Diego Rolán

Diego Rolán
Rolán with Bordeaux in 2015
Personal information
Full name Diego Alejandro Rolán Silva
Date of birth (1993-03-24) 24 March 1993
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Leganés
(on loan from Deportivo La Coruña)
Number 4
Youth career
1999–2011 Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Defensor Sporting 38 (10)
2013–2018 Bordeaux 121 (33)
2017–2018 → Málaga (loan) 26 (5)
2018– Deportivo La Coruña 0 (0)
2018– → Leganés (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 Uruguay U20 17 (4)
2014– Uruguay 23 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:34, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2016

Diego Alejandro Rolán Silva (born 24 March 1993) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club CD Leganés on loan from Deportivo de La Coruña and the Uruguay national team.

Club career

Defensor Sporting

Rolan came up from the youth development squads of Defensor Sporting, being graduated to the first team in 2011. On 28 August 2011, he made his official debut in a 1–1 draw against Cerrito.[2] On 13 November 2011, he scored his first official goal against Cerro Largo FC. His second goal came on 26 February 2012, in the 84th minute to take the lead for Defensor against Nacional in Montevideo which ended 2–2.[3] On 23 September, he scored a hat-trick during a 4–1 win over Progreso.[4] On 17 November, he scored another hat-trick, this time in a 4–0 win over Bella Vista.[5]

Bordeaux

After his breakthrough at the 2013 South American Youth Championship, several big teams in Europe were reportedly interested in signing Rolan. On 11 February 2013, he signed a contract with Ligue 1 side FC Girondins de Bordeaux.[6]

Málaga (loan)

On 29 August 2017, Rolan was loaned to La Liga side Málaga CF for one year.[7]

Deportivo La Coruña

On 17 July 2018, Bordeaux announced the transfer to Deportivo de La Coruña. The transfer fee was estimated at €6 million.[8] Nine days later, he was loaned to CD Leganés in the first division for one year, with a buyout clause.

International career

Rolan represented the Uruguay national under-20 football team at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia.[9] In January 2013, he appeared at the 2013 South American Youth Championship in Argentina, scoring four goals to help Uruguay to the third place and qualification for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

In September 2014, Rolan made his debut for the Uruguay national football team in a friendly win against Japan in Sapporo. He assisted Edinson Cavani's opening goal in the eventual 2–0 defeat of the Asian champions.[10] His first senior international goal came in a 2–1 away victory over Chile on 18 November 2014.[11]

In May 2015, Rolan was included in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Copa América by coach Óscar Tabárez. He was assigned the number 9 shirt, usually worn by the suspended Luis Suárez.[12] On 6 June, he scored the opening goal during a 5–1 pre-tournament friendly win over Guatemala in Montevideo.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 July 2018[14]
Club Season League Cup International Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Defensor Sporting 2011–12 Uruguayan Primera División 2320030262
2012–13 1580000158
Total 381000304110
Girondins de Bordeaux 2012–13 Ligue 1 701020100
2013–14 1822060262
2014–15 361521003816
2015–16 31752624211
2016–17 29941003310
Total 1213314414214939
Málaga CF 2017–18 La Liga 2651000275
Career total 1854914417221754

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
119 November 2014Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile Chile1–11–2Friendly
27 June 2015Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Guatemala1–05–1Friendly
314 October 2015Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Colombia2–03–0World Cup qualification
410 November 2016Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Ecuador2–12–1World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ "Diego Rolan Bordeaux profile". Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ↑ DEFENSOR SPORTING VS. CERRITO 1 – 1
  3. ↑ DEFENSOR SPORTING VS. NACIONAL 2 – 2
  4. ↑ "Defensor ganó, gustó y goleó". ovaciondigital.com.uy (in Spanish). 23 September 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "De la mano de Dieguito". futbol.com.uy (in Spanish). 17 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Diego Rolan fue presentado hoy como flamante refuerzo del Burdeos de Francia". unoticias.com.uy (in Spanish). 11 February 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Diego Rolan completes the Malaguista forwards". Málaga CF. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Girondins : Diego Rolan s'engage officiellement avec La Corogne". Sud Ouest (in French). 17 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Diego Rolán – FIFA competition record (archive)
  10. ↑ "Friendlies allow Uruguay's next generation a chance to shine". ESPN. 8 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Chile 1-2 Uruguay". SBS. 19 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Uruguay confirm Copa América squad numbers as Rolan lands Suárez's No.9". Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "Argentina, Uruguay impress in Copa America warmups". SBS. 7 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "D. Rolan". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
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