Julio César Rodríguez Giménez
Julio César Rodríguez Giménez (born 5 December 1990) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Sabah in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[1][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio César Rodríguez Giménez | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sabah | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Defensa y Justicia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Defensa y Justicia | 24 | (9) |
| 2011–2012 | → Berazategui (loan) | 25 | (3) |
| 2013–2017 | Dorados de Sinaloa | 16 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Tijuana (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Godoy Cruz (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 32 | (6) |
| 2016 | → Unión Santa Fe (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Almagro (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Deportivo Capiatá | 25 | (4) |
| 2019 | Zira | 23 | (12) |
| 2020– | Sabah | 16 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:22, 19 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
Rodríguez's first taste of senior football came in October 2010 as he was selected on the bench by Defensa y Justicia for a match against Tiro Federal in Primera B Nacional, he didn't make an appearance for the club until after his loan move to Primera C Metropolitana side Berazategui.[1] He scored three goals in twenty-five games for Berazategui before making his Defensa y Justicia debut on 13 October 2012 in a defeat to Instituto.[1] He went onto make twenty-four league appearances in 2012–13 for Defensa y Justicia before leaving the club and Argentine football to join Ascenso MX side Dorados de Sinaloa in 2013.[1]
Two goals in sixteen appearances followed, during which time Rodríguez spent time with Dorados' senior affiliate Liga MX team Tijuana on loan.[1][4] He made just one appearance for Tijuana in a 6–0 home win over Honduran side Victoria in the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League.[1][4] In 2014, he completed a loan move to Argentine Primera División side Godoy Cruz.[1][5] Sixteen games and three goals followed for him at Godoy. After his time in Mendoza, Rodríguez rejoined Defensa y Justicia on loan and subsequently scored six times in thirty-two matches in two seasons in Argentina's top tier for them.[1]
2016 saw Rodríguez make temporary moves to Unión Santa Fe and Arsenal de Sarandí.[1][6][7] A year later, in August 2017, Rodríguez joined Primera B Nacional side Almagro.[1][8] However, he soon returned to Dorados after contractual disagreements.[1][9][10] In January 2018, Rodríguez signed for Paraguayan Primera División team Deportivo Capiatá.[1][11] He scored on his debut for the club, netting the opening goal in a win over Deportivo Santaní on 25 February.[1] He departed the end of 2018, scoring four times across twenty-five fixtures.[1] In January 2019, Rodríguez went to Azerbaijan to sign with top-flight Zira.[12]
Following nine goals in fourteen games in his first seven months, Rodríguez renewed his contract with Zira on 20 June 2019.[13] On 29 January 2020, Rodríguez signed a contract with fellow Azerbaijani team Sabah on a season-long deal.[14] His first appearance for Sabah came on 1 February against former club Zira.[1] In the succeeding September, Rodríguez scored his first goal for Sabah - again, against Zira.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Defensa y Justicia | 2010–11 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | |||
| Total | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | |||
| Berazategui (loan) | 2010–11 | Primera C Metropolitana | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| Dorados de Sinaloa | 2013–14 | Ascenso MX | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Liga MX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ascenso MX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |||
| Tijuana (loan) | 2013–14 | Liga MX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Godoy Cruz (loan) | 2013–14 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |||
| Total | 32 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | |||
| Unión Santa Fe (loan) | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) | 2016–17 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Almagro (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deportivo Capiatá | 2018 | Paraguayan Primera División | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| Zira | 2018–19 | Premier League | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | |
| 2019–20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | |||
| Total | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 15 | |||
| Sabah | 2019–20 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 204 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 46 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League
References
- "Julio César Rodríguez profile". Soccerway. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- "Julio Rodríguez". World Football. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "Julio César Rodríguez profile". ESPN FC. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- "Noche para debutantes: Julio Rodríguez y Juan Hernández". San Diego Red. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- "Julio César Rodríguez Giménez, refuerzo del Tomba". Vavel. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- "Julio César Rodriguez suena en Unión". Sol 91.5. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- "Julio Rodríguez es nuevo refuerzo del Arse". Vavel. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- "Se viene Almagro 2017-2018". Club Almagro. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- "El delantero Rodríguez no seguirá". Almagro 100. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- "El delantero Rodríguez no seguirá". Club Almagro. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- "¡A moverse!". Tigo Sports. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- "Komandamız paraqvaylı Xulio Sezar Rodriqez Ximenes ilə anlaşıb". Zira. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ""Zirə" daha bir futbolçu ilə müqaviləni yeniləyib". Zira. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "XULİO RODRİQES "SABAH"DA!". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FK. 29 January 2020.
External links
- Julio César Rodríguez Giménez at Soccerway