Adrián Rodríguez (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adrián Rodríguez Giménez | ||
Date of birth | 12 December 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Palma, Spain | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Alavés | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2011 | La Salle | ||
2011–2015 | Mallorca | ||
2015–2019 | Real Madrid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Real Madrid B | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Albacete B (loan) | 23 | (0) |
2020–2024 | Alavés B | 74 | (0) |
2024– | Alavés | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019 | Argentina U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2025 |
Adrián Rodríguez Giménez (born 12 December 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Deportivo Alavés. Born in Spain, he represents Argentina internationally.
Club career
[edit]Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Rodríguez joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in August 2015, after representing RCD Mallorca and SD La Salle.[1] In July 2019, after finishing his formation, he was loaned out to Albacete Balompié, being a third-choice goalkeeper in the main squad while assigned to the reserves.[2]
In August 2020, Rodríguez signed for Deportivo Alavés, being initially a member of the B-team.[3] A backup option to Aritz Castro and Jesús Owono in the first two years, he subsequently became a starter, and renewed his contract until 2027 on 9 January 2024.[4]
In February 2024, however, Rodríguez suffered a knee injury,[5] being sidelined for two months. In August, he was definitely promoted to the main squad in La Liga, as a third-choice behind Antonio Sivera and Owono.[6]
Rodríguez made his professional – and top tier – debut on 8 March 2025, coming on as a second-half substitute for outfield player Pau Cabanes in a 1–0 home win over Villarreal CF, as Sivera was sent off.[7][8][9]
International career
[edit]Eligible to represent Argentina or Spain, Rodríguez received a call-up to the former's under-20 team in October 2018.[10] He received another call-up to the side the following March,[11] before being called up to the full side in October 2019 for trainings.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Rodríguez's father Ernesto was a volleyball player; born in Argentina, he represented Spain at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[10] His younger brother Gabriel is also a footballer; a centre-back, he too was groomed at Mallorca.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Adrián Rodríguez (Mallorca) nuevo portero del Real Madrid" [Adrián Rodríguez (Mallorca) new goalkeeper of Real Madrid] (in Spanish). Sports de Canostra. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Adrián Rodríguez, cedido por el Real Madrid, será el tercer portero del Alba" [Adrián Rodríguez, on loan from Real Madrid, will be the third-choice goalkeeper of Alba] (in Spanish). 5 Más el Descuento. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "El Miniglorias confecciona su plantilla" [Miniglorias set up their squad] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Adrián Rodríguez, albiazul hasta 2027" [Adrián Rodríguez, white-and-blue until 2027] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "El portero Adrián Rodríguez, del Alavés B, tiene roto el ligamento lateral de la rodilla" [Goalkeeper Adrián Rodríguez, from Alavés B, tears the lateral ligament of his injury] (in Spanish). El Correo. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Adrián Rodríguez, confianza plena en el porvenir del tercer guardameta" [Adrián Rodríguez, full confidence in the future of the third goalkeeper] (in Spanish). El Correo. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "El mallorquín Adrián Rodríguez debuta en Primera División con victoria" [The mallorquín Adrián Rodríguez debuts in Primera División with a win] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "El meta mallorquín Adrián Rodríguez debuta en Primera División" [The mallorquín goalkeeper Adrián Rodríguez debuts in Primera División] (in Spanish). Mallorca Diario. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Adrián Rodríguez, el debutante con ADN campeón" [Adrián Rodríguez, the debutant with the DNA of a champion] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Argentina convoca a Adrián Rodríguez, un mirlo con padre olímpico español en Barcelona y Sidney" [Argentina call-up Adrián Rodríguez, a kid with an Olympic father in Barcelona and Sydney] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Argentina sub-20 cita al mallorquín Adrián Rodríguez" [Argentina under-20s call-up the mallorquín Adrián Rodríguez] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Adrián, convocado por la absoluta de Argentina" [Adrián, called up to the full side of Argentina] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Adrián Rodríguez at BDFutbol
- Adrián Rodríguez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Adrián Rodríguez at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Spanish people of Argentine descent
- Footballers from Palma de Mallorca
- Spanish men's footballers
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Segunda Federación players
- Tercera División players
- Tercera Federación players
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- Atlético Albacete players
- Deportivo Alavés B players
- Deportivo Alavés players
- Argentina men's under-20 international footballers
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen