Jorge Rojas (Paraguayan footballer)
Jorge Luis Rojas Mendoza (born 7 January 1993) is a Paraguayan international footballer who plays professionally for Paraguayan club Club Olimpia on loan from Querétaro as a winger.[1][2] He also plays for the Paraguay national team, having made his debut in 2012.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Luis Rojas Mendoza | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Concepción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Club Olimpia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Cerro Porteño | 63 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Benfica B | 17 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Belenenses (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Gimnasia LP (loan) | 45 | (5) |
| 2016 | → Cerro Porteño (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Cerro Porteño | 75 | (10) |
| 2019– | Querétaro | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Tijuana (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Paraguay | 16 | (1) |
| 2013 | Paraguay U20s | 12 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:08, 22 September 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:08, 22 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Concepción,[3] 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.[4] After playing for Benfica B in the Segunda Liga, he was loaned to Belenenses in January 2014 for the rest of the season.[5] On 8 July 2014, Rojas was loaned to Argentine club Gimnasia LP until December 2015.[6] 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.[7] In January 2019 he signed for Mexican club Querétaro.[8]
International career
Rojas has made 16 appearances and scored once for Paraguay.[1] 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.[9]
Club statistics
- As of match played 7 December 2015[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Other[lower-alpha 4] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerro Porteño | 2011 | Primera División (PAR) | 19 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 32 | 0 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||||
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 55 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | — | 62 | 0 | |||||
| Benfica | 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benfica B | 2013–14 | Segunda Liga | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Belenenses (loan) | 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Gimnasia LP (loan) | 2014 | Primera División (ARG) | 16 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2015 | 29 | 3 | 3[lower-alpha 9] | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 45 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 51 | 5 | ||||
| Cerro Porteño (loan) | 2016 | Primera División (PAR) | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 123 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 7 | ||
- Includes the Taça de Portugal and Copa Argentina
- Includes the Taça da Liga
- Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- Includes the Supertaça
- Two appearances in the Copa Libertadores
- Three appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- One appearance in the Copa Argentina
- Two appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- Three appearances in the Copa Argentina
Honours
- Cerro Porteño[2]
References
- "Jorge Rojas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- Jorge Rojas at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- Preparativos para la segunda prueba; Selección Paraguaya (Spanish)
- Benfica agree to sign Jorge Rojas at Soccernews
- Jorge Rojas emprestado ao Belenenses at Record
- "Jorge Rojas cedido ao Gimnasia La Plata". Record.pt. 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- "Jorge Rojas loaned to Cerro Porteño". Record. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- "Jorge Rojas continuará su carrera en el Querétaro de México". Tigo Sports.
- "Mali hold Under-20 favourites Paraguay to a draw". BBC Sport. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.