Gabriel Hernán Rojas (born 22 June 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Racing Club de Avellaneda in the Argentine Primera División.[2][4]
 Rojas in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Hernán Rojas | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Burzaco, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Club | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Club Arzeno | |||
| Atletico Pueyrredón | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2022 | San Lorenzo | 70 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Peñarol (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Querétaro | 19 | (0) |
| 2023– | Racing Club | 40 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Argentina U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:50, 26 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editRojas had youth periods with Club Arzeno and Atletico Pueyrredón, prior to joining San Lorenzo in 2005.[1][5] His senior career got underway with Argentine Primera División side San Lorenzo in 2016.[2][6] He made his first-team debut on 17 November 2016 during a Copa Argentina defeat to Gimnasia y Esgrima, which was followed by his first Primera División appearance on 25 March 2017 against Quilmes.[2][7] Overall, Rojas made eighteen appearances in his first campaign with San Lorenzo.[2][8][9] In July 2019, Rojas departed on loan to Uruguay with Peñarol.[2] After debuting in a win over Danubio, he appeared twenty-three times in twelve months there.[2] On April 9, 2021, Rojas scored a spectacular overhead kick from the edge of the 18 yard box in the 75th minute against Platense to put San Lorenzo 3–2 up. Many journalists stated that it could well be the next FIFA Puskás Award winning goal.
International career
editRojas represented Argentina at U20 at the 2016 COTIF Tournament in Spain.[10][11] He won three caps, versus Qatar, Venezuela and Spain respectively.[12][13][14]
Career statistics
edit- As of 30 August 2020[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Lorenzo | 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Peñarol (loan) | 2019 | Uruguayan Primera División | 19 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 62 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
Honours
edit- Racing
References
edit- ^ a b "De Burzaco al fútbol grande: Gabriel Rojas debutó en la Primera de San Lorenzo". Brown Online. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Gabriel Rojas profile". Soccerway. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Gabriel Rojas". World Football. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Gabriel Rojas se suma como nuevo refuerzo de Racing". www.tycsports.com. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Gabriel Rojas, la joven promesa de San Lorenzo que está siendo seguida por Pizzi y que podría jugar por la Roja". EMOL. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Gabriel Rojas profile". BDFA. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Me siento un león por mi hijo..." Olé. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Susto con Gabriel Rojas en la práctica". El Grafico. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Gabriel Rojas, descartado en San Lorenzo". ESPN. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Nómina para L'Alcudia". Argentine Football Association. 24 July 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "A la final con Gabriel Rojas". Argentine Football Association. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "El Sub 20 venció a Qatar en L'alcudia". TyC Sports. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "El seleccionado Sub 20 derrotó a Venezuela y jugará la final del torneo de L'Alcudia ante España". La Nación. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "El Sub 20 perdió en la final del torneo L'Alcúdia frente a España". La Nación. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
External links
edit- Gabriel Rojas at Soccerway