Dani Rodríguez (footballer, born 1988)
Daniel 'Dani' José Rodríguez Vázquez (born 6 June 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Mallorca as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel José Rodríguez Vázquez | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Betanzos, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mallorca | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo La Coruña | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Deportivo B | 100 | (11) |
| 2007–2008 | → Betanzos (loan) | 38 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Conquense | 32 | (2) |
| 2012–2015 | Racing Ferrol | 103 | (14) |
| 2015–2016 | Racing Santander | 36 | (5) |
| 2016–2018 | Albacete | 72 | (11) |
| 2018– | Mallorca | 120 | (17) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2023 | |||
Club career
Born in Betanzos, Province of A Coruña, Galicia, Rodríguez finished his youth career with Deportivo de La Coruña, and made his senior debuts with Betanzos CF in the 2007–08 season, in Tercera División and on loan. Subsequently returning to Dépor he was assigned to the reserves, in Segunda División B.
On 27 January 2010 Rodríguez appeared in his first game as a professional, playing the last 25 minutes of a 1–0 away win against Sevilla FC for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[2] In August of the following year he joined UB Conquense, also in the third level.[3]
On 24 July 2012 Rodríguez signed with Racing de Ferrol, in division four.[4] After achieving promotion at the end of his first season, he renewed his link until 2015.[5]
On 2 July 2015 Rodríguez moved to Racing de Santander also in the third level, after agreeing to a three-year deal.[6] On 27 July of the following year he moved to fellow league team Albacete Balompié,[7] being an undisputed starter as his side achieved promotion to Segunda División.
On 8 October 2017 Rodríguez scored his first professional goal, netting the winner through a penalty kick in a 2–1 home win against Lorca FC. The following 18 June, he signed a three-year contract with RCD Mallorca still in the second division, as a free agent.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 August 2021[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo B | 2008–09 | Segunda División B | 34 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10[10] | Tercera División | 22 | 9 | — | — | 22 | 9 | |||
| 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 32 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| Total | 88 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 11 | ||
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2009–10 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Betanzos (loan) | 2007–08[10] | Tercera División | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? | ||
| Conquense | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 32 | 2 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| Racing Ferrol | 2012–13[10] | Tercera División | 35 | 7 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 37 | 7 | |
| 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 41 | 5 | |
| Total | 103 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 112 | 14 | ||
| Racing Santander | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 41 | 5 |
| Albacete | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 42 | 6 |
| 2017–18 | Segunda División | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 6 | ||
| Total | 72 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 81 | 12 | ||
| Mallorca | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 43 | 4 |
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | ||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 8 | ||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 116 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 122 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 447+ | 60+ | 9 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 479+ | 62+ | ||
- Appearance(s) in Relegation Playoffs
- Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
References
- "Dani Rodríguez". LaLiga Satnander. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- Entrenamiento nocturno en el Pizjuán (Night training at the Pizjuán); Marca, 27 January 2010 (in Spanish)
- El Conquense da por completada su plantilla con Mauri y Dani Rodríguez (Conquense closes roster with Mauri and Dani Rodríguez) Archived 12 December 2013 at archive.today; La Verdad, 5 August 2011 (in Spanish)
- El centrocampista Dani Rodríguez se incorpora al proyecto del Racing (Central midfielder Dani Rodríguez added to Racing's project) Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Racing's official website, 24 July 2012 (in Spanish)
- Dani Rodríguez renueva hasta el 2015 con el Racing de Ferrol (Dani Rodríguez renews until 2015 with Racing de Ferrol); La Voz de Galicia, 12 June 2013 (in Spanish)
- Dani Rodríguez y Coulibaly, primeros fichajes del Racing 2015/16 (Dani Rodríguez and Coulibaly, first signings of Racing 2015/16); Racing Santander, 2 July 2015 (in Spanish)
- El Albacete Balompié ficha a Dani Rodríguez (Albacete Balompié sign Dani Rodríguez); Vavel, 27 July 2016 (in Spanish)
- El RCD Mallorca firma a Dani Rodríguez hasta 2021 (RCD Mallorca sign Dani Rodríguez until 2021); RCD Mallorca, 18 June 2018 (in Spanish)
- Dani Rodríguez at Soccerway
- Dani Rodríguez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
External links
- Profile at the RCD Mallorca website
- Dani Rodríguez at BDFutbol
- Dani Rodríguez at Futbolme (in Spanish)