Braian Rodríguez

Braian Rodríguez

Personal information
Full name	Braian Damián Rodríguez Carballo
Date of birth	14 August 1986
Place of birth	Salto, Uruguay
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Grêmio (on loan from Betis)
Number	—
Youth career
	Cerro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2006	Cerro	20	(3)
2007	Rentistas	6	(0)
2007–2009	Tacuarembó	31	(4)
2009	Peñarol	11	(2)
2010	Tigre	12	(2)
2010	Universidad San Martín	5	(1)
2011	Unión La Calera	35	(10)
2012–2013	Huachipato	52	(22)
2013–	Betis	12	(1)
2014–2015	→ Numancia (loan)	21	(4)
2015–	→ Grêmio (loan)	13	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:59, 17 October 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Braian Damián Rodríguez Carballo (born 14 August 1986) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazilian club Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, on loan from Spain's Real Betis.

Career

Born in Salto, Rodríguez made his senior debuts with local Cerro in Primera División, but later moved to Rentistas. In the 2007 summer he joined neighbouring Tacuarembó, and a year later he signed with local club Peñarol.^[1]

In January 2010 Rodríguez moved abroad for the first time of his career, joining Argentine Primera División side Tigre;^[2] six months later he moved to Peru, signing with Universidad San Martín.^[3] However, after being sparingly used in the campaign, he moved teams and countries again, joining Unión La Calera.

In January 2012 Rodríguez joined Huachipato, and netted 17 goals in 37 appearances in his first season for the club, being also crowned champions of Clausura tournament.

On 25 July 2013 Rodríguez joined La Liga side Real Betis, penning a four-year deal.^[4]

On 3 March 2015, Rodríguez was loaned to Brazilian club Grêmio, signing a contract until June 2016.^[5]

Career statistics

As of 7 April 2015.^[6]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Peñarol	2009–10	Primera División	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2
	Total		11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2
Tigre	2009–10	Primera División	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	2
	Total		12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	2
Universidad San Martín	2010	Primera División	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
	Total		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Unión La Calera	2011	Primera División	35	10	2	1	0	0	0	0	37	11
	Total		35	10	2	1	0	0	0	0	37	11
Huachipato	2012	Primera División	37	17	5	5	0	0	0	0	42	22
	2013		15	5	0	0	6	5	0	0	21	10
	Total		52	22	5	5	6	5	0	0	63	32
Real Betis	2013–14	La Liga	12	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	15	2
	2014–15	Liga Adelante	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		12	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	15	2
CD Numancia (loan)	2014–15	Liga Adelante	21	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	22	5
	Total		21	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	22	5
Grêmio (loan)	2015	Série A	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	1	6	1
	Total		0	0	1	0	0	0	5	1	6	1
Career total			148	42	9	7	9	6	5	1	171	56

Honours

Club

Universidad San Martín

• Peruvian Primera División: 2010

Huachipato

• Chilean Primera División: 2012

References

1. Braian Rodríguez pasó a Peñarol (Braian Rodríguez gone to Peñarol); Ovación, 3 February 2009 (Spanish)
2. Braian Rodríguez ya es de Tigre (Braian Rodríguez is already a Tigre player); Ovación, 9 January 2010 (Spanish)
3. Braian Rodríguez, el jale de la San Martín (Braian Rodríguez, San Martín's lift); Perú 21, 15 July 2010 (Spanish)
4. Braian Rodríguez y Dídac, nuevos jugadores del Betis (Braian Rodríguez and Dídac, new Betis players); Marca, 25 July 2013 (Spanish)
5. "Braian Rodríguez será apresentado na manhã desta terça-feira na Arena". Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense.
6. "Braian Rodríguez statistics". Soccerway.

External links

• Braian Rodríguez profile. Base de Dados de Futbol Argentino.
• Braian Rodríguez profile. Football-Lineups.