Rodrigo Román Villagra (born 14 February 2001) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Villagra came through the youth ranks of

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...

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was the manager who selected him for his professional debut, as the midfielder featured for the full duration of a

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group stage defeat to Libertad on 4 April 2019; he had previously been on the substitutes bench in the same competition a month prior versus Grêmio. On 5 August 2021, Villagra joined fellow league club

Talleres de Córdoba Club Atlético Talleres (; ), mostly known simply as Talleres ( in Rioplatense Spanish, Rioplatense accent and or in Cordobés Spanish, Cordobés accent; ), is an Football in Argentina, Argentine professional sports club based in the city of C ...

on a deal until the end of 2025. On 3 February 2024, he signed for River Plate of Argentina for 4 years. On 6 March 2025, Villagra signed a contract with

in Russia until the end of 2028, with an option to extend for one more year.

International career

In March 2019, Villagra received a call-up to the Argentina U20s ahead of friendlies in

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, Spain.

Personal life

Villagra has a footballing brother, Cristian, who also started his senior career with Rosario Central. Their other brother, Gonzalo, died in June 2018 following a battle with

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Villagra, Rodrigo 2001 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Rosario Central footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers PFC CSKA Moscow players Argentine Primera División players Russian Premier League players Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Russia 21st-century Argentine sportsmen