| Agustín Módica | |
| Full Name: | Agustín Ignacio Módica |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Pietra Ligure, Italy |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Rosario Central |
| Clubnumber: | 44 |
| Years1: | 2023– |
| Clubs1: | Rosario Central |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 14:35, 20 July 2024 (UTC) |
Agustín Ignacio Módica (born 12 January 2003)[1] is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Rosario Central. Born in Italy, he is a dual citizen with Argentina.[2]
Módica's father Pablo was born and raised in Argentina and is of Italian descent.[2] Pablo played football for Central Córdoba, Argentino de Rosario and lower-league Italian clubs. The younger Módica was born in Pietra Ligure in the Province of Savona, when his father played for . The family returned to Argentina when Módica was two years old.[1] [3]
Módica spent his youth career in the city of Rosario with Amistad y Progreso, Newell's Old Boys, Río Negro, Central Córdoba (30 goals) and Central Córdoba. He was signed to Rosario Central in 2021. In 2022, he took part in the, a tournament for reserve teams of clubs in Rosario. He scored 19 goals in the first 13 games, including both on 26 June in a 2–0 win away to Newell's in the Rosario derby.[1] In his next game, he was sent off in a 2–1 loss at home to Newell's; further incidents in the game caused the entire league season to be abandoned.[3]
On 19 September 2023, Módica made his professional debut in the Argentine Primera División as a 69th-minute substitute for Tobías Cervera, in a 1–1 home draw against Independiente. The following 14 March he made his first start in the Copa Argentina, a penalty shootout win in the last 64 at home to Douglas Haig.[3] On 23 April he made his continental debut in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores, scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 draw at Caracas ten minutes after replacing Cervera again.[4]
Making a first league start on 10 May 2024, Módica took six minutes to score the opening goal of a 3–2 loss at Argentinos Juniors.[5] Five days later, he netted twice in a 4–1 continental win over Caracas at the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito.[6] On 19 July, in the first domestic game after the 2024 Copa América break, he scored another two goals in a 4–2 home win over Sarmiento.[7]