Marco Aldair Rodríguez Iraola (born 6 August 1994), is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Peruvian club Cienciano. Aldair came into fame after breaking the leg of Robert Rojas during a game for the Copa Libertadores tournament in Peru. Aldair, frustrated by his performance during the match, assaulted Robert Rojas knocking him to the ground, and kicking lower leg causing a fracture of the tibia. Aldair did not apologize to the injured player but instead opted to hurl insults while the player agonized on the ground.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Aldair Rodríguez Iraola | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cienciano | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005 | Sport Boys | ||
| 2006 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 2008–2012 | Alianza Lima | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Alianza Lima | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Melgar (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2014 | Universidad César Vallejo | 8 | (0) |
| 2014-2015 | → Alianza Lima (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Alianza Atlético | 38 | (7) |
| 2018–2020 | Binacional | 72 | (19) |
| 2020–2021 | América de Cali | 17 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Alianza Lima | 74 | (7) |
| 2024– | Cienciano | 25 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2020 | |||
Club career
editRodríguez started his football career with 10 years old in the lower categories of Sport Boys, then he went to Sporting Cristal and at the age of 13 he arrived to Alianza Lima.[2][3]
In 2012, Rodriguez signed his first professional contract with Alianza Lima and makes his professional debut on 18 July 2012 entering as a substitute in the 85th minute in a match against Inti Gas which ended in a 1–1 draw.[2][3][4]
In the absence of opportunities in Alianza Lima, in mid-2013 he decide to go out on loan to FBC Melgar at the request of Melgar's coach Franco Navarro.[5] With Melgar, he made 10 appearances and scored his first goal in the professional football in a 4–4 home draw against Sport Huancayo on 26 October 2013.
Early in 2014, he returned to Alianza Lima but shortly after was transferred as free agent to club Universidad César Vallejo as part of the negotiations between Alianza Lima and Universidad César Vallejo for the footballer Víctor Cedrón.[6] However, in September 2014 returned to Alianza Lima on loan from Universidad César Vallejo for the rest of the 2014 season and all the 2015 season.[7][8] In the 2014 Torneo Clausura he had no participation while in the 2015 season he just made 11 appearances without scoring goals.
Alianza Atlético
editLate in 2015, Rodríguez resigned his contract with Alianza Lima and signed with Alianza Atlético for the 2016 season at the request of Gustavo Roverano who had been his coach the previous year.[9] He started the season playing several matches and scoring 4 goals but a broken jaw suffered in a game against Deportivo Municipal left him out for five months.[10][11]
In total, during the season he made 21 appearances and scored 4 goals.
In 2017, he continued playing for Alianza Atlético with 17 appearances and 3 goals scored.
Binacional
editIn 2018 Rodríguez joined club Binacional for the 2018 Torneo Descentralizado.[12] At the end of the 2018 season his team finished in the 8th place on the aggregate table and secured the last spot for the 2019 Copa Sudamericana.
On 5 February 2019, Binacional announces that Rodríguez would remain in the team for the 2019 season.[13] Rodríguez had his breakthrough season, he made 32 appearances and scored 11 goals finishing in the top ten goalscorers of 2019 Liga 1, as Binacional celebrated their Liga 1 title victory and the qualification for the 2020 Copa Libertadores. However, in the Copa Sudamericana, his team was eliminated in the first round by the Argentine club Independiente.
On 4 January 2020, Rodriguez renewed his contract with Binacional for the 2020 season.[14][15]
On 5 March 2020, he scored the first goal of his team in the historic 2–1 home win over Brazilian club São Paulo in Binacional's Copa Libertadores debut.
América de Cali
editOn 18 September 2020, Rodriguez was transferred to América de Cali in the Colombian Categoría Primera A from Deportivo Binacional.[16]
On 25 June 2021, Rodriguez parted ways with the Colombian club. The contract was terminated on mutual agreement.
Return to Alianza Lima
editOn 3 July 2021, Alianza Lima confirmed the signing of Rodriguez lasting until 31 December 2022.
International career
editOn 28 August 2020, he received his first call-up for the Peru senior national team by the manager Ricardo Gareca to take part in a training camp early in September 2020.[17]
Honours
editClub
edit- Liga 1 de Fútbol (1): 2019
References
edit- ^ "Quién es Aldair Rodríguez, el peruano que fracturó a Robert Rojas en Alianza Lima vs. River". www.tycsports.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Rodríguez: "Le tengo un cariño a Alianza, pero iría sin ningún problema a la 'U' o Cristal"" (in Spanish). Ovación. 3 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Aldair Rodríguez, jugador de Binacional, no olvida sus inicios: "De niño jugaba y apostaba un bizcocho"" (in Spanish). El Popular. 13 June 2020.
- ^ Aldo Ramírez (18 July 2012). "Alianza - Inti Gas: Julio, mes de la (pelota) parada" (in Spanish). dechalaca.com.
- ^ Fabrizio Biancato (3 March 2016). "Scouting: Aldair Rodriguez" (in Spanish). diariodeunscout.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Alianza Lima y Vallejo acordaron estas claúsulas en pase de Víctor Cedrón" (in Spanish). RPP Noticias. 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Alianza Lima podría sumar otro delantero para el Torneo Clausura" (in Spanish). Peru.com. 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Alianza Lima se refuerza con delantero Aldair Rodríguez" (in Spanish). El Bocón. 10 September 2014.
- ^ ""Kankito" Rodríguez y Claudio Namoc jugarán el 2016 por Alianza Atlético de Sullana" (in Spanish). El Regional Piura. 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Alianza Atlético: Aldair Rodríguez fuera de los campos por fractura en la mandíbula" (in Spanish). Líbero. 7 May 2016.
- ^ Jean Pierre Maraví (6 September 2020). "Aldair Rodríguez, el delantero en el radar de Gareca" (in Spanish). once.pe.
- ^ "Descentralizado 2018: fichajes, bajas y rumores del mercado de pases" (in Spanish). America TV. 3 January 2018.
- ^ "El delantero Aldair Rodríguez, artífice de la clasificación a la Copa Sudamericana, continuará en el #PoderosoDelSur" (in Spanish). Club Deportivo Binacionnal FC Facebook. 5 February 2019.
- ^ Binacional Twitter [@BinacionalFC] (4 January 2020). "El delantero Aldair Rodríguez, artífice del título nacional de la Liga 1 y de la clasificación a la fase de grupos de la Copa Libertadores 2020, continuará en el #PoderosoDelSur" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}:|author1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Binacional confirmó la renovación de Aldair Rodríguez por todo el 2020" (in Spanish). Futbolperuano.com. 4 January 2020.
- ^ América de Cali Twitter [@AmericadeCali] (18 September 2020). "¡Se viste de Escarlata! Procedente de Perú, Aldair Rodríguez arriba al Campeón de Colombia para aportar su talento en el frente de ataque" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}:|author1=has generic name (help) - ^ Peruvian Football Federation [@SeleccionPeru] (28 August 2020). "Anunciamos la lista de convocados de nuestra @SeleccionPeru de cara al proceso de entrenamiento que se iniciará el próximo martes" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2020 – via Twitter.
External links
edit- Aldair Rodríguez at Soccerway