Diego Rodríguez (goalkeeper)

For other people named Diego Rodríguez, see Diego Rodríguez (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Marrón.

Diego Matías Rodríguez Marrón (Latin American Spanish: [ˈdjeɣo maˈti.as roˈðɾiɣes]; born 25 June 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentinos Juniors.

Diego Rodríguez

Rodríguez with Independiente in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Diego Matías Rodríguez Marrón
Date of birth	(1989-06-25) 25 June 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Mar del Plata, Argentina
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Argentinos Juniors
Number	50
Youth career
	Independiente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2017	Independiente	111	(9)
2016–2017	→ Rosario Central (loan)	19	(0)
2017–2019	Rosario Central	6	(0)
2018	→ JEF United Chiba (loan)	20	(0)
2019–2021	Defensa y Justicia	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Central Córdoba (loan)	22	(0)
2020–2021	→ Elche (loan)	0	(0)
2021–2022	Panetolikos	5	(0)
2022–2024	Godoy Cruz	67	(3)
2024–	Argentinos Juniors	43	(0)
International career
2009	Argentina U20	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:36, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Mar del Plata, Rodríguez made his debut in Independiente on 16 June 2011 against Huracán when coach Antonio Mohamed had to put him in the first team since Hilario Navarro, Fabián Assman and Adrián Gabbarini were all injured.^[1]

Rodríguez subsequently represented Rosario Central, JEF United Chiba, Defensa y Justicia and Central Córdoba before joining La Liga side Elche CF on 5 October 2020.^[2] He terminated his contract with the latter club on 1 February 2021, after just three cup matches.^[3]

International career

Rodríguez was called up by coach Sergio Batista as part of the Argentina U-20 team for the 2009 South American U-20 Championship^[4] He was a key player in the match against Ecuador that let the team advance to the second round where they were eventually eliminated.^[5]

Career Statistics

Club

As of 9 January 2025^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Independiente	2010-11	Argentine Primera División	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2011-12		3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
	2012-13		20	0	—		3[a]	0	—		23	0
	2013-14	Primera B Nacional	40	2	—		—		—		40	2
	2014	Argentine Primera División	19	3	2	0	—		—		21	3
	2015		33	4	2	0	6[a]	0	—		41	4
	2016		5	0	0	0	0	0	3[b]	0	8	0
	Total		111	9	5	0	9	0	3	0	128	9
Rosario Central (loan)	2016-17	Argentine Primera División	19	0	0	0	—		1[b]	0	20	0
Rosario Central	2017-18	Argentine Primera División	6	0	4	0	—		—		10	0
JEF United Chiba (loan)	2018	J2 League	20	0	—		—		—		20	0
Defensa y Justicia	2018-19	Argentine Primera División	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019-20		—		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Central Córdoba (loan)	2019-20	Argentine Primera División	22	0	2	0	—		1[c]	0	25	0
Elche (loan)	2020-21	La Liga	0	0	3	0	—		—		3	0
Panetolikos	2021-22	Super League Greece	5	0	3	0	—		—		8	0
Godoy Cruz	2022	Argentine Primera División	25	0	1	0	—		—		26	0
	2023		42	3	0	0	—		—		42	3
	Total		67	3	1	0	—		—		68	3
Argentinos Juniors	2024	Argentine Primera División	43	0	3	0	5[a]	0	—		51	0
Career Total			303	12	21	0	14	0	5	0	343	12

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in Torneos de Verano
3. Appearance(s) in Copa de la Superliga