Jorge Rojas (footballer)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rojas and the second or maternal family name is Mendoza.
Jorge Rojas
Personal information
Full name Jorge Luis Rojas Mendoza
Date of birth (1993-01-07) 7 January 1993
Place of birth Concepción, Paraguay
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
Benfica B
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Cerro Porteño 63 (0)
2013– Benfica B 17 (2)
2014Belenenses (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015Gimnasia LP (loan) 45 (5)
2016–Cerro Porteño (loan) 16 (1)
National team
2012– Paraguay 15 (1)
2013 Paraguay U20s 12 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 January 2016

Jorge Luis Rojas Mendoza (born 7 January 1993) is a Paraguayan international footballer who plays professionally for Cerro Porteño, on loan from Portuguese club Benfica, as a winger. He also plays for the Paraguay national team, having made his debut in 2012.

Club career

Born in Concepción,[1] Rojas began his career with Cerro Porteño.[2][3]

In April 2013, he signed a 5-year contract with Portuguese club Benfica, joining at the start of the 2013–14 season.[4] After playing for Benfica B in the Segunda Liga, he was loaned to Belenenses in January 2014 for the rest of the season.[5] On 8 July 2014, Rojas was loaned to Argentine club Gimnasia LP until December 2015.[6] 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.[7]

International career

Rojas has made 15 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.[8]

Club statistics

As of match played 7 December 2015[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Other[lower-alpha 4] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cerro Porteño 2011 Primera División (PAR) 1902[lower-alpha 5]0210
2012 Primera División (PAR) 3203[lower-alpha 6]0350
2013 Primera División (PAR) 402[lower-alpha 7]060
Total 55070620
Benfica 2013–14 Primeira Liga 0000000000
2014–15 Primeira Liga 000000000000
2015–16 Primeira Liga 000000000000
Total 000000000000
Benfica B 2013–14 Segunda Liga 172172
Total 172172
Belenenses (loan) 2013–14 Primeira Liga 60000060
Total 60000060
Gimnasia LP (loan) 2014 Primera División (ARG) 1621[lower-alpha 8]02[lower-alpha 9]0192
2015 Primera División (ARG) 2933[lower-alpha 10]0323
Total 4554020515
Cerro Porteño (loan) 2016 Primera División (PAR) 0000
Total 0000
Career total 1237400090001367
  1. Includes the Taça de Portugal and Copa Argentina
  2. Includes the Taça da Liga
  3. Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  4. Includes the Supertaça
  5. Two appearances in the Copa Libertadores
  6. Three appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  7. Two appearances in the Copa Libertadores
  8. One appearance in the Copa Argentina
  9. Two appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  10. Three appearances in the Copa Argentina

Honours

Cerro Porteño[9]

References

  1. Preparativos para la segunda prueba; Selección Paraguaya (Spanish)
  2. 1 2 Jorge Rojas at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. Jorge Rojas profile at Soccerway
  4. Benfica agree to sign Jorge Rojas at Soccernews
  5. Jorge Rojas emprestado ao Belenenses at Record
  6. "Jorge Rojas cedido ao Gimnasia La Plata". Record.pt. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  7. "Jorge Rojas loaned to Cerro Porteño". Record. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  8. "Mali hold Under-20 favourites Paraguay to a draw". BBC Sport. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  9. 1 2 Jorge Rojas profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2016.


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