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 Rojas withOlimpia in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Rodrigo Rojas Avelar | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-04-09)9 April 1988 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Olimpia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Olimpia | 57 | (12) |
| 2010 | →River Plate (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2011 | Libertad | 13 | (0) |
| 2011 | Beerschot | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | O'Higgins | 50 | (11) |
| 2013–2014 | Universidad de Chile | 33 | (4) |
| 2014 | Monterrey | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Cerro Porteño | 120 | (13) |
| 2019–2021 | Olimpia | 72 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Sol de América | 38 | (4) |
| 2023– | Sportivo Luqueño | 64 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009– | Paraguay | 27 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2020 | |||
Juan Rodrigo Rojas Avelar (born 9 April 1988) is a Paraguayan professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forSportivo Luqueño.[1]
On 19 July 2015,Paraguayan newspaperExtraPRESS named Rojas one of the most expensive player in Paraguay.[2]
Rojas was born inFernando de la Mora. He started his career in the youth divisions ofOlimpia and made his way to the first team in 2007. He became a regular starter for the team in 2009 scoring many goals and having great performances as a midfielder. Due to his good performances for Olimpia he was called up to the national team byGerardo Martino. On 11 January 2010,River Plate signed theParaguayan attacking midfielder on loan fromOlimpia. He is a great midfielder with a strong personality and so he was recommended by Martino andGregorio Perez.
He made his River debut against the all time rival, Boca Juniors. While it was only a friendly pre-season match, Boca played with their usual starters. River, however, gave playing time to mostly youth talent along with veteran captainMatias Almeyda. Rojas' first half strike from just outside the box opened up what would be a 3–1 win over its archrivals.
After a brief loan spell with Belgian clubBeerschot, Rojas signed for mid-level Chilean teamO'Higgins, slowly becoming an integral part of the team, being used both as a starter and off the bench in a variety of positions to contribute to the team's play-making and score several key goals. As of 23 April 2012, Rojas had 4 goals in 10 matches played (5 of them as a substitute).
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