Rodrigo Salinas

Salinas mutually terminated his contract with Al-Ettifaq in January 2018, he subsequently agreed to sign for Argentine Primera División team Vélez Sarsfield.

In August 2014, Salinas left Argentine football to join Ascenso MX team Atlante. He departed almost a year later following two goals in ten games. He returned to Argentina and subsequently had a two-season spell with Los Andes in Primera B Nacional, prior to signing for fellow second tier club Chacarita Juniors. He went onto score thirty goals in forty-three matches as Chacarita won promotion to the Argentine Primera División. On 17 August 2017, Salinas joined Saudi Professional League side Al-Ettifaq. He scored on his debut in a loss to Al-Qadisiyah on 14 September. One more goal and six more appearances followed.

Salinas began his senior career in 2004 with Villa San Carlos, he remained with the Primera C club until 2009 and scored a total of thirteen goals in ninety-three matches. Godoy Cruz of the Argentine Primera División signed Salinas in 2009, he scored three goals in his first season including a hat-trick in a 6–2 win over Tigre on 12 April 2010. Overall, he stayed with the club for six seasons and scored nine goals in fifty-four appearances. Whilst with Godoy Cruz, Salinas was loaned out twice to Rosario Central and Unión Santa Fe respectively. He failed to score for Rosario Central but did score eight times for Unión Santa Fe.

Rodrigo Javier Salinas (born 4 July 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División side Newell's Old Boys on loan from Vélez Sarsfield.