Diego Rolán

Diego Alejandro Rolán Silva (born 24 March 1993) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Egyptian Premier League side Pyramids FC, on loan from Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rolan and the second or maternal family name is Silva.

Diego Rolán
Rolán with Bordeaux in 2015
Personal information
Full name Diego Alejandro Rolán Silva
Date of birth (1993-03-24) 24 March 1993
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Pyramids
(on loan from Deportivo La Coruña)
Youth career
1999–2011 Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Defensor Sporting 38 (10)
2013–2018 Bordeaux 121 (33)
2017–2018 → Málaga (loan) 26 (5)
2018– Deportivo La Coruña 4 (2)
2018–2019 → Leganés (loan) 6 (0)
2019 → Alavés (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2020 → Juárez (loan) 18 (8)
2021– → Pyramids (loan) 2 (2)
National team‡
2011–2012 Uruguay U20 17 (4)
2014– Uruguay 25 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2017

Club career

Defensor Sporting

Rolan came up from the youth development squads of Defensor Sporting, being graduated to the first team in 2011. On 28 August 2011, he made his official debut in a 1–1 draw against Cerrito.[2] On 13 November 2011, he scored his first official goal against Cerro Largo FC. His second goal came on 26 February 2012, in the 84th minute to take the lead for Defensor against Nacional in Montevideo which ended 2–2.[3] On 23 September, he scored a hat-trick during a 4–1 win over Progreso.[4] On 17 November, he scored another hat-trick, this time in a 4–0 win over Bella Vista.[5]

Bordeaux

After his breakthrough at the 2013 South American Youth Championship, several big teams in Europe were reportedly interested in signing Rolan. On 11 February 2013, he signed a contract with Ligue 1 side FC Girondins de Bordeaux.[6]

Málaga (loan)

On 29 August 2017, Rolan was loaned to La Liga side Málaga CF for one year.[7]

Deportivo La Coruña
Rolán with Leganés in 2018.

On 17 July 2018, Bordeaux announced the transfer to Deportivo de La Coruña. The transfer fee was estimated at €6 million.[8] Nine days later, he was loaned to CD Leganés in the first division for one year, with a buyout clause.

On 31 January 2019, Rolán left Leganés and moved to fellow league team Deportivo Alavés, on loan for the remainder of the season.[9]

On 31 January 2021, Rolán moved to Egyptian club Pyramids FC on loan until the end of the season.[10]

International career

Rolan represented the Uruguay national under-20 football team at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia.[11] In January 2013, he appeared at the 2013 South American Youth Championship in Argentina, scoring four goals to help Uruguay to the third place and qualification for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

In September 2014, Rolan made his debut for the Uruguay national football team in a friendly win against Japan in Sapporo. He assisted Edinson Cavani's opening goal in the eventual 2–0 defeat of the Asian champions.[12] His first senior international goal came in a 2–1 away victory over Chile on 18 November 2014.[13]

In May 2015, Rolan was included in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Copa América by coach Óscar Tabárez. He was assigned the number 9 shirt, usually worn by the suspended Luis Suárez.[14] On 6 June, he scored the opening goal during a 5–1 pre-tournament friendly win over Guatemala in Montevideo.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of 23 February 2019[16]
Club Season League Cup International Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Defensor Sporting 2011–12 Uruguayan Primera División 2320030262
2012–13 1580000158
Total 381000304110
Girondins de Bordeaux 2012–13 Ligue 1 701020100
2013–14 1822060262
2014–15 361521003816
2015–16 31752624211
2016–17 29941003310
Total 1213314414214939
Málaga 2017–18 La Liga 2651000275
Leganés (loan) 2018–19 60200080
Alavés (loan) 2018–19 40000040
Career total 1954916417222954

International
As of 7 June 2017[17]
Uruguay
YearAppsGoals
201451
2015122
201661
201720
Total254

International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
119 November 2014Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile Chile1–11–2Friendly
27 June 2015Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Guatemala1–05–1Friendly
314 October 2015Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Colombia2–03–0World Cup qualification
410 November 2016Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Ecuador2–12–1World Cup qualification

Honours

Bordeaux

References
  1. "Diego Rolan Bordeaux profile". Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. DEFENSOR SPORTING VS. CERRITO 1 – 1
  3. DEFENSOR SPORTING VS. NACIONAL 2 – 2
  4. "Defensor ganó, gustó y goleó". ovaciondigital.com.uy (in Spanish). 23 September 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  5. "De la mano de Dieguito". futbol.com.uy (in Spanish). 17 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  6. "Diego Rolan fue presentado hoy como flamante refuerzo del Burdeos de Francia". unoticias.com.uy (in Spanish). 11 February 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  7. "Diego Rolan completes the Malaguista forwards". Málaga CF. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  8. "Girondins : Diego Rolan s'engage officiellement avec La Corogne". Sud Ouest (in French). 17 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  9. "Diego Rolán, nuevo jugador del Alavés" [Diego Rolán, new player of Alavés] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  10. "Diego Rolan completará la Temporada 2020-2021 cedido en el Pyramids FC" (in Spanish). 31 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  11. Diego Rolán – FIFA competition record
  12. "Friendlies allow Uruguay's next generation a chance to shine". ESPN. 8 September 2014.
  13. "Chile 1-2 Uruguay". SBS. 19 November 2014.
  14. "Uruguay confirm Copa América squad numbers as Rolan lands Suárez's No.9". Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  15. "Argentina, Uruguay impress in Copa America warmups". SBS. 7 June 2015.
  16. "D. Rolan". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  17. "Diego Rolan - AUF". Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  18. "BORDEAUX REMPORTE LA COUPE DE FRANCE !". FFF (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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