Marco Rodriguez
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992
Place of birth Toronto, Canada
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2009–2013 Club Atlético Platense
2014 Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Toronto FC Academy
2015 Windsor Arch Ka I 10 (6)
2016 York Region Shooters
2016–2018 Florida Tropics SC (indoor) 42 (10)
2017 Vaughan Azzurri 1 (0)
2018–2019 Mississauga MetroStars (indoor) 18 (11)
2019 Toronto Croatia
International career
2016– Canada Futsal 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marco Rodriguez (born January 7, 1992) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder. He has also played at the international level with the Canada national futsal team.

Career

Early career

Rodriguez played at the youth level in Argentina with Club Atlético Platense from 2009 until 2013.[1] After a successful trial with Defensor Sporting in 2013, he was accepted into the club's reserve squad.[2] Following a year in Uruguay, he returned to Canada in 2014 and became involved with Toronto FC Academy in League1 Ontario.[3] In his debut season with TFC Academy, he helped the club win the Inter-Provincial Cup after defeating CS Longueuil.[4]

Asia

In 2015, he played abroad in Asia in Macau's Liga de Elite with Windsor Arch Ka I.[5] His tenure with the club was short as he departed for the last portion of the season.[6][7] He would appear in 10 matches and record 6 goals.[8]

Canada

He returned to Canada in 2016 to play in the southern Ontario-based Canadian Soccer League with the York Region Shooters.[9] Rodriguez made his debut for the club on May 29, 2016, against Brantford Galaxy where he recorded a goal.[9] Throughout his stint with York Region, he assisted the club in securing the First Division title.[10] He had another run in League1 Ontario in 2017 where he played with Vaughan Azzurri.[11] In the summer of 2019, he participated in the Croatian World Club Championship with Toronto Croatia where he played in the championship final where Toronto lost the match in a penalty shootout to SC Croat San Pedro.[12]

Indoor

In 2016, he won the Futsal Canadian Championship with Toronto United Futsal.[13]

He joined the professional ranks of indoor soccer for the 2016-17 season when he signed with Florida Tropics SC of the Major Arena Soccer League.[14] He recorded a hattrick on January 14, 2017, against St. Louis Ambush.[15] Rodriguez received an honorable mention for week 12 of the competition.[16] In his debut season with Florida, he appeared in 20 matches and recorded 8 goals.[17] He returned for his sophomore season where he appeared in 22 matches and recorded 2 goals.[17]

When the MASL expanded into Canada he was acquired by the expansion side Mississauga MetroStars for the 2018-19 season.[1][18] He missed the opening match due to a buildup of suspension cards from his previous tenure with Florida.[19][18] He made his debut for Mississauga on December 7, 2018, against his former club Florida where he also recorded his first goal for the MetroStars.[20] He assisted Mississauga in breaking their losing streak of eight matches by contributing a goal against Harrisburg Heat which marked the club's second win throughout the season.[21] After an incident with a player in Harrisburg on March 9, 2019, he received a suspension for several matches.[22][23][24] In total, he made 18 appearances and scored 11 goals.[17]

International career

Rodriguez was selected by head coach Kyt Selaidopoulos to help the Canada national futsal team qualify for the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship in a qualification series against the United States.[25][26] Throughout the futsal tournament, he recorded a goal against Curacao where the Canadians won the match by a score of 7-4.[27] He was called up by Selaidopoulos once more this time for the 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.[28][29] In the opening match for the national team, he helped Canada defeat Haiti.[30] The national team managed to advance to the quarterfinals but was defeated in a penalty shootout by Panama.[31]

Personal life

Rodriguez was born in Toronto to Argentine parents.[26]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mississauga MetroStars acquire Canadian midfielder Marco Rodriguez". Mississauga News. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Girard, Daniel (23 April 2013). "Young trio from Oakville Soccer Club chasing pro dreams in Uruguay". Toronto Star. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "League 1, Week Two: Player of the Week". League1 Ontario. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Toronto FC Claim Inaugural Inter-Provincial Cup". Ontario Soccer. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Benfica imparável e Ka I na "sombra"" [Benfica Unstoppable and Ka I in the Shadow]. JTM. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Benfica procura "dobradinha", Ka I quer salvar a temporada" [Benfica seeks double, KA I wants to save the season]. JTM. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Brasileiros Fabrício e William são reforços de peso no Ka I" [Brazilians Fabricio and William are Strong Reinforcements KA I]. JTM. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "RODRIGUEZ MARCO". Macau Football. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  9. 1 2 "York Region Shooters edge Brantford Galaxy in season opener". Vaughan Citizen. 30 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "York Region Shooters end CSL regular season in 1st place with 4-1 win". Vaughan Citizen. 11 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Vaughan Azzurri - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Marco Rodriguez -". www.league1ontario.com. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  12. ↑ Barisic, Ivan (30 June 2019). "SC Croat San Pedro pobjednik je 4. Svjetskog nogometnog prvenstva klubova Hrvata izvan domovine" [SC San Pedro is the winner of the 4th World Football Championship of Croatia clubs outside their homeland]. Moja Domovina (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "Toronto United wins 2016 Futsal Canadian Championship". The Sport Information Resource Centre. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  14. ↑ Haines, Andrew (1 July 2016). "Tropics SC Add Three More International Players to Roster - Florida Tropics SC". www.fltropics.com. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  15. ↑ Bennett Jr. Ledger, James (15 January 2017). "Rodriguez nets hat trick as Tropics dump St. Louis". The Ledger. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  16. ↑ Bennett Jr Ledger, James (20 January 2017). "Tropics co-owner: 'Rome wasn't built in a day'". The Ledger. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  17. 1 2 3 "Marco Rodriguez soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  18. 1 2 "MetroStars Confirm 18-Man Roster". OurSports Central. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  19. ↑ Davidson, Neil (30 November 2018). "Mississauga MetroStars to kick off debut MASL season in Baltimore". EverythingGP. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  20. ↑ Rhodes, Benedict (8 December 2018). "Mississauga MetroStars 10 - 0 Florida Tropics: MetroStars crush Tropics for first-ever win". Waking The Red. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  21. ↑ Rhodes, Benedict (17 February 2019). "Mississauga MetroStars 6-5 Harrisburg Heat: MetroStars end their lengthy losing streak". Waking The Red. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  22. ↑ Rhodes, Benedict (9 March 2019). "Mississauga MetroStars 4-8 Harrisburg Heat: A late scoring outburst isn't enough for the MetroStars to beat the Heat". Waking The Red. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  23. ↑ Rhodes, Benedict (20 March 2019). "MetroStars score six unanswered goals to pick up first road win of the season". Waking The Red. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  24. ↑ Rhodes, Benedict (22 March 2019). "Mississauga MetroStars 1-6 Utica City FC: Utica avenge Sunday's loss in Mississauga". Waking The Red. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  25. ↑ Davidson, Neil (16 March 2016). "Canada begins Futsal World Cup journey, has to beat U.S. in playoff first". The Canadian Press.
  26. 1 2 "Profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  27. ↑ "Canada beats Curacao 7-4 for first win at CONCACAF Futsal Championship". The Canadian Press. 9 May 2016.
  28. ↑ Davidson, Neil (23 April 2021). "Canada names futsal roster for CONCACAF qualifier in Guatemala". The Canadian Press.
  29. ↑ Davidson, Neil (3 May 2021). "Canada futsal team opens World Cup qualifying at CONCACAF tourney in Guatemala City". The Canadian Press.
  30. ↑ "Canada stages late comeback to defeat Haiti at CONCACAF Futsal Championship". The Canadian Press. 4 May 2021.
  31. ↑ "Canada denied a trip to the FIFA Futsal World Cup in penalty shootout loss to Panama". The Canadian Press. 7 May 2021.
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