Jorge Rojas (Paraguayan footballer)

Jorge Luis Rojas Mendoza (born 7 January 1993) is a Paraguayan international footballer who plays professionally for Paraguayan club Independiente FBC as a winger.[2][3] He also plays for the Paraguay national team, having made his debut in 2012.

Jorge Rojas
Personal information
Full name Jorge Luis Rojas Mendoza[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Concepción, Paraguay
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Independiente FBC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Cerro Porteño 63 (0)
2013–2017 Benfica B 17 (2)
2014Belenenses (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015Gimnasia LP (loan) 45 (5)
2016Cerro Porteño (loan) 21 (1)
2017–2018 Cerro Porteño 75 (10)
2019–2020 Querétaro 3 (0)
2019–2020Tijuana (loan) 3 (0)
2020 Olimpia 16 (1)
2021 Sol de América 12 (0)
2022 Sportivo Ameliano 7 (0)
2023– Independiente FBC 24 (3)
International career
2012– Paraguay 16 (1)
2013 Paraguay U20s 12 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:04, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:08, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Concepción,[4] 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.[5] After playing for Benfica B in the Segunda Liga, he was loaned to Belenenses in January 2014 for the rest of the season.[6] On 8 July 2014, Rojas was loaned to Argentine club Gimnasia LP until December 2015.[7] 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.[8]

In January 2019 Rojas signed for Mexican club Querétaro.[9] On 24 June 2019, Tijuana announced his signing on a 18 months loan.[10]

On 3 January 2020, Rojas returned to Paraguay, joining Club Olimpia.[11] On 9 June 2021, he joined Sol de América.[12]

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.[13]

International career

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Rojas has made 16 appearances and scored once for Paraguay.[2] 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.[14]

Club statistics

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As of 22 April 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Continental[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cerro Porteño 2011 Paraguayan Primera División 19 0 2[c] 0 21 0
2012 32 0 3[d] 0 35 0
2013 4 0 2[c] 0 6 0
Total 55 0 7 0 62 0
Benfica B 2013–14 Segunda Liga 17 2 17 2
Belenenses (loan) 2013–14 Primeira Liga 6 0 0 0 6 0
Gimnasia LP (loan) 2014 Argentine Primera División 16 2 1[e] 0 2[f] 0 19 2
2015 29 3 3[g] 0 32 3
Total 45 5 4 0 2 0 51 5
Cerro Porteño (loan) 2016 Paraguayan Primera División 12 1 8 0 20 1
Cerro Porteño 2016 9 0 3 0 12 0
2017 43 6 6 1 49 7
2018 32 4 8 0 40 4
Total 96 11 0 0 25 1 121 12
Querétaro 2018–19 Liga MX 3 0 3 0
Tijuana (loan) 2019–20 Liga MX 3 0 3 0 6 0
Olimpia 2020 Paraguayan Primera División 16 1 3 0 19 1
Sol de América 2021 Paraguayan Primera División 5 0 5 0
Sportivo Ameliano 2022 Paraguayan Primera División 7 0 7 0
Independiente FBC 2023 Paraguayan División Intermedia 24 3 1 0 25 3
Career total 277 22 8 0 37 1 322 23
  1. ^ Includes the Taça de Portugal and Copa Argentina
  2. ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ a b Two appearances in the Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Three appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ One appearance in the Copa Argentina
  6. ^ Two appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  7. ^ Three appearances in the Copa Argentina

Honours

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Cerro Porteño[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Paraguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Jorge Rojas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Jorge Rojas at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2019.  
  4. ^ Preparativos para la segunda prueba; Selección Paraguaya (Spanish)
  5. ^ Benfica agree to sign Jorge Rojas at Soccernews
  6. ^ Jorge Rojas emprestado ao Belenenses at Record
  7. ^ "Jorge Rojas cedido ao Gimnasia La Plata". Record.pt. 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Jorge Rojas loaned to Cerro Porteño". Record. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Jorge Rojas continuará su carrera en el Querétaro de México". Tigo Sports.
  10. ^ La Nación (24 June 2019). "Jorge Rojas cambia de club en México a meses de su llegada". Diario HOY (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Jorge Rojas es nuevo jugador de Olimpia". D10 (in Spanish). 3 January 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Sol de América presenta a ocho refuerzos". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 9 June 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Jorge Rojas vuelve al fútbol paraguayo". D10 (in Spanish). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Mali hold Under-20 favourites Paraguay to a draw". BBC Sport. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
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