Rodrigo Salinas (footballer, born 1986)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Javier Salinas | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Villa San Carlos | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Club Evanston | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Villa San Carlos | 93 | (13) |
| 2009–2014 | Godoy Cruz | 54 | (9) |
| 2011–2012 | → Rosario Central (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Unión Santa Fe (loan) | 37 | (8) |
| 2014–2015 | Atlante | 10 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Los Andes | 28 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Chacarita Juniors | 43 | (30) |
| 2017 | Al-Ettifaq | 7 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Vélez Sarsfield | 27 | (5) |
| 2019 | → Newell's Old Boys (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2020 | Deportes La Serena | 10 | (2) |
| 2021 | Sarmiento | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Atlético Grau | 60 | (19) |
| 2024–2025 | Chacarita Juniors | 43 | (5) |
| 2025–2026 | Mitre | 8 | (0) |
| 2026– | Villa San Carlos | 7 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:23, 1 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Rodrigo Javier Salinas (born 4 July 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Villa San Carlos.[1]
Salinas began his senior career in 2004 with Villa San Carlos, he remained with the Primera C club until 2009 and scored a total of thirteen goals in ninety-three matches.[2][3] Godoy Cruz of the Argentine Primera División signed Salinas in 2009, he scored three goals in his first season including a hat-trick in a 6–2 win over Tigre on 12 April 2010.[1] Overall, he stayed with the club for six seasons and scored nine goals in fifty-four appearances.[1] Whilst with Godoy Cruz, Salinas was loaned out twice to Rosario Central and Unión Santa Fe respectively.[1][4] He failed to score for Rosario Central but did score eight times for Unión Santa Fe.[1]
In August 2014, Salinas left Argentine football to join Ascenso MX team Atlante.[1][5] He departed almost a year later following two goals in ten games.[1] He returned to Argentina and subsequently had a two-season spell with Los Andes in Primera B Nacional, prior to signing for fellow second tier club Chacarita Juniors.[6][7] He went onto score thirty goals in forty-three matches as Chacarita won promotion to the Argentine Primera División.[1][8] On 17 August 2017, Salinas joined Saudi Professional League side Al-Ettifaq.[1] He scored on his debut in a loss to Al-Qadisiyah on 14 September.[1] One more goal and six more appearances followed.[1]
Salinas mutually terminated his contract with Al-Ettifaq in January 2018, he subsequently agreed to sign for Argentine Primera División team Vélez Sarsfield.[9][10]