Lucas Rodríguez (footballer, born 1997)


Lucas Ariel Rodríguez is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Estudiantes.

Club career

Estudiantes

Rodríguez is a youth exponent from Estudiantes. On 11 July 2015, he made his first-team debut in a league game against San Martín de San Juan in a 0–0 home draw. He replaced Carlos Auzqui after 78 minutes.

D.C. United

On 31 December 2018, Rodríguez signed with MLS side D.C. United on a one year loan. He scored his first goal for DC against Real Salt Lake on March 16, 2019. He was known to be consistent and is a usual starter. In his 2019 MLS regular season, he played 33 games, scored 6 goals, and recorded 3 assists. In Round 1 of the 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs, Rodríguez scored a stoppage time equalizer against Toronto FC to extend the game into extra time. D.C. would lose the game 5-1. After Rodríguez's loan expired, D.C. negotiated for his return, but were unable to permanently sign Rodríguez from Estudiantes.

International Career

Rodríguez previously played for the Argentina national U-17 football team. On September 25, 2019, Rodríguez was called up to the Argentina national under-23 football team for friendlies against Mexico on October 9 and October 14.