Alexis Rolín
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Germán Alexis Rolín Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Boca Juniors | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2012 | Nacional | 30 | (3) |
| 2012–2015 | Catania | 36 | (0) |
| 2015– | → Boca Juniors (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2012 | Uruguay Olympic | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Germán Alexis Rolín Fernández (born 7 February 1989) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a central defender for Boca Juniors in the Argentine First Division.
Club career
Club Nacional de Football
Rolín began his football career with Uruguayan club Nacional. He made his first team debut on 8 May 2011 in a 1-0 win over CA Peñarol. During the 2011-12 season, he was outstanding as defender and many clubs showed interest in him. After two consecutive times finishing as the Champions with Nacional, Rolín joined Italian Serie A club Catania.
Calcio Catania
On 22 August 2012, Rolín was officially transferred to Calcio Catania.[1][2] In his debut Serie A campaign, he has served mostly as a back-up to the likes of Nicola Legrottaglie, Nicolas Spolli, and Giuseppe Bellusci, under head coach, Rolando Maran.
Rolín is currently part of a record-breaking Catania outfit that had picked up 56 points from 38 Serie A matches. This performance also saw the club break its record number of home victories in a single season, its record number of victories overall in a single top flight campaign, as well as its record points total in Serie A for the fifth consecutive season.
Boca Juniors
In January 2015, Rolín officially signed with Argentine club Boca Juniors.
International career
He was called up by Óscar Tabárez for the Uruguay Olympic football team that played at the 2012 Summer Olympics being held in London, Great Britain.[3]
Honours
- Nacional
- Boca Juniors
- Argentine Primera División (1): 2015
- Copa Argentina (1): 2014–15
References
- ↑ "Alexis Rolín al Catania - Giovedí 23 agosto alle 16, in Sala Congressi, la presentazione". Catanio Calcio (in Italian) (calciocatania.net). 22 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ "Official: Catania sign Rolin". Football Italia staff (Football Italia). 22 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ "Convocatoria Uruguay Fútbol Juegos Olímpicos Londres 2012" (in Spanish). lovingfutbol.com. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
External links
- Alexis Rolín profile at Soccerway
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