Rodrigo Sánchez Rodríguez (born 16 May 2000), commonly known as Rodri ([ˈroðɾi]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Real Betis. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a left winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Sánchez Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Talayuela, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Betis | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Talayuela | |||
| Navalmoral | |||
| 2011–2012 | Real Madrid | ||
| 2011–2012 | → Canillas (loan) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 2013–2014 | Espanyol | ||
| 2014–2015 | Barcelona | ||
| 2015–2016 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 2016–2018 | Betis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Betis B | 71 | (9) |
| 2020– | Betis | 31 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021– | Spain U21 | 8 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 | |||
Born in Talayuela, Cáceres, Extremadura, Rodri started his career with CP Talayuela, and subsequently represented EF Navalmoral before joining Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2011. After spending the pre-season with the side, he was loaned to CD Canillas for a year before joining Atlético Madrid in 2012.[1]
In June 2014, after a one-year spell at RCD Espanyol, Rodri joined FC Barcelona's La Masia.[2] After leaving Barça in 2015, he then spent a year at Deportivo de La Coruña before joining Real Betis' youth setup in 2016.
Rodri made his senior debut with the reserves on 26 August 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 Tercera División home win against Conil CF.[3] He scored his first senior goal on 7 October, netting the third in a 8–0 home routing of CD Gerena,[4] and renewed his contract until 2022 the following 27 March.[5]
Rodri made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 7 November 2020, replacing Sergio Canales late into a 5–2 away loss against his former club Barcelona.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Betis B | 2018–19 | Tercera División | 35 | 3 | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | Tercera División | 27 | 5 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 29 | 6 | |||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 10 | ||
| Betis | 2020–21 | La Liga | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 87 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 11 | ||
Betis
Real Betis – current squad | |
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