# Rafael Delgado (footballer)

Rafael Marcelo Delgado (born 13 January 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Defensa y Justicia.

## Career

Delgado began with Rosario Central in 2011. He scored on his professional career debut on 4 April, netting the opening goal in a 3–0 win over Ferro Carril Oeste in Primera B Nacional. In his first three seasons, Delgado scored two goals in fifty-two matches including twenty-eight appearances during 2012–13 which ended with promotion to the Argentine Primera División. He went onto score twice in forty-four games in the top-flight. In January 2015, Delgado joined Estudiantes. He made his debut on 9 March versus San Lorenzo, prior to making three further appearances during the 2015 Argentine Primera División campaign.
On 1 July 2015, seven months after arriving, Delgado departed Estudiantes to sign for Defensa y Justicia. He scored his first goal for Defensa in April 2016 during a 3–1 defeat to Atlético Tucumán. After sixty-six appearances and one goal in his first four seasons with Defensa y Justicia, Delgado left the club on loan in February 2018 to join Categoría Primera A side Atlético Nacional. Fourteen appearances in all competitions later, Delgado returned to Defensa y Justicia and subsequently made his 200th career appearance in the Primera División against Independiente on 24 August.

## Career statistics

    As of 6 September 2018.
Club statistics :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Rosario Central | 2010–11 | Primera B Nacional | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Rosario Central | 2011–12 | Primera B Nacional | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Rosario Central | 2012–13 | Primera B Nacional | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Rosario Central | 2013–14 | Primera División | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Rosario Central | 2014 | Primera División | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Rosario Central | Total | Total | 96 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 4 |
| Estudiantes | 2015 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Defensa y Justicia | 2015 | Primera División | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Defensa y Justicia | 2016 | Primera División | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Defensa y Justicia | 2016–17 | Primera División | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Defensa y Justicia | 2017–18 | Primera División | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Defensa y Justicia | 2018–19 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defensa y Justicia | Total | Total | 67 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 1 |
| Atlético Nacional (loan) | 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 176 | 5 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 200 | 5 |
* ↑ Includes the Copa Argentina and Copa Colombia
* ↑ Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Two appearances in 2014 Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Three appearances in 2017 Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ One appearances in 2017 Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Four appearances in 2018 Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Two appearances in 2018 Categoría Primera A play-offs

## Honours
### Rosario Central

* Primera B Nacional: 2012–13