16 Facts About Marcos Rojo

1. Marcos Rojo made his first appearance for Argentina in 2011 and has since earned over 60 caps.

2. Marcos Rojo was part of their side which reached the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final.

3. Marcos Rojo was a Copa America runner-up in 2015 and 2021 and took part at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

4. Marcos Rojo grew up in La Plata, Argentina and joined his local side Estudiantes de La Plata at the age of ten.

5. In December 2010, Marcos Rojo signed a five-year contract with Spartak Moscow.

6. Marcos Rojo scored his first goal for Sporting on 28 April 2013, netting the winner against Nacional.

7. Marcos Rojo played mostly at centre-back in his first season in Portugal, occasionally at left-back, as the team had a comparatively bad season, finishing seventh in the league.

8. On 13 August 2014, it was announced that Marcos Rojo was being disciplined by his club over his refusal to train after handing in a transfer request to force through a move to Premier League club Manchester United.

9. Marcos Rojo was resultantly fined £140,000 for failing to join up with the rest of the squad on time.

10. On 16 March 2018, Marcos Rojo signed a new contract with Manchester United that would keep him at the club until June 2021, with the option to extend for a further year.

11. Marcos Rojo scored the winning goal for Boca in the 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional Final.

12. In June 2014, Marcos Rojo was named in Argentina's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

13. The country reached the final before losing to Germany, and Marcos Rojo was the only Argentinean named in the Castrol Index Top 11 for the tournament.

14. Marcos Rojo was selected by coach Gerardo Martino for the 2015 Copa America.

15. Marcos Rojo was named by Jorge Sampaoli in the Argentina squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

16. Marcos Rojo is married to Eugenia Lusardo, a lingerie model based in Lisbon.