Rodrigo Javier De Paul (; 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.
He made his senior international debut in 2018 and has won the 2021 Copa América, 2022 FIFA World Cup, and 2024 Copa América.
Born in SarandÃÂ, Greater 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 1âÂÂ2 home loss.
On 10 February 2013, De Paul played his first match as a professional, replacing Mauro Camoranesi in the 86th minute of a 0âÂÂ3 loss at Atlético de Rafaela. He scored his first goal a month later, netting the last through a long-range shot in a 3âÂÂ0 win at San MartÃÂn de San Juan.
De Paul appeared in 19 matches during the 2012âÂÂ13 campaign. He then played a key part in 2013âÂÂ14, featuring in 35 matches and scoring four times.
On 9 May 2014, it was announced that Valencia CF agreed to a US$6.5 million deal for De Paul with Racing. He signed a five-year deal with Los Che on 6 June, and made his La Liga debut on 23 August under head coach Nuno EspÃÂrito Santo, replacing Paco Alcácer in the 65th minute in a 1âÂÂ1 away draw against Sevilla FC, but being sent off just one minute later due to fouling Aleix Vidal.
He scored his first goal for the club on 4 December 2014 in the 2âÂÂ1 win against Rayo Vallecano in the Copa del Rey. He followed this up with his first La Liga goal on 9 April 2015 against Athletic Bilbao, making 29 appearances in all competitions during his first season at the club.
After making 14 appearances in all competitions during the first half of the 2015âÂÂ16 season, including two in the Champions League. On 4 February 2016, he was loaned out by then Valencia manager Gary Neville to his former side Racing Club. He scored his first and only goal in a victory against BolÃÂvar on 24 February in the Copa Libertadores.
On 20 July 2016, De Paul was transferred to Italian Serie A club Udinese. He made his debut on 20 August 2016 against AS Roma in a 4âÂÂ0 defeat. He scored his first goal for the club on 29 January 2017 against AC Milan in a 2âÂÂ1 victory.
He started the 2018âÂÂ19 season with four goals in the first six matches of the Serie A season. He would finish the season as Udinese top goal scorer with nine goals during the 2018âÂÂ19 Udinese Calcio season and also nine assists.
On 15 October 2019, De Paul signed a new five-year contract at Udinese. He would score seven goals and gain six assists for Udinese in Serie A during the 2019âÂÂ20 season.
De Paul became Udinese's club captain in December 2020, replacing Kevin Lasagna.
On 12 July 2021, De Paul signed a five-year contract with Atlético Madrid. He joined his new club just days after winning the Copa América with Argentina. On 7 December 2021, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3âÂÂ1 away win against FC Porto in the final group game of the 2021âÂÂ22 UEFA Champions League.
On 25 July 2025, De Paul joined Major League Soccer club Inter Miami on an initial six-month loan from Atlético Madrid, with a mandatory purchase clause worth â¬15 million plus potential bonuses. He is expected to sign a four-year deal through 2029 once the move becomes permanent. A month later, on 6 August, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3âÂÂ1 win over Pumas UNAM during the 2025 Leagues Cup league phase.
De Paul made his senior international debut for Argentina in a 4âÂÂ0 victory against Iraq on 11 October 2018, and later became a regular under manager Lionel Scaloni; he was part of the Argentina squad that finished third in the Copa América 2019 after beating Chile 2âÂÂ1 in the third-place match.
On 3 July 2021, De Paul scored the opening goal in a 3âÂÂ0 win over Ecuador in the quarter-finals of the 2021 Copa América in Brazil. In the final of the tournament against the hosts Brazil, De Paul's long pass set up ÃÂngel Di MarÃÂa to score the only goal of the match, allowing Argentina to capture their joint record 15th Copa América title and their first major international title since 2008.
On 10 October 2021, De Paul scored a goal in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), in a 3âÂÂ0 win over Uruguay.
He was also part of the squad that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2024 Copa América.
Rodrigo's mother Mónica Ferraroti is of Italian descent, which earned him Italian citizenship. She worked as the treasurer of the local football club Deportivo Belgrano de SarandÃÂ, which De Paul joined at the age of three. After the divorce of his parents, De Paul was raised by his paternal grandfather Osvaldo De Paul, whom he acknowledges as the key influence on his upbringing.
De Paul was in a relationship with Argentine model Camila Homs for twelve years. They have two children together. In January 2022, the couple confirmed that they were separating. De Paul dated Argentine singer Tini from August 2021 to August 2023 and again since 2025.
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