Rodrigo Zalazar

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zalazar and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Rodrigo Zalazar
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez
Date of birth (1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Albacete, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Braga
Number 10
Youth career
2007–2014 Albacete
2014–2016 Málaga
2016–2017 San Félix
2017–2018 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Málaga B 0 (0)
2019–2022 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Korona Kielce (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2020 → Korona Kielce II (loan) 10 (3)
2020–2021 → FC St. Pauli (loan) 34 (6)
2021–2022 → Schalke 04 (loan) 30 (6)
2022–2023 Schalke 04 22 (1)
2023– Braga 63 (14)
International career‡
2018–2019 Uruguay U20 19 (1)
2023– Uruguay 8 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:40, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2025

Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez (born 12 August 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Braga and the Uruguay national team.[2][3]

Club career

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Early career

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Zalazar joined the youth categories of Albacete Balompié in 2007, aged eight.[4] In 2014, he moved to Málaga CF and was initially assigned to the Cadete squad.[5]

In 2018, after finishing his formation, Zalazar was promoted to Málaga's reserve team in Segunda División B, but remained unregistered for the entire season after the club had no free registration spots;[6] he then refused a loan to a Tercera División side, as his contract was due to expire in the following summer.[7]

Eintracht Frankfurt

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On 2 July 2019, Zalazar signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on 2 July 2019.[8]

Loan to Korona Kielce

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Three days after joining Eintracht Frankfurt, Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce signed Zalazar on a one-year loan deal for 2019–20 season.[9] He made his professional debut on 20 July 2019, coming on as a 70th minute substitute for Erik Pačinda in a 1–0 league win against Raków Częstochowa.[10]

Rarely used in the first team, Zalazar also played for Korona Kielce II in the III liga, scoring three goals in 10 appearances.

Loan to FC St. Pauli

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On 6 August 2020, 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli announced the signing of Zalazar on a season-long loan deal.[11][12] He scored his first professional goal on 19 October, netting the equalizer through a penalty in a 2–2 home draw against 1. FC Nürnberg.[13]

Zalazar finished the 2020–21 season with six goals in 35 appearances overall, as St. Pauli finished in the 10th position.

Schalke 04

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On 4 August 2021, Zalazar agreed to join fellow second division side Schalke 04 on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent until 2026.[14] On 25 March 2022, Schalke exercised this option, and he agreed to a permanent four-year contract with the club, effective as of 1 July.[15] He ended the campaign as a starter as the club achieved promotion to the Bundesliga as champions.

Zalazar made his debut in the main category of German football on 7 August 2022, starting in a 3–1 away loss against 1. FC Köln. He scored his first goal in the top tier six days later, netting the opener in a 2–2 home draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

In June 2023, after Schalke's relegation back to the second level, newspaper Bild reported that Zalazar was seeking a move away from the club.[16]

International career

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Born in Spain to Uruguayan parents, Zalazar was eligible to represent both Uruguay and Spain at international level. While his older brother chose Spain, he followed his father's footsteps and chose to play for Uruguay.[17]

Zalazar started to feature for the nation's under-20 team in 2018,[18][19] being also included in Fabián Coito's squad for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship in January 2019.[3][20] He played seven matches in the tournament, helping his team to finish third.

In June 2023, Zalazar received his first call-up to the senior team for friendly matches against Nicaragua and Cuba.[21] He made his debut on 14 June, scoring two goals in a 4–1 win against the former.[22]

Personal life

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Rodrigo is the son of former Uruguay international footballer José Zalazar, and the brother of former Spanish youth international Kuki Zalazar[23] and Schalke 04 player Mauro Zalazar.[24] He was born in Albacete, Castilla–La Mancha, while his father was a player of the local club Albacete.[17]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 15 December 2025[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Korona Kielce II (loan) 2019–20 III liga 10 3 — — — 10 3
Korona Kielce (loan) 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 8 0 1 0 — — 9 0
FC St. Pauli (loan) 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 34 6 1 0 — — 35 6
Schalke 04 (loan) 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 30 6 2 1 — — 32 7
Schalke 04 2022–23 Bundesliga 22 1 1 1 — — 23 2
Total 52 7 3 2 — — 55 9
Braga 2023–24 Primeira Liga 32 6 2 2 4 0 11[c] 0 49 8
2024–25 Primeira Liga 19 4 1 1 1 0 9[d] 3 30 8
2025–26 Primeira Liga 12 4 1 0 0 0 10[d] 6 23 10
Total 63 14 4 3 5 0 30 9 102 26
Career total 167 30 9 5 5 0 30 9 211 44
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, DFB-Pokal, Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Nine appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 18 November 2025[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2023 1 2
2024 1[a] 0
2025 6 0
Total 8 2
  1. ^ Includes a Non-FIFA friendly played against Basque Country, which is counted as an official match by Uruguayan Football Association.
Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zalazar goal.
List of international goals scored by Rodrigo Zalazar
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 June 2023 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 2–0 4–1 Friendly
2 4–0

Honours

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Schalke 04

Braga

Individual

References

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  • Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)
  • Rodrigo Zalazar – UEFA competition record (archive)Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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