Rodrigo Zalazar
Uruguay
Age
26
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Rodrigo Zalazar
Rodrigo Zalazar is one of the midfielders Marcelo Bielsa named in Uruguay's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, an attacking midfielder who reaches the finals aged 26. He plays his club football for Braga in Portugal's Primeira Liga, where he has scored 18 goals in 38 appearances across all competitions this season.
Zalazar was named in the 2025-26 Primeira Liga Team of the Season after that scoring run for Braga, and he has 8 senior caps and 2 goals for Uruguay. They go into the group stage in Group H, alongside Spain, Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia, with their opening game against Saudi Arabia on 15 June, having qualified by finishing fourth in CONMEBOL's round-robin to reach the finals.
Zalazar was named in the 2025-26 Primeira Liga Team of the Season after that scoring run for Braga, and he has 8 senior caps and 2 goals for Uruguay. They go into the group stage in Group H, alongside Spain, Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia, with their opening game against Saudi Arabia on 15 June, having qualified by finishing fourth in CONMEBOL's round-robin to reach the finals.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
An attacking midfielder by trade, Zalazar can also play on the right wing or in central midfield. He stands 1.75 m and is right-footed, and has logged 2,614 minutes for Braga this season, going into the group stage in Marcelo Bielsa's squad at 26.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Rodrigo Zalazar's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to 8 senior caps and 2 goals for Uruguay. Marcelo Bielsa has named him in the 26-man squad for the finals, where he is among the attacking midfield options for the group stage. He stays among Uruguay's creative choices on the final list, in line to make his World Cup bow.
National Team
Uruguay
Tier 2
£24m
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Goal Rush Impact
Zalazar brings goals from midfield to the Uruguay attack: 18 goals in 38 appearances across all competitions for Braga this season, a strong goal return from an attacking midfielder in form. He gives the side a real scoring threat from midfield, with that goal tally a clear part of what he brings to the Uruguay squad. On the Goal Rush card Uruguay are a Tier 2 side at £24m within the game's £200m card budget.
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Zalazar at the 2026 World Cup
Zalazar is a confirmed midfielder in Marcelo Bielsa's 26-man Uruguay squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is in the Uruguay side opening their Group H campaign in mid-June.
Picking Uruguay in Goal Rush
Uruguay carry a Tier 2 billing of £24m on the card. They open Group H against Saudi Arabia on 15 June, with Zalazar among the midfielders in the confirmed 26.
Rodrigo Zalazar World Cup 2026 FAQs
Uruguay are a Tier 2 side at £24m on the Goal Rush card, among the stronger team picks. Rodrigo Zalazar is in Marcelo Bielsa's confirmed 26 as a midfielder, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Zalazar is a midfielder for Uruguay, an attacking midfielder by trade who can also play on the right. He plays his club football for Braga and is part of Marcelo Bielsa's squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Uruguay's final 26.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Marcelo Bielsa's 26-man Uruguay squad after Uruguay qualified through CONMEBOL to reach the finals.
Zalazar plays his club football for Braga in Portugal's Primeira Liga. He is named among Uruguay's midfielders in Marcelo Bielsa's final 26, and takes his place in the squad for the group stage.
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