{{short description|Argentine professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography | name = Rodrigo Ayala | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Rodrigo Elvio Ayala | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|8|11|df=y}} | birth_place = Berazategui, Argentina | height = {{height|m=1.79}} | position = Left-back<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|rodrigo-ayala}}</ref> | currentclub = Deportivo Madryn | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2004–2015 |youthclubs1 = Estudiantes | years1 = 2015–2017 |clubs1 = Estudiantes |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2016–2017 |clubs2 = → Los Andes (loan) |caps2 = 12 |goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2017–2018 |clubs3 = Villa San Carlos |caps3 = 14 |goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2018–2019 |clubs4 = Chacarita Juniors |caps4 = 12 |goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2019–2020 |clubs5 = Independiente Rivadavia |caps5 = 7 |goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2020–2021 |clubs6 = Sportivo Peñarol |caps6 = 6 |goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2021–2022 |clubs7 = Comunicaciones |caps7 = 33 |goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2022–2023 |clubs8 = Nueva Chicago |caps8 = 35 |goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2023–2024 |clubs9 = Mitre |caps9 = 17 |goals9 = 1 | years10 = 2024–2025 |clubs10= San Telmo |caps10= 40 |goals10= 3 | years11 = 2025–2026 |clubs11= Ferro Carril Oeste |caps11= 31 |goals11= 1 | years12 = 2026– |clubs12= Deportivo Madryn |caps12= 7 |goals12= 0 | nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 = | club-update = 16:28, 27 April 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = | medaltemplates = }}
'''Rodrigo Elvio Ayala''' (born 11 August 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Deportivo Madryn.<ref name="Soccerway profile">{{cite news|title=Rodrigo Ayala profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/rodrigo-ayala/395746/|accessdate=16 February 2018|work=Soccerway|date=16 February 2018}}</ref>
== Career == Ayala's first club was Argentine Primera División side Estudiantes; however he didn't make an appearance for the club but was an unused substitute for a league match with Rosario Central on 17 April 2015.<ref name="Soccerway profile" /> Whilst with Estudiantes, Ayala spent the 2016–17 season out on loan with Los Andes of Primera B Nacional.<ref name="Joined Los Andes">{{cite news|title=Ayala: Estoy muy contento de ser jugador de Los Andes|url=https://www.inforegion.com.ar/noticia/194371/ayala-estoy-muy-contento-de-ser-jugador-de-los-andes|accessdate=16 February 2018|work=Info Region|date=22 July 2016}}</ref>
He made his professional debut on 28 August 2016, playing the second half in an away win to Douglas Haig.<ref name="Soccerway profile" /> Eleven further appearances followed in a season which Los Andes ended 13th.<ref name="Soccerway profile" /><ref name="BDFA profile">{{cite news|title=Rodrigo Ayala profile|url=https://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-RODRIGO-ELVIO-AYALA-101963.html|accessdate=16 February 2018|work=BDFA|date=16 February 2018}}</ref> On 31 July 2017, Ayala left Estudiantes permanently to sign for Primera B Metropolitana team Villa San Carlos.<ref name="Soccerway profile" /><ref name="Joined Villa San Carlos 1">{{cite news|title=Arrancaron con el doble turno|url=https://villasancarlos.club/vsc/2017/08/02/arrancaron-con-el-doble-turno/|accessdate=16 February 2018|work=Club Atlético Villa San Carlos|date=2 August 2017}}</ref> He played fourteen times.<ref name="Soccerway profile" />
Ayala switched teams to recently relegated Primera B Nacional club Chacarita Juniors in July 2018.<ref name="Soccerway profile" />
== Career statistics == {{updated|6 September 2018}}.<ref name="Soccerway profile" />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Club statistics |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup<ref group="lower-alpha">Includes the Copa Argentina</ref> !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental<ref group="lower-alpha">Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana</ref> !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Estudiantes |2015 |rowspan="3|Primera División |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2016 |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2016–17 |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0 |- |rowspan="1"|Los Andes (loan) |2016–17 |rowspan="1|Primera B Nacional |12||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||14||0 |- |rowspan="1"|Villa San Carlos |2017–18 |rowspan="1|Primera B Metropolitana |14||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||14||0 |- |rowspan="1"|Chacarita Juniors |2018–19 |rowspan="1|Primera B Nacional |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||2||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !28!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!0!!0!!30!!0 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
== References == {{Reflist|30em}}
== External links == *{{Soccerway|rodrigo-ayala/395746}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ayala, Rodrigo}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Berazategui Partido Category:Argentine men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Argentine Primera División players Category:Primera Nacional players Category:Primera B Metropolitana players Category:Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Category:Club Atlético Los Andes footballers Category:Club Atlético Villa San Carlos footballers Category:Chacarita Juniors footballers Category:Independiente Rivadavia footballers Category:Club Comunicaciones footballers Category:Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers Category:Club Atlético Mitre footballers Category:Club Atlético San Telmo footballers Category:Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Category:Deportivo Madryn players Category:21st-century Argentine sportsmen