Rodrigo Villagra

Rodrigo Román Villagra (born 14 February 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow.

Rodrigo Villagra

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Román Villagra
Date of birth	(2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Morteros, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	CSKA Moscow
Number	5
Youth career
0000–2019	Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Rosario Central	25	(0)
2021–2024	Talleres	95	(0)
2024–2025	River Plate	25	(0)
2025–	CSKA Moscow	6	(0)
International career
2019	Argentina U20	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025

Club career

Villagra came through the youth ranks of Rosario Central.^[2] Diego Cocca was the manager who selected him for his professional debut, as the midfielder featured for the full duration of a Copa Libertadores group stage defeat to Libertad on 4 April 2019; he had previously been on the substitutes bench in the same competition a month prior versus Grêmio.^[1][3]

On 5 August 2021, Villagra joined fellow league club Talleres de Córdoba on a deal until the end of 2025.^[4]

On 3 February 2024, he signed for River Plate of Argentina for 4 years.^[5]

On 6 March 2025, Villagra signed a contract with CSKA Moscow in Russia until the end of 2028, with an option to extend for one more year.^[6]

International career

In March 2019, Villagra received a call-up to the Argentina U20s ahead of friendlies in Murcia, Spain.^[7][8]

Personal life

Villagra has a footballing brother, Cristian, who also started his senior career with Rosario Central.^[2] Their other brother, Gonzalo, died in June 2018 following a battle with leukemia.^[9]

Career statistics

As of 22 November 2025.^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rosario Central	2018–19	Primera División	1	0	0	0	3[a]	0	2[b]	0	6	0
	2019–20	Primera División	1	0	1[c]	0	–		10[d]	0	12	0
	2021	Primera División	1	0	0	0	6[e]	0	12[d]	0	19	0
	Total		3	0	1	0	9	0	24	0	37	0
Talleres	2021	Primera División	20	0	4[c]	0	–		–		24	0
	2022	Primera División	25	0	6	0	10[a]	0	11[d]	0	52	0
	2023	Primera División	26	0	4	0	–		13[d]	0	43	0
	Total		71	0	14	0	10	0	24	0	119	0
River Plate	2024	Primera División	15	0	2	0	8[a]	0	11[f]	0	36	0
CSKA Moscow	2024–25	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2025–26	Russian Premier League	6	0	2	0	–		–		8	0
	Total		6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Career total			95	0	19	0	27	0	59	0	200	0

1. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
2. One appearance in Supercopa Argentina, one appearance in Copa de la Superliga
3. 2019–20 Copa Argentina was suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina and completed in 2021, both of the entries refer to that tournament
4. Appearances in Copa de la Liga Profesional
5. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
6. Ten appearances Copa de la Liga Profesional, one appearance in Supercopa Argentina