Maxi Rodríguez is a right winger who plays for English side Liverpool and Argentina. He came to Liverpool on a free transfer in January 2010 after almost 8 years in the Spanish La Liga. He first made a name for himself at Espanyol, followed by Atlético Madrid. At Atlético he was the captain after Fernando Torres left for Liverpool. Rodríguez was a member of the Argentinian U-20 team who won the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. He made his senior debut against Japan in June 2003, in which he scored.