Jesús Rodríguez Ortuño (born 11 February 1998), commonly known as Echu,[1] is a Spanish footballer who plays for Club Recreativo Granada as a left winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Rodríguez Ortuño | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Almuñécar, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Granada B | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Granada | ||
| 2010–2012 | Almería | ||
| 2012–2016 | Málaga | ||
| 2016–2017 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Real Madrid B | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → El Ejido (loan) | 32 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | → Rayo Majadahonda (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019– | Granada B | 33 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2021 | |||
Born in Almuñécar, Granada, Andalusia, Echu joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2016, from Málaga CF. On 17 July 2017, he was loaned to Segunda División B side CD El Ejido for one year.[2]
Echu made his senior debut on 20 August 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 away draw against FC Jumilla. He scored his first senior goal on 24 September 2017 by netting his team's second in a 5–1 home routing of CF Lorca Deportiva,[3] and finished the season with four goals in 32 appearances.
On 16 July 2018, Echu joined Segunda División side CF Rayo Majadahonda also in a temporary deal.[1] He made his professional debut on 13 September, starting in a 2–1 away defeat of UD Las Palmas, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4]
On 20 July 2019, Echu moved to Granada CF, a club he already represented as a youth, and was assigned to the reserves in the third division.[5]