James Rodriguez makes return to Colombian club on free transfer

[p]The 35-year-old, who most ‌recently played for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-united/zXFxsw2a/"]Minnesota United[/a] in Major League Soccer, ‌has signed a contract that ⁠runs ‌until June 30, 2027. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atletico-nacional/ptqyMWM1/"]Atletico Nacional[/a] ​will be the 14th club of a ​career that has taken [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rodriguez-james/MPaioN57/"]Rodriguez[/a] to 12 countries.[/p][p]Rodriguez left ⁠Colombia at ​16 to join Argentina's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/banfield/GIb40wNM/"]Banfield[/a] in 2008 before spells with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fc-porto/S2NmScGp/"]Porto[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/monaco/2PIvr8o4/"]AS Monaco[/a]. ‌He rose to global prominence at the 2014 World Cup, winning the Golden Boot with six goals and scoring a spectacular volley against Uruguay, before joining [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] for €75 million ($87.02 million).[/p][p]While ‌he struggled to hit the ​same heights at club ‌level, Rodriguez remains one of Colombia's most celebrated players. He has won 25 club trophies and earned 131 ⁠international ⁠caps.[/p][embed guid="97d464d8-aa3b-466f-a57f-348f4858d791" url="https://x.com/nacionaloficial/status/2098218407250231461" social-type="twitter" /]