Rodrigo Zalazar
Squad number 26 · Braga
Their 2026 World Cup
Rodrigo Zalazar travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Uruguay, wearing number 26, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (2 draws and 1 defeat) and bowed out in the group stage (Group H), beaten by Spain 1-0.
Midfield went to R. Bentancur (3 matches, 270′) and M. Araújo (3 matches, 252′).
Another 7 players in the Uruguay squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Uruguay team page.
Biography
Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez (born 12 August 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Uruguay national team.
Early career Zalazar joined the youth categories of Albacete Balompié in 2007, aged eight. In 2014, he moved to Málaga CF and was initially assigned to the Cadete squad. 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; he then refused a loan to a Tercera División side, as his contract was due to expire in the following summer.
Eintracht Frankfurt On 2 July 2019, Zalazar signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on 2 July 2019.
Loan to Korona Kielce Three days after joining Eintracht Frankfurt, Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce signed Zalazar on a one-year loan deal for 2019–20 season.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.