Marcos Rojo
Rojo playing for Manchester United in 2015
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| Full name | Faustino Marcos Alberto Rojo | |||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1990 | |||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Manchester United | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2000–2008 | Estudiantes LP | |||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Estudiantes LP | 43 | (3) | |||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Spartak Moscow | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Sporting CP | 49 | (5) | |||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Manchester United | 52 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
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| 2011– | Argentina | 52 | (2) | |||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:46, 1 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:48, 12 October 2016 (UTC) |
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Faustino Marcos Alberto Rojo known simply as Marcos Rojo ([ˈmaɾkos ˈroxo]; born 20 March 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Manchester United and the Argentina national team as a defender.
He began his career at local club Estudiantes de La Plata, where he won the Copa Libertadores in 2009 and played in the Club World Cup Final later that year. After a short spell with Spartak Moscow he joined Sporting CP in 2012, and transferred to Manchester United for £16 million two years later.
Rojo made his first appearance for Argentina at senior level in 2011 and has since earned over 50 caps. He was part of their side which reached the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final, and was the only Argentine included in the Castrol Performance Index Team of the Tournament.
Rojo grew up in La Plata, Argentina and joined his local side Estudiantes de La Plata at the age of ten.
In 2009, he was promoted to the club’s main team, after signing his first professional contract. He spent three years with the club, making 43 appearances and scoring three goals for the team. He played in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup Final, coming on for extra time as Estudiantes lost 2–1 to FC Barcelona in Dubai.
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