Fernando Rodríguez (Spanish footballer)
Fernando Rodríguez Ortega (born 11 May 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga 1 club Persis Solo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Rodríguez Ortega | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Pilas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Persis Solo | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sevilla | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Sevilla C | ||
| 2007–2009 | Sevilla B | 16 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Sevilla | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Ontinyent (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Jaén | 52 | (10) |
| 2011 | San Roque | 19 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Ceuta | 34 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Lucena | 37 | (12) |
| 2013–2014 | Cartagena | 36 | (18) |
| 2014–2015 | Hércules | 37 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Reus | 27 | (3) |
| 2016 | Cartagena | 11 | (2) |
| 2017 | Ceres–Negros | 32 | (26) |
| 2018 | Mitra Kukar | 30 | (15) |
| 2019 | Kedah | 40 | (21) |
| 2020–2022 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 7 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 26 | (24) |
| 2022– | Persis Solo | 37 | (15) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2023 | |||
Club career
Born in Pilas, Province of Seville, Rodríguez spent the vast majority of his career in the Spanish lower leagues. His professional input in his country consisted of two La Liga matches with Sevilla, as well as 16 in the Segunda División with their reserves. He made his debut in the former competition on 19 October 2008, coming on as a late substitute for Lautaro Acosta in a 1–0 away win against Almería where he was also booked.[1]
Rodríguez scored a career-best 18 goals in the 2013–14 season (adding two in the Copa del Rey) to help Cartagena to qualify for the promotion play-offs in Segunda División B, where they eventually fell short. In 2016, with the club still in that league, he returned for a second spell.[2]
In January 2017, the 29-year-old Rodríguez moved abroad for the first time, signing with Ceres–Negros of the Philippines Football League[3] and being officially announced on the 17th.[4] One year later, he switched to the Liga 1 with Mitra Kukar.[5]
On 28 November 2018, Rodríguez joined Malaysia Super League club Kedah.[6] On 8 January 2020 he joined Johor Darul Ta'zim II, a reserve team who competed in the country's second tier.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 September 2023.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sevilla B | 2007–08 | La Liga | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09 | Segunda División | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||||
| Sevilla | 2008–09 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Real Jaén | 2008–09 | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | Segunda División B | 35 | 10 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 39 | 10 | |||
| 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 64 | 10 | |||
| San Roque | 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 8 | ||
| AD Ceuta FC | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| Lucena CF | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 41 | 13 | |
| Cartagena | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 36 | 18 | 5 | 2 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 43 | 20 | |
| Hércules | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 41 | 6 | |
| Reus | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| Cartagena | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Ceres-Negros | 2017 | Singapore Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12[lower-alpha 3] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| Mitra Kukar | 2017 | Liga 1 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 31 | 17 | |
| Kedah FA | 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 9 | ||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Persis Solo | 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | 25 | 10 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga 1 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 374 | 105 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 419 | 118 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
- Appearance in Segunda División B play-offs
- Appearances in Asian Cup
- Appearance in Piala Presiden
References
- "El Sevilla tira de efectividad" [Sevilla resort to effectiveness]. El País (in Spanish). 19 October 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- Moya, Francisco J. (19 June 2016). "Fernando, la historia continúa" [Fernando, the story continues]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- "Fernando: "Tenía que aprovechar la oportunidad que me ha salido..."" [Fernando: "I had to seize this opportunity in front of me..."] (in Spanish). Sport Cartagena. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- "Ceres-Negros FC unveils new signings for AFC Cup campaign". Ceres FC. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- "Former Sevilla striker officially plays for Mitra Kukar". Netral News. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- Leong, Kelvin (28 November 2018). "Ex-Sevilla striker Fernando Rodriguez set for Kedah move from Indonesia". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- "Rodrigues and Hirose join JDT II". The Star. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
External links
- Fernando Rodríguez at BDFutbol
- Fernando Rodríguez at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Fernando Rodríguez at Soccerway