Argentine association football musician

Faustino Marcos Alberto Rojo ( bear 20 March 1990 ) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a defender for Boca Juniors and the Argentina national team. He began his career at local club Estudiantes de La Plata, where he won the Copa Libertadores in 2009, played in the FIFA Club World Cup Final late that year and won the Primera Division in 2010. After a short enchantment with Spartak Moscow he joined Sporting CP in 2012, and transferred to Manchester United for £16 million two years late. He won four trophies with the english club : the FA Cup in 2015-16 and the FA Community Shield, EFL Cup and UEFA Europa League in 2016-17. After falling out of favor at Manchester United, Rojo returned to Estudiantes on lend in January 2020, before making a permanent transfer to Boca Juniors in February 2021.

Rojo made his first appearance for Argentina in 2011 and has since earned over 60 caps. He was region of their side which reached the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final. He was besides a Copa América runner-up in 2015 and 2016 and took share at the 2018 FIFA World Cup .

Club career [edit ]

Estudiantes [edit ]

Rojo grew up in La Plata, Argentina and joined his local side Estudiantes de La Plata at the long time of ten. [ 4 ] In 2009, he was promoted to the baseball club ‘s main team, after signing his first professional abridge. He spent three years with the club, making 43 appearances and scoring three goals for the team. [ 5 ] He played in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup Final, coming on for extra prison term as Estudiantes lost 2–1 to FC Barcelona in Dubai. [ 6 ] During his time at Estudiantes, Rojo won a Copa Libertadores and an Argentine Primera División claim. The defender spent most matches as a left-back and developed a repute as a able attacker, scoring his beginning goal in a 2–1 get the better of against LDU Quito in the 2010 Recopa Sudamericana. [ 7 ]

Spartak Moscow [edit ]

In December 2010, Rojo signed a five-year abridge with Spartak Moscow. [ 8 ] He scored his lone goal for Spartak on 20 April 2011, netting the open goal of a 2–1 get the better of of Krasnodar in the quarter-finals of the russian Cup. [ 9 ]

Sporting CP [edit ]

In July 2012, Rojo moved from Spartak Moscow to Sporting CP for £3.5 million, signing a four-year condense. [ 10 ] Rojo made his Primeira Liga debut for Sporting on 19 August 2012, playing the integral peer and receiving a yellow card in a 0–0 tie with Vitória de Guimarães. [ 11 ] He received his first loss poster for Sporting in a league match against Porto on 7 October 2012, picking up two cautions within three minutes as Sporting fell to a 2–0 frustration. [ 12 ] He scored his first goal for Sporting on 28 April 2013, netting the achiever against Nacional. [ 13 ] Rojo played by and large at centre-back in his first base season in Portugal, occasionally at left-back, as the team had a relatively bad season, [ 14 ] finishing seventh in the league. In the second league match of the 2013–14 season, Rojo scored his first goal of the temper, netting Sporting ‘s second goal in their 4–0 winnings over Académica de Coimbra. [ 15 ] On 19 April 2014, Rojo was sent off in a Primeira Liga match against Belenenses, but Sporting held on for a 1–0 win. [ 16 ] In an better season, he contributed six goals as Sporting finished as runner-up. [ 14 ] On 13 August 2014, it was announced that Rojo was being disciplined by his club over his refusal to train after handing in a transfer request to force through a move to Premier League golf club Manchester United. [ 17 ] Sporting president of the united states Bruno de Carvalho later alleged that third-party owners of Rojo who were not representatives of Manchester United had pressured his club into selling the player. [ 18 ]

manchester United [edit ]

Rojo ( center ) in a Europa League match against FC Rostov in March 2017 On 19 August 2014, an agreement to sell Rojo for €20 million ( £16 million ) was announced by both Sporting and Manchester United. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] The next day, United announced that they had signed him on a five-year contract, with Nani moving to Sporting on a season-long loanword. Rojo stated that it was a “ pipe dream for me ” to play with Manchester United. [ 22 ] Rojo missed three matches for United due to difficulties in gaining a work license, because of pending condemnable charges in Argentina, where he is alleged to have had an affray with a neighbor in 2010. [ 23 ] On 4 September, he was granted a cultivate permit by the UK Border Agency to work in England. [ 24 ] Ten days late he made his introduction at Old Trafford as United won for the first clock in the season, playing the entirety of the 4–0 victory over Queens Park Rangers. [ 25 ] Rojo was stretchered off in United ‘s 1–0 defeat in the Manchester bowler hat on 2 November, sustaining shoulder price from a tackle on Manchester City ‘s Martín Demichelis. [ 26 ] It was late confirmed that he had dislocated his shoulder, adding to United ‘s defensive injuries alongside Jonny Evans and Phil Jones. [ 27 ] On 3 February 2015, Rojo scored his first goal for United, heading a testis played by Robin avant-garde Persie for the second goal of a 3–0 winnings over Cambridge United in an FA Cup fourthly round replay. [ 28 ] During Manchester United ‘s 2015 pre-season tour of North America, Rojo was expected to join up with the rest of the team following an prolong transgress granted after competing for Argentina in the Copa América. however, passport issues reportedly caused Rojo to miss pre-season tour wholly, and the matter was said to have “ angered ” director Louis van Gaal. Rojo was resultantly fined £140,000 for failing to join up with the perch of the police squad on time. [ 29 ] In the 2016 FA Cup Final, which United won 2–1 after supernumerary clock time against Crystal Palace, Rojo was booked in the first half for fouling Pape Souaré and was substituted for Matteo Darmian after 66 minutes. [ 30 ] On 4 March 2017, Rojo scored his first base Premier League goal to open a 1–1 home pull back against Bournemouth. [ 31 ] He suffered a season-ending cruciate ligament injury on 20 April, during a 2–1 win over Anderlecht in the quarter-finals of the Europa League, a tournament that United ended up winning. [ 32 ] He made his reelect on 28 November 2017, in a 4–2 win at Watford. [ 33 ] On 16 March 2018, Rojo signed a fresh contract with Manchester United that would keep him at the club until June 2021, with the option to extend for a far year. [ 34 ] In April 2019, after a run of injuries, Rojo said that United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjær had told him he was part of his plans when Solskjær was appointed on a temp basis in December 2018. [ 35 ] however, he made lone one Premier League start next season, playing nine games in all competitions before being loaned out. [ citation needed ]

Loan return to Estudiantes [edit ]

On 30 January 2020, Rojo was loaned to his boyhood golf club, Estudiantes, for the end of the 2019–20 season. [ 36 ]

Boca Juniors [edit ]

On 2 February 2021, Rojo returned to Argentina once again to sign for Boca Juniors for an undisclosed tip. [ 37 ] ESPN later reported that he heard about the transmit via social media. [ 38 ]

International career [edit ]

Rojo ( left ), pictured with Portugal ‘s Ricardo Quaresma, in an international friendly in 2011 Rojo was inaugural capped on 9 February 2011, in a 2–1 friendly victory against Portugal at the Stade de Genève, Geneva. [ 39 ] Later that year he was included in Argentina ‘s police squad as they hosted the 2011 Copa América, and played the opening match on 2 July, a 1–1 draw against Bolivia. [ 40 ] Javier Zanetti replaced him at left-back for the rest of the tournament as Argentina reached the quarter-finals. [ citation needed ]
In June 2014, Rojo was named in Argentina ‘s police squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [ 41 ] He made his FIFA World Cup debut in their 2–1 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Maracanã, playing the full moon equal in defense, and contributing to Sead Kolašinac ‘s own goal. [ 42 ] In the team ‘s one-third group catch, Rojo scored his first international goal, the winner in a 3–2 victory against Nigeria. [ 43 ] The state reached the final ahead lose to Germany, and Rojo was the entirely Argentinean named in the Castrol Index Top 11 for the tournament. [ 44 ] Rojo was selected by coach Gerardo Martino for the 2015 Copa América. [ 45 ] At the end of Argentina ‘s scoreless quarter-final against Colombia in Viña del Mar, Rojo missed in the punishment gunfight but his team advanced however. [ 46 ] On 30 June, he opened the score in a 6–1 semi-final kill of Paraguay which put Argentina into the final. [ 47 ] He played the entirety of the critical match against the hosts at the Estadio Nacional de Chile, which Argentina lost on a penalty gunfight after a scoreless draw. [ 48 ] A class belated for the Copa América Centenario in the United States, Rojo was again in Martino ‘s team. [ 49 ] In the final on 26 June at MetLife Stadium, he was sent off in the first half for a foul on Arturo Vidal, as both teams ended the scoreless game on 10 men and Chile again won on penalties. [ 50 ] Rojo was named by Jorge Sampaoli in the Argentina police squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 51 ] On 26 June, he scored the win goal, once again against Nigeria, which his Argentina won 2–1 and secured the team ‘s qualification for the smasher phase as group runner-up behind Croatia. [ 52 ] In the round of 16 match against France on 30 June, he was booked after conceding a penalty in the tenth moment for a foul on Kylian Mbappé, which was late converted by Antoine Griezmann, who opened the score. Rojo was late replaced by Federico Fazio in the 46th moment. Argentina lost the match 4–3 and were eliminated from the tournament. [ 53 ] [ 54 ] [ 55 ] [ 56 ]

style of play [edit ]

According to football magazine Four Four Two, Rojo was more comfortable as a left-back preferably than as a centre-back in his first season at Sporting, due to a numeral of positional errors and mistimed tackles ; in his moment temper, his amphetamine helped him in defense. [ 14 ] They besides attributed a good aeriform terror to him, while noting that disciplinary problems remained. [ 14 ] In addition to his common positions at centre-back and left-back, Rojo can play as a winger. On signing for Manchester United, it was theorised that he could feature as a wing-back in Louis van Gaal ‘s preferable 3–5–2 constitution. [ 4 ] [ 57 ]

personal life [edit ]

Rojo is married to Eugenia Lusardo, a lingerie model based in Lisbon. They have a daughter. [ 4 ] Rojo has a number of tattoos, including the english words “ Pride ” and “ Glory ” on each second joint. [ 4 ] In December 2014, Rojo had an affair with a womanhood he had met at a night club. He accused her of blackmail and took out an injunction to stop newspapers publishing his name in the fib. The injunction on his name was lifted in April 2015 due to concerns that early footballers could be suspected of the affair, but it remains in place to prevent the unblock of images of Rojo. [ 58 ]

career statistics [edit ]

clubhouse [edit ]

As of match played 1 August 2021[59]

International [edit ]

As of match played 9 October 2019[60]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2011 9 0
2012 5 0
2013 5 0
2014 11 1
2015 11 1
2016 11 0
2017 2 0
2018 5 1
2019 2 0
Total 61 3
As of match played 9 October 2019. Argentina score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rojo goal.[60]

Honours [edit ]

Estudiantes [ 61 ]
Manchester United
Individual

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