Rodri (footballer, born 2000)
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rodrigo Sánchez Rodríguez | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 May 2000 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Talayuela, Spain | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Al-Arabi | |||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Talayuela | ||||||||||||||
| Navalmoral | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | → Canillas (loan) | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Atlético Madrid | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Espanyol | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Barcelona | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Deportivo La Coruña | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Betis | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Betis B | 71 | (9) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Betis | 98 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | Al-Arabi | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Spain U21 | 18 | (3) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 1 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 July 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Rodrigo Sánchez Rodríguez (born 16 May 2000), commonly known as Rodri ([ˈroðɾi]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a winger.
Club career
[edit]Born in Talayuela, Cáceres, Extremadura, Rodri started his career with CP Talayuela, and subsequently represented EF Navalmoral before joining Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2011. After spending the pre-season with the side, he was loaned to CD Canillas for a year before joining Atlético Madrid in 2012.[1]
In June 2014, after a one-year spell at RCD Espanyol, Rodri joined FC Barcelona's La Masia.[2] After leaving Barça in 2015, he then spent a year at Deportivo de La Coruña before joining Real Betis' youth setup in 2016.
Rodri made his senior debut with the reserves on 26 August 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 Tercera División home win against Conil CF.[3] He scored his first senior goal on 7 October, netting the third in a 8–0 home routing of CD Gerena,[4] and renewed his contract until 2022 the following 27 March.[5]
Rodri made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 7 November 2020, replacing Sergio Canales late into a 5–2 away loss against his former club Barcelona.[6]
On 8 September 2024, Rodri joined Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 1 September 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Betis B | 2018–19 | Tercera División | 35 | 3 | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | Tercera División | 27 | 5 | — | — | 2[a] | 1 | 29 | 6 | |||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 73 | 10 | ||||
| Betis | 2020–21 | La Liga | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 29 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5[d] | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 98 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 169 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 199 | 17 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Tercera División promotion play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
Honours
[edit]Betis
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "El zurdo de oro de Talayuela" [The golden left foot of Talayuela] (in Spanish). El Periódico Extremadura. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Rodrigo, un trotamundos de 14 años" [Rodrigo, a 14-year-old journeyman] (in Spanish). Hoy. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Betis Deportivo 3–0 Conil: Rober lidera la goleada bética" [Betis Deportivo 3–0 Conil: Rober leads the routing bética] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Betis Deportivo 8–0 Gerena: Vuelve a la senda del triunfo con una goleada" [Betis Deportivo 8–0 Gerena: Back to the winning ways with a routing] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "El Betis renueva a Rodri, una de las joyas de su cantera" [Betis renew Rodri, one of their youth pearls] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Todo es más fácil con Messi" [Everything is easier with Messi] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Rodri Arabi for three seasons". Al-Arabi SC (in Arabic). 8 September 2024.
- ^ Rodri at Soccerway
- ^ "Real Betis 1–1 Valencia (5–4 on pens): Real Betis win Copa del Rey final on penalties". BBC Sport. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "2023 Under-21 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the Province of Cáceres
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football wingers
- Spain men's under-21 international footballers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Qatar Stars League players
- CD Canillas players
- Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers
- Real Betis players
- Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen