José Luis Rodríguez (footballer, born 1998)

For other people with the same name, see José Luis Rodríguez.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Francis.
José Luis Rodríguez
Rodríguez with Panama at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name José Luis Rodríguez Francis[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Panama City, Panama[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Juárez
(on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
Number 13
Youth career
Chorrillo[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Chorrillo 16 (1)
2016 → Gent II (loan) 6 (1)
2016–2018 Gent II 44 (7)
2018 Istra 1961 8 (1)
2019–2020 Alavés B 48 (4)
2020–2022 Alavés 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Lugo (loan) 26 (5)
2021–2022 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 35 (3)
2022–2024 Famalicão 30 (2)
2024– Red Star Belgrade 5 (1)
2024– → Juárez (loan) 9 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Panama U17[4] 4+ (1+)
2018– Panama 53 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:20, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

José Luis Rodríguez Francis (born 19 June 1998), commonly known as Puma, is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Juárez, on loan from Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade, and the Panama national team.[2]

Personal life

Rodríguez grew up in El Chorrillo, Panama City and is the brother of retired Chorrillo captain Marcos Villarreal.[3] He was nicknamed "Cocobolo" at a young age for his short hair.[3]

Club career

Rodríguez played for hometown club Chorrillo in his youth.[3] In the 2015–16 season of the Liga Panameña de Fútbol, he made his debut on 17 July 2015 in a 0–1 away loss against Atlético Chiriquí.[2] His first and only goal of the season came on 2 April 2016 in a 3–2 away win against Alianza, scoring the winning goal for Chorrillo in the 90th minute.[5] In 2016, Rodríguez moved to the under-21 team of Belgium club Gent on loan with an option to buy.[6][7][8] On 9 December 2016, Gent signed Rodríguez on a permanent deal, with a contract lasting until 2019.[9] In September 2018 he signed for Croatian club Istra 1961.[10]

On 1 February 2019, Rodríguez joined Deportivo Alavés and would play for their B-team.[11] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 10 July of the following year, replacing Joselu in a 0–2 away loss against Real Madrid.[12]

On 4 September 2020, Rodríguez renewed his contract with Alavés until 2022,[13] and was immediately loaned to Segunda División side CD Lugo for the season.[14] On 30 July of the following year, he moved to fellow league team Sporting de Gijón also in a temporary deal.[15]

On 15 August 2022, Rodríguez signed a four-year contract with Primeira Liga side F.C. Famalicão.[16]

International career

Rodríguez was called up to the Panama under-17 team in 2014,[17] scoring on 3 March 2015 against Haiti in the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[4]

On 14 May 2018, Rodríguez was included in Panama's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the country's first ever FIFA World Cup.[18] Rodríguez made his international debut for Panama on 29 May 2018 in a 0–0 friendly home draw against Northern Ireland.[2] The following day, Rodríguez was included in Panama's final 23-man World Cup squad.[19]

Rodríguez made his World Cup debut in Panama's opening match on 18 June 2018 in a 0–3 loss to Belgium, starting the match before being substituted in the 63rd minute for Ismael Díaz.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chorrillo 2015–16 Liga Panameña 16 1 0 0 — — — 16 1
Istra 1961 2018–19 Prva HNL 8 1 1 0 — — — 9 1
Alavés B 2018–19 Tercera División 13 3 — — — — 13 3
2019–20 Segunda División B 24 2 — — — — 24 2
Total 37 5 0 0 — — 0 0 37 5
Alavés 2019–20 La Liga 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
Lugo (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 26 5 0 0 — — — 26 5
Sporting Gijón (loan) 2021–22 Segunda División 35 0 4 0 — — — 39 0
Famalicão 2022–23 Primeira Liga 7 1 2 1 1 0 — — 10 2
2023–24 Primeira Liga 23 1 1 0 0 0 — — 24 1
Total 30 2 3 1 1 0 — — 34 3
Red Star Belgrade 2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga 5 1 0 0 — 1 0 0 0 6 1
Juárez (loan) 2024–25 Liga MX 9 0 — — — 9 0
Career total 167 15 8 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 177 16

International

As of match played 18 November 2024[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Panama 2018 10 0
2019 8 0
2021 14 2
2022 8 0
2023 4 2
2024 9 3
Total 53 7
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[21]
List of international goals scored by José Luis Rodríguez
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 July 2021 Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida, United States  Grenada 2–0 3–1 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2 3–0
3 13 October 2023 Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao  Curaçao 2–0 2–1 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
4 20 November 2023 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Costa Rica 2–0 3–1
5 6 June 2024 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Guyana 2–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 9 June 2024 Estadio Nacional, Managua, Nicaragua  Montserrat 3–1 3–1
7 18 November 2024 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Costa Rica 2–1 2–2 2024–25 Nations League QF

References

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  10. ^ "Veliko pojačanje za Istru: Dovela igrača koji je igrao na SP u Rusiji" [Big signing for Istra: They signed player who played on the World Cup in Russia]. 24sata.hr. 24 sata. 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  11. ^ Tomás Oneto y José Luis Rodríguez reforzarán al MiniGlorias Archived 25 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine, deportivoalaves.com, 1 February 2019
  12. ^ "Benzema y el VAR abren camino al Madrid" [Benzema and the VAR show the way to Madrid] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 July 2020. Archived from the original on 8 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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  16. ^ "Puma Rodríguez é reforço para o ataque do Famalicão" [Puma Rodríguez is an addition for the attack of Famalicão] (in Portuguese). Record. 15 August 2022. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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  21. ^ a b José Luis Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata