Alberto Junior Rodriguez Valdelomar simply known as Alberto Junior Rodriguez is a professional football player who primarily plays as a central defender for Peru National Team and the Peruvian professional football club, Atletico Junior.
Apart from several Peruvian football clubs, he also has played for Portuguese Primeira Liga clubs like Rio Ave FC, Sporting CP, and SC Braga and made his full senior international debut for Peru in 2003. He even represented Peru at Copa America 2007 and 2011 as well as Copa America Centenario 2016.
Alberto Junior Rodriguez was born to Peruvian parents on 31 March 1984 at Lima, Peru and was highly interested in playing football since his early childhood days.
He started his playing career with Peruvian football club, Sporting Cristal in 2000.
His annual salary is estimated to be around $ 80,000 which he earns from playing for his current club, Atletico Junior.His market value is in the region of £200,000 as of 2018.
Rodriguez ‘s net worth over the course of his playing career along with his assets could likely exceed $ 300,000.
After playing for the junior team of Sporting Cristal, he joined the main team in 2002 to start his senior professional playing career He made over 150 appearances and scored 10 goals for Sporting Cristal as the team went on to win Peruvian Primera Division league in 2002, 2004 and 2005.
Rodriguez then signed a three and half year contract with Portuguese football club, SC Braga and debuted against UD Leiria on 18 February 2007.
He was the part of the Braga team that won the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2008.
The Peruvian defender then signed a four-year contract with Sporting CP on 27 May 2011 and played only a handful of matches before leaving the club in 2012.
He signed a one year contract with fellow Portuguese side, Rio Ave FC in the summer of 2012. After playing 32 matches and scoring 3 goals for the club, he left Portugal and returned back to Peru. He joined his former club, Sporting Cristal in 2015 and was transferred by the club to FBC Melgar in 2016.
After playing a season in 2016, he signed with the renowned football club, Club Universitario de Deportes for 2016/17 season.
The Peruvian defender is currently playing for Atletico Junior with whom he signed in 2018
He made his debut for Peru in 2003 and represented Peru at 2007 Copa America and 2016 Copa America Centenario.
Alberto Junior Rodriguez was the part of the Peru squad along player such as goalkeeper, Leao Butron, midfielder Christian Ramos and striker, Andre Carrillo that finished the third position and won the bronze medal at the 2011 Copa America in Argentina.
Currently 34, he stands at a height of 6 feet tall and weighs around 78 kg. Nothing is confirmed about his marital status and it is not sure whether he is in a relationship or single.
As per our record, he could possibly be single and unmarried.
