Rodrigo Rey

Rodrigo Rey (born 8 March 1991 in Las Parejas, Argentina) is an Argentinian professional footballer who plays for Argentine Primera División club Godoy Cruz on loan from PAOK as a goalkeeper.

Career
Rey came out of the youth development academy of the Club Atlético River Plate and developed a passion for the sport from an early age. His skills and abilities was the reason to be called in the  Argentina U20 for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup at Colombia. River faced difficult times when the club faced a shameful relegation to the second tier league. Coaches experimented with various goalies who would replace legendary Juan Pablo Carrizo. Having few chances to be part of the starting XI, along with the fact that the River decided to buy Marcelo Barovero for $2 million, Rey signed as a free transfer, with Newell's Old Boys in the summer of 2012. 
In Newell's Old Boys, he had to compete for a starting position against Nahuel Guzmán one of the best goalies in the country, making the competition for starting goalie was made even more difficult due to the club competing for the title in Primera División which the won that year with coaching staff deciding Guzmán was irreplaceable. He knew well that the only solution to get playing time was to join a team other than a top club. With a steady role in a rather smaller club, he chose Godoy Cruz, a team with moderate success in the Argentine league in modern history. 

On 7 July 2017, Rodrigo Rey signed a three-year contract with Superleague club PAOK, for an estimated transfer fee of €1.5 million. The administration of the Greek Cup winners decided to sign the 26-year-old Argentine goalkeeper instead of experienced Mexican international Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña, because he was younger and there is also a strong chance Magaña would be called up in his motherland's national team soon.  On 27 July 2017, he made his debut in an away 1-1 draw for the 1st leg of UEFA Europa League third qualifying round against Olimpik Donetsk.
On 28 May 2019, after a prolific season with the club, but as second goalie after the undisputed first goalkeeper Alexandros Paschalakis, he signed a year contract as a loanee with Liga MX club Pachuca despite the interest of other Argentinian clubs.
However, this loan was cut short on 16 January 2020, as Rey was announced at Godoy Cruz after signing a new 6-month loan deal.

Honours
PAOK
Super League Greece: 2018–19
Greek Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19

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Category:1991 births
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Category:Argentine footballers
Category:Argentina under-20 international footballers
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Category:Superleague Greece players
Category:Liga MX players
Category:River Plate footballers
Category:Newell's Old Boys footballers
Category:Godoy Cruz footballers
Category:PAOK FC players
Category:C.F. Pachuca players
Category:Argentine expatriate footballers
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Category:Association football goalkeepers
Category:Expatriate footballers in Greece
Category:Expatriate footballers in Mexico