Miguel Rodríguez (footballer, born April 2003)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodríguez and the second or paternal family name is Vidal.
Miguel Rodríguez
Rodríguez with Galicia in 2024
Personal information
Full name Miguel Rodríguez Vidal
Date of birth (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Redondela, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Utrecht
(on loan from Celta)
Number 22
Youth career
Choco
2013–2020 Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Celta B 70 (20)
2020– Celta 26 (1)
2024– → Utrecht (loan) 9 (1)
International career‡
2018 Spain U15
2019 Spain U16 8 (1)
2019 Spain U17 5 (0)
2019 Spain U18 3 (1)
2021 Spain U19 5 (3)
2024 Galicia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:31, 01 December 2024 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2021

Miguel Rodríguez Vidal (born 29 April 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays mainly as a right winger for Dutch club FC Utrecht, on loan from RC Celta de Vigo.

Club career

Born in Redondela, Pontevedra, Galicia, Rodríguez joined RC Celta de Vigo's youth setup in 2013, from CD Choco.[1][2] In 2020, before even having appeared for the reserves, he was called up to make the pre-season with the main squad.[3]

Rodríguez made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 4 October 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Nolito in a 0–2 away loss to CA Osasuna;[4] aged 17 years and 159 days, he became the fourth-youngest to debut for the club, behind Sansón (the second-youngest of the league's history), Iago Bouzón and Santi Mina.[5] He scored his first professional goal on 7 April 2023, netting his team's first in a 2–2 away draw against Sevilla FC.

On 5 July 2024, Rodríguez was loaned to Dutch Eredivisie side FC Utrecht for the 2024–25 season.[6]

Personal life

Rodríguez's younger brother Pedro is also a footballer. A central midfielder, he too represented Choco and Celta as a youth.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 January 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celta B 2020–21 Segunda División B 11 1 — 0 0 11 1
2021–22 Primera División RFEF 32 11 — — 32 11
2022–23 Primera Federación 27 8 — 1[a] 0 28 8
Total 70 20 0 0 1 0 71 20
Celta 2020–21 La Liga 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
2022–23 La Liga 7 1 1 0 — 8 1
2023–24 La Liga 9 0 3 1 0 0 12 1
Total 20 1 4 1 0 0 24 2
Career total 90 21 4 1 1 0 95 22
  1. ^ Appearance in 2023 Primera Federación play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Miguel Rodríguez, la perla goleadora de la cantera celeste" [Miguel Rodríguez, the goalscoring pearl of the celeste youth setup] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ "La cantera mantiene su pujanza: tres jugadores celestes en la Selección Española Sub-15" [The celeste youth squad keep their strength: three celeste players in the Spanish under-15 national team] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Miguel Rodríguez, en la lista de los canteranos más precoces" [Miguel Rodríguez, in the list of the earliest youth players] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Osasuna se reencuentra ante un Celta que sigue perdido" [Osasuna reencounter themselves against a Celta which remain lost] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Miguel Rodríguez, el cuarto céltico más joven en debutar" [Miguel Rodríguez, the fourth-youngest céltico to debut] (in Spanish). Atlántico. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Miguel Rodríguez jugará en el Utrech la próxima temporada" [Miguel Rodríguez will play at Utrecht the following season] (in Spanish). RC Celta Vigo. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Miguel Rodríguez, el futuro del Celta" [Miguel Rodríguez, the future of Celta] (in Spanish). Moi Celeste. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. ^ Miguel Rodríguez at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2024.