Rodrigo De Paul

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Rodrigo Javier De Paul (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo ðe pol]; born 24 May 1994) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team.
De Paul started his career at Racing Club in Argentina before moving to Valencia in Spain in 2014. In 2016, he signed with Udinese in Italy before returning to Spain with Atlético Madrid in 2021. He was named in the team of the year for the 2024–25 La Liga season. He then moved to the United States to join Inter Miami in 2025. He made his senior international debut in 2018. He was part of the Argentina squads for the 2018, 2022, and 2026 World Cups, winning the 2022 edition where he started in the final. He was also part of the squads at the 2019, 2021, and 2024 Copa Américas, winning the latter two and being named in the teams of the tournament.

Born in Sarandí, Buenos Aires, De Paul joined Racing Club’s youth setup in 2002, aged eight. He was called up to the main squad on 24 June 2012, while still a junior, for a match against Vélez Sarsfield, but remained unused in the 1–2 home loss.
On 10 February 2013, De Paul played…