2014 | youthclubs2 = San Lorenzo

| years1 = 2014–2021 | clubs1 = Comunicaciones | caps1 = 46 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2016–2017 | clubs2 = → Ferro Carril Oeste (loan) | caps2 = 32 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017–2018 | clubs3 = → Estudiantes (loan) | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2018–2019 | clubs4 = → Almagro (loan) | caps4 = 18 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2019 | clubs5 = → Nueva Chicago (loan) | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2021 | clubs6 = Licata | caps6 = 14 | goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2021–2022 | clubs7 = Bisceglie | caps7 = 36 | goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2022 | clubs8 = Licata | caps8 = 9 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2022–2023 | clubs9 = Fasano | caps9 = 12 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2023–2024 | clubs10 = Castrovillari | caps10 = 6 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2024– | clubs11 = Tivoli | caps11 = 15 | goals11 = 1

| club-update = 27 November 2024

| nationalteam-update =

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Rodrigo Ariel Izco (born 17 October 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian club Tivoli.

Career

=Club=

Izco started his senior career with Comunicaciones, after youth spells with Huracán and San Lorenzo.{{cite news|title=Un jugador técnico|url=http://www.afa.com.ar/3271/un-jugador-tecnico|accessdate=14 November 2018|work=Argentine Football Association}} He was selected for his senior debut in November 2013, with manager Jorge Vivaldo choosing him to start a Copa Argentina match with Deportivo Morón; his first appearance in Primera B Metropolitana arrived on 12 February 2014 against Almagro.{{Soccerway|rodrigo-ariel-izco/323592}}{{cite news|title=Ficha Estadistica de RODRIGO IZCO|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-RODRIGO-ARIEL-IZCO-98221.html|accessdate=14 November 2018|work=BDFA}} Overall, Izco made forty-four appearances in his first seasons with Comunicaciones. Primera B Nacional side Ferro Carril Oeste completed the loan signing of Izco on 19 January 2016.{{cite news|title=Rodrigo Izco ya es refuerzo|url=https://www.mundoascenso.com.ar/noticia/50184-rodrigo-izco-ya-es-refuerzo|accessdate=14 November 2018|work=Mundo Ascenso|date=20 January 2016}} He remained with them for the 2016 and 2016–17 campaigns, appearing thirty-two times.

August 2017 saw Izco join Estudiantes on loan. Ten appearances followed, with his final match coming in a 1–0 loss to former team Ferro Carril Oeste on 14 April 2018. Two months later, in June, Izco was loaned by fellow Primera B Nacional side Almagro.

On 25 August 2021, he joined Italian Serie D club Bisceglie.{{cite web|publisher=Bisceglie|url=https://www.asbiscegliecalcio.it/2021/08/25/rodrigo-ariel-izco-una-freccia-argentina-per-la-corsia-di-destra-nerazzurra/|title=Rodrigo Ariel Izco, una freccia argentina per la corsia di destra nerazzurra|date=25 August 2021|accessdate=12 November 2021|language=it}}

=International=

Izco has previously been selected by the Argentina U23s for training, notably in preparation for the 2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Mariano Julio Izco.

Career statistics

{{updated|14 November 2018}}.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Club statistics

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|CupIncludes the Copa Argentina

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="8"|Comunicaciones

|2013–14

|rowspan="7|Primera B Metropolitana

|8

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—0090
2014

|9

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00100
2015

|24

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00250
2016

|0

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—0000
2016–17

|0

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—0000
2017–18

|0

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—0000
2018–19

|0

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—0000
colspan="2"|Total

!41

030colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00440
rowspan="3"|Ferro Carril Oeste (loan)

|2016

|rowspan="2|Primera B Nacional

|13

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00140
2016–17

|19

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00200
colspan="2"|Total

!32

020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00340
rowspan="1"|Estudiantes (loan)

|2017–18

|rowspan="2|Primera B Nacional

|10

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00100
rowspan="1"|Almagro (loan)

|2018–19

|1

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—0020
colspan="3"|Career total

!84

060colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00900

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References

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