Rodrigo De Paul

Rodrigo Javier De Paul (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo ðe pol]; born 24 May 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Udinese.

Rodrigo De Paul
De Paul in 2015
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Javier De Paul[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994
Place of birth Sarandí, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2][3]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Udinese
Number 10
Youth career
2002–2012 Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Racing Club 54 (6)
2014–2016 Valencia 32 (1)
2016 → Racing Club (loan) 11 (0)
2016– Udinese 141 (24)
National team‡
2018– Argentina 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:30, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:25, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Racing Club

Born in Sarandí, Greater Buenos Aires, De Paul joined Racing Club's youth setup in 2002, aged eight.[4] He was called up to the main squad on 24 June 2012, while still a junior, for a match against Vélez Sarsfield, but remained unused in the 1–2 home loss.

On 10 February 2013, De Paul played his first match as a professional, replacing Mauro Camoranesi in the 76th minute of a 0–3 loss at Atlético de Rafaela.[5] He scored his first goal a month later, netting the last through a long-range shot in a 3–0 win at San Martín de San Juan.[6]

De Paul appeared in 19 matches during the 2012–13 campaign. He then played a key part in 2013–14, featuring in 35 matches and scoring four times.

Valencia

On 9 May 2014, it was announced that Valencia CF agreed to a $6.5 million deal for De Paul with Racing.[7] He signed a five-year deal with Los Che on 6 June,[8] and made his La Liga debut on 23 August, replacing Paco Alcácer in the 65th minute in a 1–1 away draw against Sevilla FC, but being sent off just one minute later due to fouling Aleix Vidal.[9]

Udinese

On 20 July 2016, after a six-month loan deal back at his former club Racing, De Paul was transferred to Italian Serie A club Udinese.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 August 2020[11][12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing 2012–13 1921000202
2013–14 3540020374
Total 5461020576
Valencia 2014–15 25141—292
2015–16 903030150
Total 3417130442
Racing 2016 1101031151
Total 1101031151
Udinese 2016–17 34411—355
2017–18 37420—394
2018–19 36910—379
2019–20 34710—357
Total 1412451—14625
Career total 240311428126234

International
As of match played 18 November 2019[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina
201830
2019140
Total170
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References
  1. "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 59" [Official Press Release No. 59] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 2 October 2018. p. 4. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. "Rodrigo De Paul career stats, height and weight, age". www.tablesleague.com. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  3. "Rodrigo De Paul Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. Así es Rodrigo de Paul, nuevo jugador del Valencia CF (This is Rodrigo de Paul, new player of Valencia CF); Deporte Valenciano, 2 May 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. En su casa, Atlético de Rafaela goleó a Racing (At home, Atlético de Rafaela thrashed Racing); Mundo D, 10 February 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. En otro partido con incidentes, Racing goleó y ayudó a Independiente (In another match with incidents, Racing thrashed and helped Independiente); Cancha Llena, 10 March 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. Comunicado Oficial (Official announcement); Valencia's official website, 9 May 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. Rodrigo de Paul, nuevo jugador del Valencia CF (Rodrigo de Paul, new player of Valencia CF); Valencia's official website, 6 June 2014 (in Spanish)
  9. "Punto de fe del Valencia" [Valencia point of faith] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  10. "VCF Official Statement | Rodrigo De Paul transferred to Udinese". Valencia CF. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  11. "R. de Paul". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  12. Rodrigo De Paul at ESPN FC
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