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

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Barcelona

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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goal, the game's only away to UE Olot for a first victory of the season.[6] On 1 February of the following year, he rescinded his contract.[7]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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Barcelona

Santos

Argentina U20

References

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  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.
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