Rodrigo Insúa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Axel Insúa | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barracas Central | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boca Juniors | |||
| 2017–2019 | Aldosivi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Aldosivi | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Chacarita Juniors (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Chacarita Juniors | 27 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Deportivo Riestra | 35 | (2) |
| 2023– | Barracas Central | 99 | (8) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:13, 22 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Rodrigo Axel Insúa (born 16 December 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or left-back for Barracas Central.[1]
Insúa came through the youth setup at Boca Juniors before being released aged 20. He then joined Aldosivi, for whom he played in the reserves.[2]
He started his professional career with Primera Nacional club Chacarita Juniors, who he joined on loan in August 2019.[3] The following year he signed permanently for the club.[4]
In 2022, he signed for Deportivo Riestra, despite having verbally agreed to join Estudiantes de Río Cuarto after his Chacarita contract expired.[5]
In 2023, he moved up to the Liga Profesional to join Barracas Central.[6] He scored his first goal for Barracas on 11 May 2023 in the Copa Argentina, as he scored a free-kick against Estudiantes de Buenos Aires in the 6th minute of second half of a 1–0 victory.[7] He scored the only goal for Barracas in a 3–1 defeat to Boca Juniors on 27 October 2025, a shot 35 yards after controlling the ball on his chest within the centre circle.[8] On 1 November, he made his 100th appearance in all competitions for Barracas.[9] Insúa scored his, and his team's, first goal of the 2026 season on 1 February, a penalty in the 14th minute of added time to equalise in a 1–1 draw against Deportivo Riestra.
Personal life
He is the son of coach and former footballer Rubén Darío Insúa and his brother, Robertino, is also a footballer.[10]