Rogelio Funes Mori
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Rogelio Gabriel Funes Mori (born 5 March 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club UNAM. Born in Argentina, he represented the Mexico national team.[3]
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Full name | Rogelio Gabriel Funes Mori[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 (age 33)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mendoza, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | UNAM | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2001–2008 | Associated Soccer Group | ||||||||||||||||
2008 | FC Dallas | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | River Plate | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2013 | River Plate | 100 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Benfica | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Benfica B | 12 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | → Eskişehirspor (loan) | 29 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2023 | Monterrey | 268 | (132) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | UNAM | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Argentina U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Argentina U20 | 12 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2012 | Argentina | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Mexico | 17 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 November 2022 |
He began his career at River Plate before transferring to Benfica, after a brief stint in Turkey he signed with Liga MX club Monterrey in the summer of 2015 and quickly established himself as one of the league's best strikers, winning the league, two domestic cups and two CONCACAF Champions League titles and surpassing Humberto Suazo to become the club's all-time top scorer in all competitions.[4][5][6]
His identical twin brother José Ramiro is also a footballer who played as a defender for Premier League club Everton and La Liga outfit Villarreal and for the Argentina national team.