Rodrigo (soccer player, 1996)

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Rodrigo
UEFA EURO qualifiers Sweden vs Spain 20191015 Rodri.jpg
Rodrigo (2019)
Personnel
Surname Rodrigo Hernández Cascante
birthday June 22, 1996
place of birth Madrid ,  Spain
size 191 cm
position Defensive Midfield
Juniors
Years station
0000-2007 Rayo Majadahonda
2007-2013 Atlético Madrid
2013-2015 Villarreal CF
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2015-2016 Villarreal CF B 39 (2)
2015-2018 Villarreal CF 63 (1)
2018-2019 Atlético Madrid 34 (3)
2019– Manchester City 35 (3)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2015 Spain U19 8 (0)
2017– Spain U21 6 (1)
2018– Spain 4 (0)
1 Only league games are given.
Status: end of season 2019/20

2 As of February 20, 2019

Rodrigo , real name Rodrigo Hernández Cascante and especially known at the beginning of his career as Rodri (born June 22, 1996 in Madrid ), is a Spanish football player who has been under contract with Manchester City since July 2019 .

Career

In the club

Rodrigo started playing football at Rayo Majadahonda and joined the youth team at Atlético Madrid in 2007 . In 2013 he was sorted out due to physical deficits and switched to the youth team of Villarreal FC . The defensive midfielder now measures 191 cm.

From February 2015 to May 2016 Rodrigo came in the second team in the third-tier Segunda División B used. On December 17, 2015, he made his debut in the 2-0 win against SD Huesca in the Copa del Rey in the first team. Rodrigo made his debut in the Primera División on April 17, 2016 , when he came on as a substitute in a 2-1 loss to Rayo Vallecano in the closing stages. In the 2016/17 season he moved up to the squad of the first team and made 23 league appearances. In the 2017/18 season Rodrigo made his final breakthrough as a regular player with 37 league appearances (36 times from the start and one goal).

For the 2018/19 season, Rodrigo moved to league rivals Atlético Madrid, for whom he had already played in his youth. At Atlético he received a contract that runs until June 2023. Under the head coach Diego Simeone , he quickly established himself as a regular player and completed 34 league games (32 times in the starting XI), in which he scored 3 goals.

For the 2019/20 season, Rodrigo moved to the English Premier League at Manchester City by means of his release clause of 70 million euros . He signed a contract with the reigning champion that ran until June 30, 2024.

In the national team

Rodrigo won the 2015 European Championship in Greece with the Spanish U-19 selection . With the U-21 selection he took part in the 2017 European Championships , but had to admit defeat to the German selection in the final .

In March 2018 Rodrigo was of Julen Lopetegui in the squad of the senior team for the matches against Germany and Argentina called. He made his debut for the national team on March 23, 2018 when he came on for Thiago in the 82nd minute of a 1-1 draw against Germany .

successes

society

National team

Web links

Commons : Rodrigo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rodri: Cars, degrees and international debuts , mancity.com, July 4, 2019, accessed July 4, 2019.
  2. ^ El Busquets que se le escapó al Atlético VS. el nuevo 'kaiser' rojiblanco , mundodeportivo.com, July 16, 2015, accessed on March 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ Rodri, el apagafuegos del Juvenil , villarrealcf.es, November 13, 2014, accessed on March 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ See his profile on the Atlético Madrid website, accessed on February 20, 2019.
  5. ↑ a b See his deployment dates on Soccerway under web links .
  6. ^ Agreement with Villarreal over the transfer of Rodri atleticodemadrid.com, May 24, 2018, accessed August 16, 2018.
  7. ↑ Manchester City pays Rodrigo's buyout clause at LaLiga headquarters , atleticodemadrid.com, July 3, 2019, accessed July 4, 2019.
  8. ↑ After Bayern cancellation: Rodrigo moves to ManCity for 70 million , kicker.de, July 3, 2019, accessed on July 4, 2019.
  9. ↑ City complete Rodri deal , mancity.com, July 4, 2019, accessed July 4, 2019.
  10. ↑ OFFICIAL | Spain squad named for games with Germany and Argentina , sefutbol.com, March 16, 2018, accessed on March 19, 2018.
  11. ↑ Müller answers Rodrigo Moreno , kicker.de, March 23, 2018, accessed on March 26, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Rodrigo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hernández Cascante, Rodrigo (real name); Rodri
BRIEF DESCRIPTION spanish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH June 22, 1996
PLACE OF BIRTH Madrid , Spain