Jorge Luis Rojas Mendoza (born 7 January 1993) is a Paraguayan international footballer who plays professionally for Paraguayan club Independiente FBC as a winger. He also plays for the Paraguay national team, having made his debut in 2012.
Club career Born in Concepción,; Selección Paraguaya (Spanish) Rojas began his career with Cerro Porteño.
In April 2013, he signed a 5-year contract with Portuguese club Benfica, joining at the start of the 2013–14 season.Benfica agree to sign Jorge Rojas at Soccernews After playing for Benfica B in the Segunda Liga, he was loaned to Belenenses in January 2014 for the rest of the season.Jorge Rojas emprestado ao Belenenses at Record On 8 July 2014, Rojas was loaned to Argentine club Gimnasia LP until December 2015. He made 51 appearances and scored 5 goals for Gimnasia between July 2014 and December 2015. Upon his arrival back to Benfica he was again sent out on loan, as he joined former club Cerro Porteño.
In January 2019 Rojas signed for Mexican club Querétaro. On 24 June 2019, Tijuana announced his signing on a 18 months loan.
On 3 January 2020, Rojas returned to Paraguay, joining Club Olimpia. On 9 June 2021, he joined Sol de América.
On 22 July 2022, Rojas returned to Paraguay joining Sportivo Ameliano, after a failed stint at Metalist Kharkiv due to the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
International career Rojas has made 16 appearances and scored once for Paraguay. He played in 12 games and scored 3 goals for Paraguay U20s, with them coming at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship and 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Club statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupIncludes the Taça de Portugal and Copa ArgentinaContinentalIncludes the Copa Libertadores and Copa SudamericanaTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCerro Porteño2011Paraguayan Primera División 190—2Two appearances in the Copa Libertadores02102012320—3Three appearances in the Copa Sudamericana0350201340—2060Total550—70620Benfica B2013–14Segunda Liga172——172Belenenses (loan)2013–14Primeira Liga6000—60Gimnasia LP (loan)2014Argentine Primera División1621One appearance in the Copa Argentina02Two appearances in the Copa Sudamericana019220152933Three appearances in the Copa Argentina0—323Total4554020515Cerro Porteño (loan)2016Paraguayan Primera División121—80201Cerro Porteño201690—301202017436—614972018324—80404Total96110025112112Querétaro2018–19Liga MX30——30Tijuana (loan)2019–20Liga MX3030—60Olimpia2020Paraguayan Primera División161—30191Sol de América2021Paraguayan Primera División50——50Sportivo Ameliano2022Paraguayan Primera División70——70Independiente FBC2023Paraguayan División Intermedia24310—253Career total277228037132223
Honours Cerro Porteño Paraguayan Primera División Apertura: 2012 Paraguayan Primera División Clausura: 2013
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