Jorge Rojas (Paraguayan footballer)

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Jorge Rojas
Personal information
Full name Jorge Luis Rojas Mendoza [1]
Date of birth (1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 (age 32) [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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Cerro Porteño 63 (0)
2013–2017 Benfica B 17 (2)
2014 → Belenenses (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015 → Gimnasia LP (loan) 45 (5)
2016 → Cerro Porteño (loan) 21 (1)
2017–2018 Cerro Porteño 75 (10)
2019–2020 Querétaro 3 (0)
2019–2020 → Tijuana (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 as of 16:04, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:08, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

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.

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Club career

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

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

As of 22 April 2024 [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] Continental [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cerro Porteño 2011 Paraguayan Primera División 190—2 [c] 0210
2012 320—3 [d] 0350
2013 40—2 [c] 060
Total550—70620
Benfica B 2013–14 Segunda Liga 172——172
Belenenses (loan) 2013–14 Primeira Liga 6000—60
Gimnasia LP (loan) 2014 Argentine Primera División 1621 [e] 02 [f] 0192
2015 2933 [g] 0—323
Total4554020515
Cerro Porteño (loan) 2016 Paraguayan Primera División121—80201
Cerro Porteño 2016 90—30120
2017 436—61497
2018 324—80404
Total96110025112112
Querétaro 2018–19 Liga MX 30——30
Tijuana (loan) 2019–20 Liga MX3030—60
Olimpia 2020 Paraguayan Primera División161—30191
Sol de América 2021 Paraguayan Primera División50——50
Sportivo Ameliano 2022 Paraguayan Primera División70——70
Independiente FBC 2023 Paraguayan División Intermedia 24310—253
Career total277228037132223
  1. ↑ Includes the Taça de Portugal and Copa Argentina
  2. ↑ Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  3. 1 2 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

Cerro Porteño [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "Jorge Rojas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Jorge Rojas at Soccerway . Retrieved 22 September 2019. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. ↑ Preparativos para la segunda prueba [ usurped ]; 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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