Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay Playing position Name Leandro Rodriguez | Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 ⁄2 in) Current team Everton | |
Full name Leandro Joaquin Rodriguez Telechea Date of birth (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992 (age 23) | ||
Leandro rodriguez 2014 5
Leandro Joaquin Rodriguez Telechea (born 19 November 1992) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Everton.
Contents
Leandro rodriguez scores first everton goal in under 21s 3 0 win over preston
River Plate
Born in Montevideo, Rodriguez began his career with River Plate Montevideo. He made his debut on 25 August 2012 in the first game of the season, a 1–0 win over Juventud de Las Piedras at the Estadio Saroldi. On 30 September he scored his first goal, opening a 2–0 home victory over the Uruguayan club Liverpool. He ended his first season with three goals in 24 appearances.
On 17 August 2013, he scored as River began the new season with a 4–2 win against reigning champions CA Penarol at the Estadio Centenario. He scored again on 2 March 2014 in a 3–0 home win over Uruguay's other leading club, Nacional. Three weeks later, as a 43rd-minute substitute for Jonathan Ramirez, Rodriguez scored the only goal of a victory against neighbourhood rivals Wanderers.
On 11 May, he was sent off in a 0–2 home defeat to Racing, along with teammate Sebastian Taborda. His seven goals in 23 games in this second season qualified the club for the 2014 Copa Sudamericana, where they were drawn against Ecuador's Club Sport Emelec in the first stage. In the second leg on 25 September, he equalised for a 1–1 draw, but his team were eliminated 3–2 on aggregate.
The 2014–15 season was Rodriguez's most successful for River Plate, yielding nine goals in 23 games, including his first two-goal haul, in a 4–0 home victory over Rampla Juniors on 8 March 2015. Six days later, he hit the winner in a 2–1 victory over Nacional at Estadio Gran Parque Central.
Everton
On 28 August 2015, Rodriguez signed a four-year contract with Everton of the Premier League, for a reported fee of £500,000. Manager Roberto Martinez said that he would likely be put into the first team, due to his experience of top-flight football in his homeland. However, he made his debut for the under-21 team on 7 September, heading in Ryan Ledson's cross to open a 3–0 home win over Preston North End in the Lancashire Senior Cup. Fifteen days later, he was included in their senior squad for the first time, remaining an unused substitute in a 2–1 win away to Reading in the second round of the League Cup.
Personal life
Rodriguez also holds an Italian passport. His older brother Diego is a defender who played for Wanderers and Juventud, also having spells abroad at Malaga CF and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.