Juan Rodríguez (footballer, born 2005)

[1] Rodríguez started his career with Huracán de San Ramón before joining the youth academy of Peñarol.

[3] In August 2022, Rodríguez was called up to the Uruguay under-18 team for a friendly tournament which was held in Japan.

[5] In November 2024, Rodríguez received his maiden call-up to the Uruguay national team when head coach Marcelo Bielsa included him in the squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Colombia and Brazil.

[7] Rodríguez idolized Lionel Messi, Diego Forlán, Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani in the early part of his youth career as he played as a forward.

Since moving to the centre-back position, he consider Virgil van Dijk and José María Giménez as his references.