The five most important goals of Hugo Rodallega, a new Santa Fe player

“Hello Leones, I’m already in Bogotá”, was the first message Hugo Rodallega as a new Independiente Santa Fe player. The Colombian striker is the new great signing of the Cardenal club for this campaign and one of the most important in this transfer period in Colombian soccer. The goalscorer became one of the most experienced footballers in the country and after 18 years, he will return to play in the local league.

Hugo Rodallega is one of the strikers most remembered by the fans of the Colombian National Team and was one of the most promising young players a few years ago. His great performance on the pitch and his forcefulness against the rival goal allowed him to play in the leagues of Mexico, England, Turkey and Brazil. Now with Independiente Santa Fe, he will have to command the team’s attack accompanied by experienced players like Wilson Morelo, Fabián Sambueza, Christian Marrugo, among others.

Santa Fe Independent became one of the leading clubs in the transfer period in Colombia and with the arrival of Hugo Rodallega, they are located as one of the teams called to be a candidate for the competitions in which they will be present, such as the local league, the cup and the Copa Sudamericana. The debut of the capital team will take place on January 25 against Jaguares de Córdoba.

Hugo Rodallega was one of the great figures of the Colombian National Team that played the South American Sub 20. In total he scored eleven goals, which led him to be the top scorer in the competition above Lionel Messi and Matías Fernández. During this contest, the goals he scored in the final phase against Brazil, a game that ended 1-0 in favor of the Tricolor, and against Argentina, for the 1-1 draw, can be highlighted.

Hugo Rodallega, after passing through Sports Quindío, the team with which he made his professional debut, arrived at Deportivo Cali, a team that gave him the opportunity and had the confidence of coach Pedro Enrique Sarmiento. In the grand final of the first leg, the scorer scored a great goal after a one-on-one with the rival goalkeeper, he left the goalkeeper seeded after a short feint and defined facing the goal alone. That night the attacker scored a double.

After having stood out as one of the best players in Colombian Professional Soccer, Hugo Rodallega took the step to foreign soccer and did so with Monterey from Mexico. In his debut match against Morelia, the scorer was a substitute, he entered in the second half and it only took him three minutes to score his first goal with Rayados. The game ended with a victory by the slightest difference for the northerners.

After passing through Mexico, the Colombian was signed by Wigan, a team that played in the Premier League and although he was present in 15 games, his performance was not the best and he only scored three goals. One of these goals was against Manchester Utd which was led by Alex Ferguson and had players like Van Der Sar, Scholes, Rooney, Berbatov and a young Cristiano Ronaldo on its staff. The Valle del Cauca striker opened the scoring at 28′, however the game ended with a 2-1 defeat after goals from Tévez and Carrick.

After a great sporting career in the Premier League and Turkish football, Hugo Rodallega came to Brazilian football after signing with Sports Clube Bahia. He played in this team for three seasons and his last match was against Vitoria da Conquista. In that game the Colombian goalscorer scored a double (15′ and 32′) and thus said goodbye to Rio de Janeiro football.

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