Lucas Ariel Rodríguez (born 27 April 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Tijuana.

Club career Estudiantes Rodríguez is a youth exponent from Estudiantes. On 11 July 2015, he made his first-team debut in a league game against San Martín de San Juan in a 0–0 home draw. He replaced Carlos Auzqui after 78 minutes.

Loan to D.C. United On 31 December 2018, Rodríguez signed with MLS side D.C. United on a one-year loan. He scored his first goal for DC against Real Salt Lake on 16 March 2019. He was known to be consistent and was a usual starter. In his 2019 MLS regular season, he played 33 games, scored 6 goals, and contributed 3 assists. In Round 1 of the 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs, Rodríguez scored a stoppage time equalizer against Toronto FC to extend the game into extra time. D.C. would go on to lose the game 1–5, ending their 2019 season. After Rodríguez's loan expired, D.C. negotiated for his return, but were unable to permanently sign Rodríguez from Estudiantes.

Tijuana On 20 June 2021, Rodríguez joined Liga MX club, Tijuana.

Querátaro On 30 June 2024, Rodríguez joined Querétaro.

Career statistics

+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEstudiantes2015Argentine Primera División11310———1232016Argentine Primera División10011—20—1312016–17Argentine Primera División26311—40—3142017–18Argentine Primera División22131—41—2932018–19Argentine Primera División15000—81—2312019–20Argentine Primera División700091——1612020–21Argentine Primera División0000101—10111Total917631921021012714D.C. United (loan)2019Major League Soccer34720———367Tijuana2021–22Liga MX284————2842022–23Liga MX286————2862023–24Liga MX293———20313Total5913000000206113Querétaro2024–25Liga MX292———203122025–26Liga MX232———20252Total52400000040564Career total23631831921027028038

International career Rodríguez previously played for the Argentina national U-17 football team. On 25 September 2019 Rodríguez was called up to the Argentina national under-23 football team for friendlies against Mexico on 9 and 14 October.17

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