Juan Rodríguez (footballer, born 1995)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Juan Rodríguez
Rodríguez with Sporting Gijón in 2017
Personal information
Full name Juan Rodríguez Martínez
Date of birth (1995-05-08) 8 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Cedeira, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Lugo
Number 23
Youth career
2009–2010 Cedeira
2010–2013 Racing Ferrol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Racing Ferrol 4 (0)
2013–2014 Galicia Mugardos 28 (1)
2014–2015 Arosa 35 (0)
2015–2016 Somozas 28 (0)
2016–2018 Sporting B 45 (2)
2016–2019 Sporting Gijón 13 (0)
2019–2020 Gimnàstic 28 (2)
2020–2022 San Fernando 42 (0)
2022–2023 Amorebieta 25 (1)
2023–2024 Algeciras 35 (2)
2024– Lugo 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Juan Rodríguez Martínez (born 8 May 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Lugo.[1] Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Cedeira, A Coruña, Galicia, Rodríguez joined Racing de Ferrol's youth setup in 2010, from hometown club Cedeira SD. He made his senior debut on 1 December 2012, coming on as a late substitute for Manu Barreiro in a 4–1 away routing of Narón BP in the Tercera División.

Rodríguez appeared only rarely for Racing in the following years, spending a full season with the reserves in the regional leagues. He left the club in 2014, and joined fourth tier side Arosa SC on 17 July of that year.[2]

After being an undisputed starter during the campaign, Rodríguez joined UD Somozas of the Segunda División B on 7 July 2015.[3] The following 24 June, he signed a two-year deal with another reserve team, Sporting de Gijón B in the fourth division.[4]

Rodríguez made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 22 October 2016, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Granada CF.[5] Ahead of the 2018–19 season, he was definitely promoted to the main squad after agreeing to a new two-year contract.[6]

On 29 July 2019, Rodríguez agreed to a two-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the third division, after terminating his link with Sporting.[7] He left the club by mutual agreement on 24 August of the following year,[8] and agreed to a three-year deal with fellow league team San Fernando CD just hours later.[9]

On 19 August 2022, Rodríguez joined SD Amorebieta in Primera Federación.[10] He featured in 25 matches during the campaign, as the club returned to Segunda División at first attempt.

References

  1. ^ Juan Rodríguez at Soccerway
  2. ^ "El central Juan Rodríguez recala "ilusionado" en el Arosa procedente del Racing de Ferrol" [Stopper Juan Rodríguez lands "excited" at Arosa from Racing de Ferrol] (in Spanish). Diario de Arousa. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  3. ^ "El Somozas confirma la llegada de cuatro futbolistas para su plantilla" [Somozas confirm the arrival of four footballers for their squad] (in Spanish). Diario de Ferrol. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  4. ^ "El Sporting B ficha a Juan Rodríguez, mientras que Joel Sanabria y Christian se suman al programa de becas" [Sporting B sign Juan Rodríguez, while Joel Sanabria and Christian join the scholarship program] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Granada y Sporting adelantan Halloween" [Granada and Sporting advance Halloween] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Los nuevos contratos de Juan, Cris Salvador, Traver y Cerro en el Sporting" [The new contracts of Juan, Cris Salvador, Traver and Cerro at Sporting] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Juan Rodríguez s'incorpora al Nàstic" [Juan Rodríguez joins Nàstic] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Juan Rodríguez finalitza la seva etapa al Nàstic" [Juan Rodríguez ends his spell at Nàstic] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Juan Rodríguez refuerza la zaga azulina" [Juan Fernández bolsters the azulina defense] (in Spanish). San Fernando CD. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Juan Rodríguez, nuevo zaguero de la SDA" [Juan Rodríguez, new stopper of SDA] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.