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| Full name | Luciano Rodríguez Rosales[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Neom | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Progreso | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Progreso | 51 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Liverpool Montevideo | 43 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Bahia | 42 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Neom | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Uruguay U20 | 39 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Uruguay U23 | 6 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Uruguay | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Luciano Rodríguez Rosales (born 16 July 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Neom and the Uruguay national team.[2]
Club career
[edit]Progreso
[edit]Rodríguez is a youth academy graduate of Progreso. He made his professional debut for the club on 17 January 2021 in a goalless draw against Montevideo City Torque.[3]
Liverpool Montevideo
[edit]On 27 December 2022, Liverpool Montevideo announced the signing of Rodríguez.[4] In 2023, he was a member of the squad that won the Uruguayan Primera División for the first time.[5]
Bahia
[edit]On 26 July 2024, Rodríguez joined Brazilian club Bahia on a five-year contract, making him the most expensive signing in club's history.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 7 August 2024 in a 1–0 cup win against Botafogo.[7] He helped the club win the 2025 Copa do Nordeste by scoring in both legs of the final, which also turned out to be his last two matches for Bahia.[8]
Neom
[edit]On 10 September 2025, Rodríguez joined newly promoted Saudi Pro League club Neom on a five-year contract.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 September in a 3–2 league win against Al-Riyadh.[10]
International career
[edit]Rodríguez has represented Uruguay at various youth levels.[11] In January 2023, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2023 South American U-20 Championship.[12] He was then a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, having scored the winning goal in the final match against Italy.[13][14]
In June 2023, Rodríguez received his first call-up to the senior team for friendlies against Nicaragua and Cuba.[15] In January 2024, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[16] He made his debut for the Uruguay national team on 23 March 2024 in a 1–1 draw against Basque Country.[17]
Personal life
[edit]Luciano's twin brother Emiliano Rodríguez is also a professional footballer.[18]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 24 October 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Progreso | 2020 | UPD | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | UPD | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||||
| 2022 | USD | 23 | 5 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 7 | ||
| Liverpool Montevideo | 2023 | UPD | 27 | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 36 | 10 | |
| 2024 | UPD | 16 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 5[c] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | ||
| Total | 43 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 17 | ||
| Bahia | 2024 | Série A | 19 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 7 | |||
| 2025 | Série A | 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12[e] | 1 | 7[f] | 5 | 47 | 13 | |
| Total | 37 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 69 | 20 | ||
| Neom | 2025–26 | Saudi Pro League | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 136 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 186 | 46 | ||
- ^ Includes Campeonato Baiano
- ^ Includes Copa Uruguay, Copa do Brasil, King's Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Three appearances in championship play-offs; one appearance in Torneo Intermedio final
- ^ Ten appearances, one goal in Copa Libertadores; two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in Copa do Nordeste
International
[edit]- As of match played 10 October 2025[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2024 | 4[a] | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
- ^ Includes a Non-FIFA friendly played against Basque Country, which is counted as an official match by Uruguayan Football Association.
Honours
[edit]Liverpool Montevideo
Bahia
Uruguay U20
Individual
- Uruguayan Primera División Young Player of the Year: 2023[22]
- Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2023[22]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Uruguay (URU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 22. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b c Luciano Rodríguez at Soccerway
- ^ "Debutantes de la 1a fecha del Torneo Clausura 2020" (in Spanish). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Liverpool ficho a lucho rodriguez joya de la seleccion sub-20 y de Progreso". REFERI (in Spanish). elobservador.com.uy. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Liverpool derrotó 1-0 a Peñarol y se consagró campeón del Uruguayo en el Campeón del Siglo". 16 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Bahía's €11 million splurge: Luciano Rodríguez leads historic investment". 1 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Brasil: Luciano Rodríguez anotó su primer gol en Bahía; Damián Suárez no jugó en Botafogo". 7 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Luciano Rodríguez anotó, fue campeón con Bahía por primera vez y recibió elogios de todos". 7 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Bahia oficializó la transferencia de Luciano Rodríguez al fútbol saudí. ¿Por cuánto?". 10 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Luciano Rodríguez se estrenó como goleador en Arabia Saudita; su equipo, Neom SC, ganó 3-2". 27 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Las selecciones juveniles continúan trabajando de lunes a miércoles" (in Spanish). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Uruguay continúa preparándose para su debut en el CONMEBOL SUB-20" (in Spanish). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Los sub-20 convocados se incorporan a los entrenamientos este miércoles" (in Spanish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Lista final para el CONMEBOL Preolímpico 2024" (in Spanish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Cómo le fue a los debutantes de Uruguay contra País Vasco" (in Spanish). 23 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Emiliano y Luciano Rodríguez, los mellizos de la Sub 20 de Uruguay en el Sudamericano de Colombia" (in Spanish). 19 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Luciano Rodríguez marcó un gol y el Bahía conquistó la Copa do Nordeste". 6 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Bahia segura pressão, e é campeão baiano contra o Vitória no Barradão". 23 March 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Uruguay vicecampeón del CONMEBOL SUB20". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Campeonato Uruguayo: Federico Pereira fue elegido como el mejor jugador del 2023". 1 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)
- Living people
- 2003 births
- Footballers from Montevideo
- Men's association football forwards
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguay men's youth international footballers
- Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers
- Uruguay men's international footballers
- C.A. Progreso players
- Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players
- Esporte Clube Bahia players
- Neom SC players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Uruguayan Segunda División players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Saudi Pro League players
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
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