Mario Rodríguez Ruiz, known as Mario Rodríguez (born 3 March 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Gimnàstic de Tarragona.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Rodríguez Ruiz | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gimnàstic | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | Sant Joan Despí | ||
| 2007–2011 | Cornellà | ||
| 2011–2016 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Real Madrid B | 15 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Sabadell (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Peralada | 29 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Granada B | 27 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Granada | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Warta Poznań | 29 | (1) |
| 2022 | Levante B | 8 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Compostela | 30 | (9) |
| 2023– | Gimnàstic | 16 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Spain U16 | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Rodríguez joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2011, from UE Cornellà.[1] In 2016, after finishing his formation, he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B, and made his senior debut on 20 August of that year by starting in a 3–2 home win against Real Sociedad B.[2]
On 3 August 2017, after featuring sparingly, Rodríguez was loaned to fellow third division side CE Sabadell FC, for one year.[3] The following 10 July, he cut ties with Los Blancos and agreed to a contract with Girona FC, being assigned to farm team CF Peralada-Girona B still in division three.[4]
On 30 July 2019, Rodríguez joined another reserve team, Club Recreativo Granada also in the third level.[5] He made his first team debut on 17 December, starting in a 3–2 away win against CE L'Hospitalet, for the season's Copa del Rey.[6]
Rodríguez made his La Liga debut on 1 July 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Gil Dias in a 2–0 away defeat of Deportivo Alavés.[7] On 15 September, he moved to abroad and signed with Polish side Warta Poznań.[8]
Rodríguez returned to Spain in March 2022, joining Levante UD's reserves in Segunda División RFEF.[9] On 29 July, he moved to fellow league team SD Compostela.[10]
On 3 July 2023, Rodríguez signed a two-year contract with Gimnàstic de Tarragona in Primera Federación.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Centre d'Esports: Mario Rodríguez (RM Castilla) apunta al siguiente" [Centre d'Esports: Mario Rodríguez (RM Castilla) may be the next one] (in Catalan). Diari de Sabadell. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "3–2: Espectacular remontada del Castilla en el último minuto" [3–2: Spetacular last-minute comeback of Castilla] (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Mario Rodríguez deja el Castilla rumbo a Sabadell" [Mario Rodríguez leaves Castilla towards Sabadell] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Mario Rodríguez abandona el Castilla rumbo a Girona" [Mario Rodríguez leaves Castilla towards Girona] (in Spanish). El Español. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Comunicado | El Club Recreativo Granada incorpora al jugador Mario Rodríguez Ruiz" [Announcement | Club Recreativo Granada sign player Mario Rodríguez Ruiz] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "El Granada sufre en Hospitalet y pasa con un gol de Adrián Ramos en la prórroga" [Granada suffer in Hospitalet and go through with an Adrián Ramos goal in the extra time] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Mario Rodríguez, primero del filial del Granada que debuta este curso" [Mario Rodríguez, the first one of Granada's reserves to debut this season] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "MARIO RODRIGUEZ PIŁKARZEM WARTY POZNAŃ" (in Polish). Warta Poznań. 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Mario Rodríguez se une a las filas del Atlético Levante UD" [Mario Rodríguez joins the ranks of Atlético Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Mario Rodríguez, nuevo refuerzo para el ataque de la SD Compostela" [Mario Rodríguez, new addition for the attack of SD Compostela] (in Spanish). SD Compostela. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Mario Rodríguez es converteix en el 5è fitxatge 23–24" [Mario Rodríguez becomes the 5th signing of 23–24] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
External links edit
- Real Madrid profile
- Mario Rodríguez at BDFutbol
- Mario Rodríguez at Soccerway