Rodrigo De Paul

Racing Club

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 his first match as a professional, replacing Mauro Camoranesi in the 86th minute of a 0–3 loss at Atlético de Rafaela. He scored his first goal a month later, netting the last through a long-range shot in a 3–0 win at San Martín de San Juan. De Paul appeared in 19 matches during the 2012–13 campaign. He then played a key part in 2013–14, featuring in 35 matches and scoring four times.

Valencia

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 Espírito Santo, replacing Paco Alcácer in the 65th minute in a 1–1 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 2–1 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 2015–16 season, including two in the…

De Paul made his senior international debut for Argentina in a 4–0 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 2–1 in the third-place match. On 3 July 2021, De Paul scored the opening goal in a 3–0 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 Ángel Di María 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 3–0 win over Uruguay. He was also part of the squad that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2024 Copa América.

On 27 May 2026, De Paul was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Club

As of match played 29 August 2026

International

As of match played 19 July 2026

As of match played 19 July 2026. Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each De Paul goal.

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 Sarandí, 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.