Rodrigo Moreira (footballer, born 1996)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Miguel Moreira | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Villa Constitución, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlanta | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Independiente | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Independiente | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → San Martín Tucumán (loan) | 41 | (8) |
| 2018–2020 | San Martín Tucumán | 28 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Quilmes | 49 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Defensores de Belgrano | 35 | (7) |
| 2024–2025 | Deportes Limache | 32 | (3) |
| 2025– | Atlanta | 29 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Argentina U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2015 | Argentina U20 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:26, 24 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Rodrigo Miguel Moreira (born 15 July 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Atlanta.[2]
Club
Moreira's senior career with Independiente began in 2014 when he was a substitute for a Copa Argentina match with Belgrano, though he was unused in a 0–2 win on 28 July.[2] On 5 August 2016, Moreira joined Primera B Nacional's San Martín on loan.[2][3][4] He scored on his professional debut in a home draw versus Argentinos Juniors, which was the first of eight goals during 2016–17 for San Martín over forty-one appearances.[2][5] He returned to Independiente in July 2017 and made his debut for the club on 8 September against Olimpo.[2][6] On 30 June 2018, Moreira completed a return to former club San Martín; joining permanently.[2] In August 2020, Moreira moved to Quilmes.[7]
In 2024, he moved to Chile and joined Deportes Limache in the Primera B.[8]
International
Moreira represented Argentina at U17 and U20 level.[2][9] He won twelve caps for the U17s, winning the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship and scoring one goal (versus Ivory Coast) in six games at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[2] He played six times for the U20s, five of which came during the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship which Argentina won whilst the other cap came during the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.[2]