Esteban Rolón
Personal information
Full name Esteban Leonardo Rolón
Date of birth (1995-03-25) 25 March 1995
Place of birth Posadas, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Boca Juniors
Number 14
Youth career
2007–2016 Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Argentinos Juniors 51 (1)
2017–2020 Málaga 16 (0)
2018–2019Genoa (loan) 19 (0)
2020–2021 Huracán 19 (1)
2021-2023 Boca Juniors 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:59, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Esteban Leonardo Rolón (born 25 March 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Boca Juniors.

Club career

Argentinos Juniors

Born in Posadas, Misiones, Rolón joined Argentinos Juniors' youth setup in 2007 at the age of 12.[1] He made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 4 March 2016, starting in a 1–5 home loss against Defensa y Justicia.[2] He appeared in 11 matches during the season, as his side suffered relegation.

Rolón was an undisputed starter during the 2016–17 campaign, contributing with 40 appearances (39 as a starter) as his side returned to the main category at first attempt.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 25 March 2017, netting his team's second in a 3–1 home win against San Martín de Tucumán.

Málaga

On 25 August 2017, Rolón signed a four-year contract with La Liga side Málaga CF.[4] He was released on 3 October 2020, along with seven other first team players, due to a layoff.[5]

Loan to Genoa

On 3 August 2018, Rolón joined to Italian Serie A club Genoa on loan until 30 June 2019.[6]

Personal life

Born in Argentina, Rolón is of Polish descent.[7]

Career statistics

As of 7 September 2020[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Argentinos Juniors 2016 Primera División 11010120
2016–17 Primera B 40110411
Total 511200000531
Málaga 2017–18 La Liga 8020100
Genoa (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 19010200
Málaga 2019–20 Segunda División 701080
Total 150300000180
Career total 851600000911

Honours

Boca Juniors

References

  1. "Conociendo a Esteban Rolón" [Knowing Esteban Rolón] (in Spanish). Argentinos Juniors. 9 March 2016. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. "Defensa y Justicia aplastó a Argentinos y sube en la tabla" [Defensa y Justicia crushed Argentinos and ascend in the table] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. "Destacan al misionero Esteban Rolón como la figura del ascenso de Argentinos Juniors" [They highlight the misionero Esteban Rolón as the main figure of Argentinos Juniors' promotion] (in Spanish). Misiones Online. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  4. "Rolón complementa la medular" [Rolón completes the midfield] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  5. "Several players leave the Club". Málaga CF. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. "UFFICIALE: Genoa, preso Rolon in prestito dal Malaga" (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. 🖉S.A, Telewizja Polska (26 April 2021). "Od potomka "Witkacego" po Dybalę. Egzotycznymi śladami Polaków". sport.tvp.pl.
  8. "Esteban Rolón". Soccerway.com.
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