Daniel Rodríguez Crespo (born 9 August 2005), known as Dani Rodríguez, is a Spanish professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Barcelona.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Rodríguez Crespo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2005-08-09) 9 August 2005 (age 17) | ||
| Place of birth | Astigarraga, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Barcelona | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 0000 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 2020– | Barcelona | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Spain U17 | 6 | (2) |
| 2022– | Spain U18 | 2 | (1) |
Born in Astigarraga, Rodríguez started his career with Real Sociedad. In March 2020, fellow La Liga side Barcelona put in a bid for the young midfielder, and he joined in April of the same year.[2][3][4] He had previously been linked with a move to French side Paris Saint-Germain.[5]
Rodríguez has represented Spain at youth international level.[1] After recovering from a sprain in his knee ligament, he went on to star at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship for Spain.[6][7]