Gianni Daniel Rodríguez Fernández (born 7 June 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left back.

Club career

Born in Montevideo, Rodríguez joined the youth system of Danubio F.C. in 2010. In 2012, he joined the senior team, playing 12 matches in 2012–13 Primera División, and 2 matches in 2012 Copa Sudamericana.

Gianni Rodríguez

In 2013, Rodríguez joined Portuguese club S.L. Benfica, being assigned to the reserve team in Segunda Liga. There, he played 3 matches in the 2012–13 campaign, and 21 matches in 2013–2014. In 2014–15 he was inactive, not being part of the B team.

Gianni Rodríguez

On 5 February 2015, it was announced that Rodríguez had been loaned to Peñarol. He subsequently represented Cerro, Sud América, Fénix and Argentine side San Martín de San Juan before joining Spanish side UD Almería on 18 July 2019.

Gianni Rodríguez

On 28 August 2019, however, Rodríguez terminated his contract with the Andalusians after the club's change of ownership.

On 16 February 2020, Armenian Premier League club Lori FC announced the signing of Rodríguez on a one-year contract. He left Lori on 25 September 2020 to join CD El Ejido in Spain on a deal until the end of the season. However, the deal was terminated by mutual agreement in the beginning of January 2021.

Honours

Uruguay

FIFA U-17 World Cup: Runner-up 2011

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-up 2013

References

External links

Penãrol official profile

Benfica official profile

1994 births

Living people

Footballers from Montevideo

Uruguayan men's footballers

Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers

Men's association football defenders

Danubio F.C. players

S.L. Benfica B players

Peñarol players

C.A. Cerro players

Sud América players

San Martín de San Juan footballers

UD Almería players

Lori FC players

CD El Ejido players

Argentine Primera División players

Uruguayan Primera División players

Liga Portugal 2 players

Armenian Premier League players

Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina

Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal

Expatriate men's footballers in Spain

Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia

Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal

Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina

Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain

Pan American Games medalists in football

Pan American Games bronze medalists for Uruguay

Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games

Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games