Diego Rolan

Diego Rolán

Personal information
Full name	Diego Alejandro Rolán Silva
Date of birth	(1993-03-24) 24 March 1993 (age 23)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Bordeaux
Number	9
Youth career
1999–2011	Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Defensor Sporting	38	(10)
2013–	Bordeaux	111	(29)
National team‡
2011–	Uruguay U20	17	(4)
2014–	Uruguay	23	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2016

Diego Alejandro Rolán Silva (born 24 March 1993) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for French Ligue 1 club Bordeaux and the Uruguay national team.

Rolán 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. 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. On 23 September, he scored a hat-trick during a 4–1 win over Progreso. On 17 November, he scored another hat-trick, this time in a 4–0 win over Bella Vista.

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

Rolán represented the Uruguay national under-20 football team at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. In January 2013, Rolán 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.

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