Maxi Rolón

Maxi Rolón
Personal information
Full name Maximiliano Brian Rolón
Date of birth (1995-01-19)19 January 1995
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Date of death 14 May 2022(2022-05-14) (aged 27)
Place of death Casilda, Argentina
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Orono
Atlético Luján
2007–2010 Barcelona Juniors Luján
2010–2014 Barcelona
2013 → Cornellà (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Barcelona B 24 (2)
2016 Santos 2 (0)
2017 Lugo 2 (0)
2017 Arsenal de Sarandí 4 (0)
2018 Coquimbo Unido 15 (0)
2018–2019 CE Pubilla Casas 2 (3)
2019–2020 Fuerza Amarilla 9 (0)
2020–2021 Al-Diwaniya 3 (2)
Total 61 (7)
International career
2014–2015 Argentina U20 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maximiliano Brian Rolón (19 January 1995 – 14 May 2022) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a left winger.

He spent several years at Barcelona, where he played 24 games for the B-team before a move to Santos in Brazil in 2016. With the Argentina under-20 team, he won the South American Youth Football Championship in 2015. He subsequently had brief spells in Argentina, Ecuador, Chile and Iraq before his death in a car crash at the age of 27.

Club career

Barcelona

Born in Rosario, Rolón started his youth career with local club Atlético Luján. In 2007, he joined FC Barcelona's youth setup, but only moved to La Masia three years later.[1] In 2013, he was loaned to UE Cornellà due to his non-EU status, and returned to Barça the following January, being assigned to the Juvenil A squad.[2]

In May 2014 Rolón was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División.[3] After being strongly linked to a possible loan move to Lleida Esportiu in August,[4] he remained at the club and made his debut as a professional on 4 October, replacing Juan Cámara in the 74th minute of a 0–1 home loss against CD Lugo.[5]

On 20 September 2015, with the team now in Segunda División B, Rolón scored his first senior goal, the game's only away to UE Olot for a first victory of the season.[6] On 1 February of the following year, he rescinded his contract.[7]

Santos

On 16 February 2016, Rolón agreed to a one-year deal with Brazilian club Santos FC.[8] He only signed his contract on 4 March, due to bureaucratic problems.[9]

Rolón made his debut for the club on 21 April 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Rafael Longuine in a 1–1 away draw against Santos-AP.[10] On 6 July, after receiving very little playing time, he rescinded his contract.[11]

Later career

On 31 January 2017, Rolón returned to Spain and its second level, after signing a six-month deal with Lugo.[12] After only two games played, he left the club again at the end of his contract in June 2017.[13]

Rolón arrived in the Argentine Primera División for the first time in August 2017, signing for Arsenal de Sarandí.[14] The following February, he signed for Coquimbo Unido in Primera B de Chile.[15]

Released by his Chilean club in August 2018, Rolón returned to Spain and joined CE Pubilla Casas of the Segona Catalana in November.[16] He played two games for the club, scoring three goals, one of them a penalty.[17]

In January 2019, Rolón went back to South America, joining Fuerza Amarilla S.C. in the Ecuadorian Serie A.[18] His nine games for the team from Machala included being sent off on 13 July in a 4–1 home loss to C.S. Emelec.[19] In August 2020, the 25-year-old moved to Al-Diwaniya SC in the Iraqi Premier League.[20]

At the time of his death in 2022, Rolón was playing amateur football in Casilda, Santa Fe Province.[21]

International career

Rolón was called up for the Argentina under-20 team in August 2014, for the year's L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament.[22] He appeared regularly during the tournament, also playing against Barcelona in one of the matches.[23]

Rolón was part of the team that won the 2015 South American U-20 Championship in Uruguay. He scored the opening goal of a 2–0 win over Brazil on 1 February.[24]

Personal life and death

Rolón's twin brother, Leonardo, is also a footballer. A right back or right winger, he was a teammate at Arsenal de Sarandí.[2]

Rolón and his 30-year-old brother, Ariel, died when their car collided with a tree in Casilda on the morning of 14 May 2022.[21]

Career statistics

Source:[25]

Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2014–15 Segunda División 7 0 — 7 0
2015–16 Segunda División B 17 2 — 17 2
Total 24 2 — 24 2
Santos 2016 Série A 2 0 3 0 — 0 0 5 0
Lugo 2016–17 Segunda División 2 0 — 2 0
Arsenal de Sarandí 2017–18 Superliga 4 0 — 4 0
Coquimbo Unido 2018 Primera B 15 0 3 3 — 18 3
Pubilla Casas[17] 2018–19 Segona Catalana 2 3 0 0 — 2 3
Fuerza Amarilla 2019 Ecuadorian Serie A 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
Al-Diwaniya[26] 2020–21 Iraqi Premier League 3 2 0 0 — 3 2
Career totals 61 7 6 3 0 0 0 0 67 10

Honours

Barcelona

Santos

Argentina U20

References

  1. ^ "Maxi Rolón, tras la huella de Messi" [Maxi Rolón, after Messi's footsteps]. El Gráfico (in Spanish). 28 February 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "El rosarino de la cantera" [The Rosario-born of the cantera]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 19 September 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Barça B pre-season plans". Barcelona's official website. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  4. ^ "El Lleida pide al Barça la cesión de Maxi Rolón" [Lleida asks Barça for Rolón's loan]. Sport (in Spanish). 13 August 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Un inteligente Lugo desconecta a un Barça B falto de confianza" [An intelligent Lugo switches off a diffident Barça B]. Marca (in Spanish). 4 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Maxi Rolón firma la primera victoria del FC Barcelona B" [Maxi Rolón confirms FC Barcelona B's first victory]. Sport (in Spanish). 20 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Maxi Rolón, última víctima de la escabechina del filial" [Maxi Rolón, the last victim of the reserves' cleanup]. Sport (in Spanish). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Santos acerta com atacante argentino Maxi Rolón até o fim de 2016" [Santos signs Argentine forward Maxi Rolón until the end of 2016] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Atacante Maxi Rolón assina contrato com o Santos FC" [Forward Maxi Rolón signs contract with Santos FC] (in Portuguese). Santos' official website. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Após paralisação, Santos empata em 1 a 1 com xará do Amapá pela Copa do Brasil" [After stop, Santos draw by 1–1 with namesake from Amapá for the Copa do Brasil] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Sem ser aproveitado, argentino Maxi Rolón rescinde contrato com o Santos" [Sparingly used, Argentine Maxi Rolón rescinds contract with Peixe]. Lance! (in Portuguese). 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Maxi Rolón, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo" [Maxi Rolón, new player of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  13. ^ Baniela, Dani (12 June 2017). "El Lugo comunica las bajas y la composición actual de la plantilla" [Lugo confirm the exits and the current composition of the squad]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Oficial: Arsenal de Sarandí, llegan Maxi Rolón y Mosquito" [Official: Arsenal de Sarandí, Maxi Rolón and Mosquito arrive]. Nuevo Fútbol (in Spanish). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Deportes La Serena derrotó con lo justo a Coquimbo Unido y se queda con el clásico de la Cuarta Región" [Deportes La Serena defeated Coquimbo Unido fairly and take the Clásico of the Fourth Region] (in Spanish). ANFP. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  16. ^ Martínez, Ferran (27 November 2018). "Maxi Rolón espera en el Pubilla Casas" [Maxi Rolón hopes at Pubilla Casas]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Maxi Rolón" (in Spanish). La Preferente. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Fuerza Amarilla contrata a ex jugador del FC Barcelona B" [Fuerza Amarilla sign ex FC Barcelona B player] (in Spanish). EcuaVisa. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Emelec goleó de visita a Fuerza Amarilla y sigue en puestos de clasificación" [Emelec thrashed Fuerza Amarilla away and continue in qualification places]. El Universo (in Spanish). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  20. ^ "فريق عربي يتعاقد مع لاعب برشلونة السابق" [An Arab team signs an ex-Barcelona player] (in Arabic). 15 August 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  21. ^ a b "Dos hermanos que jugaban en la Liga Casildense murieron al chocar contra un árbol en la ruta 33" [Two brothers who played in the Liga Casildense died when they hit a tree on Route 33]. El Ciudadano (in Spanish). 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  22. ^ "Rolón y Pastoriza, seleccionados por Argentina para el Cotif en l'Alcúdia" [Rolón and Pastoriza, called up for Argentina for L'Alcúdia's COTIF]. ABC (in Spanish). 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  23. ^ "Maxi Rolón, rival del FC Barcelona per un dia" [Maxi Rolón, Barcelona's opponent for a day] (in Catalan). Barcelona's official website. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  24. ^ "Brazil under 20s lose in Sudamericano". 2 February 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  25. ^ Maxi Rolón at Soccerway
  26. ^ "Maximiliano Rolon". Flash Score. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  27. ^ "First Youth League title goes Barcelona's way". UEFA.com. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  28. ^ "Santos lamenta morte de Maxi Rolón, campeão paulista pelo clube" [Santos mourns death of Maxi Rolón, Pauslista champion for the club] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  29. ^ "Rolón y el gol a Brasil en el Sudamericano Sub 20 de 2015" [Rolón and the goal against Brazil in the 2015 South American Under-20 Championship]. Olé (in Spanish). 14 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.