Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez (born 12 August 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Schalke 04.[2][3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez | ||
Date of birth | (1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Albacete, Spain | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Schalke 04 | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2015 | Albacete | ||
2015–2019 | Málaga | ||
2016–2017 | → CF San Felix (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Korona Kielce (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Korona Kielce II (loan) | 10 | (3) |
2020–2021 | → FC St. Pauli (loan) | 34 | (6) |
2021–2022 | → Schalke 04 (loan) | 30 | (6) |
2022– | Schalke 04 | 8 | (1) |
National team | |||
2018–2019 | Uruguay U20 | 19 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2022 |
Raised through the youth academies of Albacete and Málaga, Zalazar signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on 2 July 2019.[4] Three days after joining Eintracht Frankfurt, Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce signed him on a one-year loan deal for 2019–20 season.[5] He made his professional debut on 20 July 2019, coming on as a 70th minute substitute for Erik Pačinda in a 1–0 league win against Raków Częstochowa.[6]
On 6 August 2020, 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli announced the signing of Zalazar on a season-long loan deal.[7][8]
On 4 August 2021, Zalazar agreed to join Schalke 04 on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent until 2026.[9] On 25 March 2022, Schalke exercised this option.[10]
Born in Spain to Uruguayan parents, Zalazar was eligible to represent both Uruguay and Spain at international level. Following his father's footsteps, he chose to play for Uruguay.[11] He was included in Fabián Coito's Uruguay under-20 squad for 2019 South American U-20 Championship in January 2019.[3] He played seven matches in the tournament, helping his team to finish third.
Rodrigo is son of former Uruguay international footballer José Zalazar, and the younger brother of former Spanish youth international Kuki Zalazar.[12] He was born in Albacete while his father was a player of the local club Albacete Balompié.[11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Korona Kielce (loan) | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Korona Kielce II (loan) | 2019–20 | III liga | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | |||
FC St. Pauli (loan) | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 6 | ||
Schalke 04 (loan) | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 7 | ||
Schalke 04 | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
Total | 38 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 9 | ||
Career total | 90 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 18 |
Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04 – current squad | |
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