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Maxi Rodriguez (American soccer)

Maxi Rodriguez
Maxi playing for Detroit City FC in 2023
Personal information
Full name Maximiliano Rodriguez
Date of birth (1995-08-09) August 9, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth San Antonio, Texas, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Detroit City
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2013 Classics Elite
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Charlotte 49ers 60 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 San Antonio FC 32 (1)
2019 Richmond Kickers 23 (1)
2021– Detroit City 113 (27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 27, 2024

Maximiliano "Maxi" Rodriguez (born August 9, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for Detroit City FC in the USL Championship.

Career

College

Rodriguez played four years of college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte between 2013 and 2016.[1]

Professional career

Rodriguez signed with San Antonio FC on February 22, 2017.[2]

Rodriguez joined the Richmond Kickers on February 22, 2019.[3] On March 30, 2019, Rodriguez made his Richmond debut scoring in a match against Lansing Ignite FC.[4]

On March 22, 2021, Rodriguez signed with National Independent Soccer Association side Detroit City FC ahead of the 2021 season.[5] Maxi stayed with DCFC as they made the jump to the USL Championship, and led DCFC to the playoffs in the first two seasons, winning their first playoff game in 2023 when they upset top-seeded Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1–0 in Pittsburgh, the team they had only tied at home the week prior where, during the game, Maxi was recognized as one of the 4 "City Centurions", along with teammates Nate Steinwascher, Connor Rutz, and captain Stephen Carroll, for playing at least 100 games with the club.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Maxi Rodriguez". Charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "San Antonio FC Signs Midfielder Maxi Rodriguez". SanAntonioFC.com. February 22, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Kickers Sign Maxi Rodriguez". RichmondKickers.com. February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "Richmond Kickers vs. Lansing Ignite". USL League One. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  5. ^ @DetroitCityFC (March 22, 2021). "🚨 MORE SIGNING NEWS 🚨Welcome @MaxiRodrigue21 to Le Rouge! The San Antonio native played collegiately with…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Detroit City FC to honor 4 players as first-ever City Centurions on Saturday". wxyz.com. October 13, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2024.


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