The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. While the initial nomination was clearly opposed, an alternate proposal of moving to Rodri per WP:PRIMARYTOPIC gained significant support. Supporters of that move provided pageview analysis and long-term significance analysis, while opposers did not counter those analyses, only really making assertions that this Rodri was not the primary topic without providing evidence. A number of editors only opposed the initial proposal, and I ignored those for determining consensus on the primary topic grab. Given all that, I find consensus to move the 1996 footballer to just Rodri. (closed by non-admin page mover) Skarmory (talk • contribs) 05:39, 8 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

• Rodri (footballer, born 1996) → Rodri
• Rodri → Rodri (disambiguation)

– Per WP:NATDAB. I would also support Rodrigo Hernández Cascante or any other form of his name. BilledMammal (talk) 04:27, 20 July 2026 (UTC) — Relister note: This nomination was initially to move Rodri (footballer, born 1996) to Rodri Hernández Cascante. The addition of the disambiguation page and the suggested move to Rodri happened between the first relist and the second procedural one. Skarmory (talk • contribs) 15:58, 31 July 2026 (UTC) Relisting. Skarmory (talk • contribs) 09:44, 29 July 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Skarmory (talk • contribs) 16:00, 31 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

• Note to closer: I added to this request moving the dab to Rodri (disambiguation) >1 week after the original discussion opened, so the RM banner notifies readers of the dab, too. Please take the timestamps into consideration in your closure. Thank you for your patience and understanding, Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 12:53, 30 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

  Relister comment: I have changed the proposed destination for the footballer to just Rodri just now, to follow up on the above change. Skarmory (talk • contribs) 16:05, 31 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

• Oppose per WP:COMMONNAME. The player is overwhelmingly just known by "Rodri", not his middle and last name. Sources primary refer to him as just "Rodri" and search trends indicate that the middle and last name is not even comparable (although there are multiple Rodris of course, this Rodri has clearly been the most well-known of them for many years).[1] There may be a WP:PRIMARYTOPIC debate to be had, my own personal approval or disapproval I am not yet sure of. Raskuly 🐰 05:59, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

  You're saying that as if "Rodri (footballer, born 1996)" is not going to confuse anyone more than if a redirect would be done. I'd much rather see his page located at simply Rodri, that would be valid, but I believe the current pagename is only a door for confusion. Ieditarticles (talk) 08:25, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

• Support but as per WP:COMMONNAME I'm much more inclined to support the idea of moving the page to Rodri. Ieditarticles (talk) 08:27, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
• Oppose per WP:COMMONNAME and oppose any other move given it's such a common nickname and there are so many footballers born within a few tears of each other. Abcmaxx (talk) 10:38, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

  Even though there are many footballers named Rodri born within a few years of each other. I'd say this one is much more prominent and would prefer to see it moved to Rodri rather than the suggested name. YeedyYaada (talk) 10:13, 25 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@BilledMammal

Let's make a poll to decide.

I think Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante would be better. BavarianWorks (talk) 11:24, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

• Move to Rodri as per WP:PRIMARYTOPIC and WP:COMMONNAME; Rodri (b. 1996) is much more prominent and accomplished than anyone else on the dab page, being a WC, Euro, UCL and Ballon d'Or winner. YeedyYaada (talk) 12:03, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
• Move to Rodri and move the current Rodri to Rodri (disambiguation) per YeedyYaada his clearly more prominent than the other Rodri in the DAB. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 13:19, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
• Oppose. No objection to moving Rodri (footballer, born 1996) to the top of the Rodri dabpage; there is obviously going to be enormous interest in him over the next while. 162 etc. (talk) 15:35, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

• Move to Rodri - going off the precedent set by WP:PRIMARYTOPIC; he is far more accomplished and notable than the other players listed under the name "Rodri."

BigBlackCthulhu (talk) 16:21, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Oops, meant to reply to the original post. My mistake! Nonetheless, I would still move the article to Rodri. BigBlackCthulhu (talk) 16:23, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

• Move to Rodri as WP:PRIMARYTOPIC, with a hatnote linking to the disambiguation page. I would say this is a situation comparable to Romario, where although they are not widely recognized by the general public to the level of Pele, they are sufficiently more notable than other persons with their name to be the primary topic for their name. Shazback (talk) 20:02, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
• Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related page moves. GiantSnowman 20:03, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
• Oppose as above - but certainly not a PRIMARYTOPIC. GiantSnowman 20:05, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
• Oppose - no one calls him thatMuur (talk) 23:22, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
• Oppose, as above, no one, not even the media uses that name, and also not a PRIMARYTOPIC. Guyrichtheman (talk) 09:13, 21 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
• Comment for people saying that there is no basis for a WP:PRIMARYTOPIC, the two common tests are usage and long-term significance:
  • Usage: Wikinav shows that the DAB page Rodri directs between 61% and 70% of its viewers towards Rodri (footballer, born 1996), and WMCloud shows that Rodri (footballer, born 1996) has 838,661 pageviews in the past year, while all other pages at Rodri combined have only 37,154. Off-Wiki, usage is similarly ubiquitous that 'Rodri' is the player born 1996 unless otherwise specified. Off-wiki, usage is similarly ubiquitous: searching for "Rodri" in search engines such as Google or Bing will show a profile of Rodri, born 1996; LLMs will automatically assume a prompt including "Rodri" is referring to the player born 1996; etc.
  • Long-term significance: Since all the DAB targets for 'Rodri' are Spanish footballers, we can use their sporting achievements as a starting point. Rodri (footballer, born 1996) is a Ballon d'Or winner, World Cup winner & Golden Ball, Euro winner & Player of the Tournament, Champions League winner, Club World Cup winner, four-times Premier League winner, and has won a long list of other accolades both as a team member and individually, he also has 70 international caps for Spain. The only other player on the DAB list with any international caps is Rodri (footballer, born 1934) who has 4, alongside two La Liga titles, two Spanish Cups and an Inter-Cities Fairs cup; and no individual accolades. This is where I feel that by winning the World Cup & being named Golden Ball, Rodri (born 1996) has reached sufficient pre-eminence with regards to long-term significance. In 50 years, when someone refers to Rodri, there's little doubt in my mind that at this point it will be the person born 1996 they are talking about, unless they specify.

I would be interested in people who say that there is no WP:PRIMARYTOPIC case explaining further on what basis they hold this view. Shazback (talk) 17:32, 21 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

• Move to Rodri as WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. I was hesitant mainly because of the 1934-born Rodri, but Shazback has basically through the above comment put any reservations I had to rest. Struck out the part of my previous comment, but otherwise my above rationale still applies. Raskuly 🐰 18:13, 21 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
• Move to Rodri, I think at this point he's set himself aside from the rest in terms of long-term significance, and he already has the pageview advantage.--Ortizesp (talk) 22:34, 21 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
• Oppose I'd have gone my whole life without knowing his first surname without reading this page (even Xavi was sometimes referred to as "Xavi Hernández"), let alone his second surname, which in trivia terms is the equivalent of a middle name. Unknown Temptation (talk) 10:49, 22 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Oppose - he is already at the correct title even though the RM I requested pre-2020 now seems wrong these days. Wikipedia does not currently title Michu as Miguel Pérez Cuesta or Jota (footballer, born 1991) as Jota Peleteiro as in both cases they are known as by the one name when they played their football. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 19:49, 22 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

• Move to Rodri per Shazback. As noted by a host of publications [2][3], Rodri is only the seventh player in history to win the World Cup, the European Championship/Copa América, the Champions League, and the Ballon d'Or (after Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Zinedine Zidane, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, and Lionel Messi). According to The Athletic, he could be the greatest defensive midfielder of all time.[4] The Premier League says that he's arguably its greatest player.[5] None of the other Rodris compare in terms of long-term significance. Malerisch (talk) 20:44, 23 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
• Move to Rodri per reasons mentioned by Shazback and others. Clayper1 (talk) 03:48, 25 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
• Oppose – per WP:COMMONNAME, it would be like suggesting the Pedri article be called Pedro González López or Gavi (footballer) be called Pablo Martín Páez Gavira. Publicwalrus (talk) 21:31, 27 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
• Comment – I would like to ask the users who oppose moving this page to "Rodri Hernández Cascante" about their opinion on moving this page to simply Rodri. This player is far more notable than anyone else on the DAB page based on current trends and historical precedent, and is clearly the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. YeedyYaada (talk) 07:04, 29 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Relisting comment: There's pretty clear opposition to the initially proposed title, but I'd like more discussion about the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC case for moving this article to just Rodri; a number of editors only chimed in on the initial proposal. Skarmory (talk • contribs) 09:44, 29 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Please see also my note to closer above. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 12:53, 30 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Relisting comment: Procedural relist after proposed target change, to give a full seven days. Skarmory (talk • contribs) 16:00, 31 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Oppose - many footballers have this name. We should not give preference to one over the others. Chocolatewade (talk) 23:29, 31 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Is this meant to be an anti-this Rodri being the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC argument? I'm not sure because we do give the primary topic to an article if the consensus is that they are the most likely desired target when conducting a search and they have much higher long-term significance than their counterparts. See Vitinha and Vitinha (disambiguation) for a recent football-related example. Raskuly 🐰 23:43, 31 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

We should if they are PRIMARYTOPIC. Ortizesp (talk) 01:41, 2 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

• Move to Rodri per reasons mentioned above. I would argue he is definitely the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC in this case. A quick google search further supports this as literally 90%+ of the search results relate directly to the player. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 10:03, 7 August 2026 (UTC)Reply