Dani Rodríguez (footballer, born 2005)

Daniel "Dani" Rodríguez Crespo (born 9 August 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Barcelona.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Crespo.
Dani Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Daniel Rodríguez Crespo[1]
Date of birth (2005-08-09) 9 August 2005
Place of birth Astigarraga, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Youth career
0000 Real Sociedad
2020– Barcelona
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Spain U17 6 (2)
2022– Spain U18 2 (1)

Club career

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]

International career

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]

References
  1. Dani Rodríguez at WorldFootball.net
  2. "El Barcelona presenta una oferta para llevarse a Dani Rodríguez de la Real Sociedad" [Barcelona presents an offer to take Dani Rodríguez from Real Sociedad]. larazon.es (in Spanish). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. Rogé, Albert (8 April 2020). "Barcelona sign young Real Sociedad star Dani Rodríguez". sport.es. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. Marín, Kike (9 April 2020). "El Barcelona 'birla' a la Real Sociedad una perla de la cantera: "Es una locura"" [Barcelona 'swipes' Real Sociedad a pearl from the quarry: "It's crazy"]. elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  5. "Mercato : Le Barça recrute une jeune pépite de la Real Sociedad" [Mercato: Barça recruits a young nugget from Real Sociedad]. 90min.com (in French). 8 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  6. Camacho, Ignacio (19 May 2022). "La perla del Barça Dani Rodríguez pone fin a su calvario" [The pearl of Barça Dani Rodríguez puts an end to his ordeal]. as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  7. König, Kosta (20 May 2022). "'The new Messi': Who's that Barca wonderkid running the show at Euro U17". tribuna.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
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