Mario Rodríguez (footballer, born 1997)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.
Mario Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Mario Rodríguez Ruiz
Date of birth (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Gimnàstic
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 0 (0)
International career
2013 Spain U16 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Mario Rodríguez Ruiz, known as Mario Rodríguez (born 3 March 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left winger for Gimnàstic de Tarragona.

Club career

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Mario Rodríguez deja el Castilla rumbo a Sabadell" [Mario Rodríguez leaves Castilla towards Sabadell] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "MARIO RODRIGUEZ PIŁKARZEM WARTY POZNAŃ" (in Polish). Warta Poznań. 15 September 2020.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.

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