Agustín Módica
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Agustín Ignacio Módica | ||
Date of birth | (2003-01-12) 12 January 2003 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Pietra Ligure, Italy | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rosario Central | ||
Number | 44 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Rosario Central | 12 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:35, 20 July 2024 (UTC) |
Agustín Ignacio Módica (born 12 January 2003)[1] is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Rosario Central.
Early and personal life
Módica's father Pablo played football for Central Córdoba, Argentino de Rosario and lower-league Italian clubs. The younger Módica was born in Pietra Ligure in the Province of Savona, when his father played for Albenga 1928 [it]. The family returned to Argentina when Módica was two years old.[1][2]
Career
Módica spent his youth career in the city of Rosario with Amistad y Progreso, Newell's Old Boys, Río Negro, Central Córdoba (30 goals) and Central Córdoba. He was signed to Rosario Central in 2021. In 2022, he took part in the Torneo Gobernador Luciano Molinas [es], a tournament for reserve teams of clubs in Rosario. He scored 19 goals in the first 13 games, including both on 26 June in a 2–0 win away to Newell's in the Rosario derby.[1] In his next game, he was sent off in a 2–1 loss at home to Newell's; further incidents in the game caused the entire league season to be abandoned.[2]
On 19 September 2023, Módica made his professional debut in the Argentine Primera División as a 69th-minute substitute for Tobías Cervera, in a 1–1 home draw against Independiente. The following 14 March he made his first start in the Copa Argentina, a penalty shootout win in the last 64 at home to Douglas Haig.[2] On 23 April he made his continental debut in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores, scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 draw at Caracas ten minutes after replacing Cervera again.[3]
Making a first league start on 10 May 2024, Módica took six minutes to score the opening goal of a 3–2 loss at Argentinos Juniors.[4] Five days later, he netted twice in a 4–1 continental win over Caracas at the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito.[5] On 19 July, in the first domestic game after the 2024 Copa América break, he scored another two goals in a 4–2 home win over Sarmiento.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Iturrez, Juan (1 July 2022). "Módica gritó así sus goles en el clásico" [Módica scored his goals like this in the Clásico]. La Capital (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Quién es Agustín Ignacio Módica, el último grito de Central" [Who is Agustín Ignacio Módica, scorer of Central's last goal]. La Capital (in Spanish). 28 April 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Rosario Central empató 1 a 1 con Caracas con un gol de Módica" [Rosario Central drew 1–1 with Caracas with a goal from Módica] (in Spanish). Radiofonica. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Evangeliste, Elbio (11 May 2024). "Central dio un paso adelante en el juego, con Agustín Módica a la cabeza" [Central took a step forward in the game, with Agustín Módica leading]. La Capital (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Rosario Central goleó a Caracas y se ilusiona con la clasificación en la Copa Libertadores" [Rosario Central thrashed Caracas and can be excited about Copa Libertadores qualification]. Diario Río Negro (in Spanish). 16 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Con Módica como figura, Central goleó a Sarmiento en el Gigante y cuidó a los titulares" [With Módica as the leader, Central thrashed Sarmiento in the Gigante and looked after the starters] (in Spanish). Rosario 3. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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