Marcos Rojo

Marcos Rojo
Personal information
Full name Faustino Marcos Alberto Rojo[1]
Date of birth (1990-03-20) 20 March 1990 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth La Plata, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Boca Juniors
Number 6
Youth career
2000–2008 Estudiantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Estudiantes 43 (3)
2011–2012 Spartak Moscow 8 (0)
2012–2014 Sporting CP 49 (5)
2014–2021 Manchester United 76 (1)
2020Estudiantes (loan) 1 (0)
2021– Boca Juniors 62 (7)
International career
2011–2019 Argentina 61 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2014 Brazil
Copa América
Runner-up 2015 Chile
Runner-up 2016 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:41, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2019

Faustino Marcos Alberto Rojo (born 20 March 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Boca Juniors, where he is captain.

Rojo began his career at local club Estudiantes de La Plata, where he won the Copa Libertadores in 2009, played in the FIFA Club World Cup Final later that year and won the Primera División in 2010. After a short spell with Spartak Moscow he joined Sporting CP in 2012, and transferred to Manchester United for £16 million two years later. He won four trophies with the English club: the FA Cup in 2015–16 and the FA Community Shield, EFL Cup and UEFA Europa League in 2016–17. After falling out of favour at Manchester United, Rojo returned to Estudiantes on loan in January 2020, before making a permanent transfer to Boca Juniors in February 2021.

Rojo made his first appearance for Argentina in 2011 and earned 61 caps over eight years. He was part of their side which reached the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final. He was also a Copa América runner-up in 2015 and 2016 and took part in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. ^ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Marcos Rojo: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 22 November 2022.