Miguel Rodríguez (footballer, born April 2003)
.jpg) Rodríguez with Galicia in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Rodríguez Vidal | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Redondela, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Utrecht (on loan from Celta) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Choco | |||
| 2013–2020 | Celta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Celta B | 70 | (20) |
| 2020– | Celta | 26 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Utrecht (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Spain U15 | ||
| 2019 | Spain U16 | 8 | (1) |
| 2019 | Spain U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Spain U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021 | Spain U19 | 5 | (3) |
| 2024 | Galicia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2021 | |||
Miguel Rodríguez Vidal (born 29 April 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays mainly as a right winger for Dutch club FC Utrecht, on loan from RC Celta de Vigo.
Club career
[edit]Born in Redondela, Pontevedra, Galicia, Rodríguez joined RC Celta de Vigo's youth setup in 2013, from CD Choco.[1][2] In 2020, before even having appeared for the reserves, he was called up to make the pre-season with the main squad.[3]
Rodríguez made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 4 October 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Nolito in a 0–2 away loss to CA Osasuna;[4] aged 17 years and 159 days, he became the fourth-youngest to debut for the club, behind Sansón (the second-youngest of the league's history), Iago Bouzón and Santi Mina.[5] He scored his first professional goal on 7 April 2023, netting his team's first in a 2–2 away draw against Sevilla FC.
On 5 July 2024, Rodríguez was loaned to Dutch Eredivisie side FC Utrecht for the 2024–25 season.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Rodríguez's younger brother Pedro is also a footballer. A central midfielder, he too represented Choco and Celta as a youth.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 13 January 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celta B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 32 | 11 | — | — | 32 | 11 | |||
| 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 27 | 8 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 28 | 8 | ||
| Total | 70 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 20 | ||
| Celta | 2020–21 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 90 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 22 | ||
- ^ Appearance in 2023 Primera Federación play-offs
References
[edit]- ^ "Miguel Rodríguez, la perla goleadora de la cantera celeste" [Miguel Rodríguez, the goalscoring pearl of the celeste youth setup] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "La cantera mantiene su pujanza: tres jugadores celestes en la Selección Española Sub-15" [The celeste youth squad keep their strength: three celeste players in the Spanish under-15 national team] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Miguel Rodríguez, en la lista de los canteranos más precoces" [Miguel Rodríguez, in the list of the earliest youth players] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Osasuna se reencuentra ante un Celta que sigue perdido" [Osasuna reencounter themselves against a Celta which remain lost] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Miguel Rodríguez, el cuarto céltico más joven en debutar" [Miguel Rodríguez, the fourth-youngest céltico to debut] (in Spanish). Atlántico. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Miguel Rodríguez jugará en el Utrech la próxima temporada" [Miguel Rodríguez will play at Utrecht the following season] (in Spanish). RC Celta Vigo. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Miguel Rodríguez, el futuro del Celta" [Miguel Rodríguez, the future of Celta] (in Spanish). Moi Celeste. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Miguel Rodríguez at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Miguel Rodríguez at BDFutbol
- Miguel Rodríguez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Miguel Rodríguez at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Redondela
- Men's association football wingers
- La Liga players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda División B players
- RC Celta Fortuna players
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- FC Utrecht players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands