Introduction
Jonathan Alexis Sandoval Rojas (born 25 June 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Argentine Primera División side Argentinos Juniors.
Career
Sandoval's senior career began in 2006 with Uruguayan Primera División side River Plate. He made fourteen appearances before being loaned out to Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala club Heredia. He failed to make an appearance prior to returning to River Plate. In 2008, Sandoval joined Sud América of the Uruguayan Segunda División on loan. He scored six times in thirteen appearances. 2009 saw Sandoval loaned out twice to Primera División club Cerro Largo and Segunda División club Rentistas. In total, for both, he made twenty-one appearances and scored twice. He made two final appearances for River Plate in 2010–11.
On 23 January 2011, Sandoval completed a permanent transfer to Montevideo Wanderers. He made his league debut on 5 February versus Nacional, while he scored his first two goals for Montevideo against El Tanque Sisley on 3 April. In three seasons with the team, Sandoval scored eight goals in sixty matches. He joined Peñarol in 2013 and made his debut against his former club, River Plate, in August. After twenty-two apps for Peñarol, Sandoval had a short spell with Liverpool in 2016 before joining Primera B Nacional side Argentinos Juniors later that year.
He scored on his Argentinos debut, getting their second goal in a 2–2 draw with San Martín. In that season, Sandoval participated in thirty Primera B Nacional fixtures and scored three goals as Argentinos won promotion to the Argentine Primera División by winning the 2016–17 title. He made his 200th career appearance on 26 February 2018 during a 2–0 loss against Talleres.
Career statistics
- As of 15 May 2018.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 2006–07 | Uruguayan Primera División | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Heredia (loan) | 2007–08 | Liga Nacional | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sud América (loan) | 2008–09 | Segunda División | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | |||
| Cerro Largo (loan) | 2008–09 | Uruguayan Primera División | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Rentistas (loan) | 2009–10 | Segunda División | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |||
| Montevideo Wanderers | 2010–11 | Uruguayan Primera División | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2011–12 | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 60 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 60 | 8 | |||||
| Peñarol | 2013–14 | Uruguayan Primera División | 10 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Liverpool | 2015–16 | Uruguayan Primera División | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |||
| Total | 55 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 202 | 23 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 23 | |||
Honours
- Peñarol
- Uruguayan Primera División: 2015–16
- Argentinos Juniors
- Primera B Nacional: 2016–17