José Luis Rodríguez (footballer, born 1998)

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José Luis Rodríguez (footballer, born 1998)

José Luis Rodríguez Francis (born 19 June 1998), commonly known as Puma, is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Juárez, on loan from Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade, and the Panama national team.[2]

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José Luis Rodríguez
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Rodríguez with Panama at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name José Luis Rodríguez Francis[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Panama City, Panama[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Juárez
(on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
Number 11
Youth career
Chorrillo[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Chorrillo 16 (1)
2016Gent II (loan) 6 (1)
2016–2018 Gent II 44 (7)
2018 Istra 1961 8 (1)
2019–2020 Alavés B 48 (4)
2020–2022 Alavés 1 (0)
2020–2021Lugo (loan) 26 (5)
2021–2022Sporting Gijón (loan) 35 (3)
2022–2024 Famalicão 30 (2)
2024– Red Star Belgrade 5 (1)
2024–Juárez (loan) 19 (1)
International career
2014–2015 Panama U17[4] 4+ (1+)
2018– Panama 53 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:45, 5 March 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:49, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
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Personal life

Rodríguez grew up in El Chorrillo, Panama City and is the brother of retired Chorrillo captain Marcos Villarreal.[3] He was nicknamed "Cocobolo" at a young age for his short hair.[3]

Club career

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Rodríguez played for hometown club Chorrillo in his youth.[3] In the 2015–16 season of the Liga Panameña de Fútbol, he made his debut on 17 July 2015 in a 0–1 away loss against Atlético Chiriquí.[2] His first and only goal of the season came on 2 April 2016 in a 3–2 away win against Alianza, scoring the winning goal for Chorrillo in the 90th minute.[5] In 2016, Rodríguez moved to the under-21 team of Belgium club Gent on loan with an option to buy.[6][7][8] On 9 December 2016, Gent signed Rodríguez on a permanent deal, with a contract lasting until 2019.[9] In September 2018 he signed for Croatian club Istra 1961.[10]

On 1 February 2019, Rodríguez joined Deportivo Alavés and would play for their B-team.[11] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 10 July of the following year, replacing Joselu in a 0–2 away loss against Real Madrid.[12]

On 4 September 2020, Rodríguez renewed his contract with Alavés until 2022,[13] and was immediately loaned to Segunda División side CD Lugo for the season.[14] On 30 July of the following year, he moved to fellow league team Sporting de Gijón also in a temporary deal.[15]

On 15 August 2022, Rodríguez signed a four-year contract with Primeira Liga side F.C. Famalicão.[16]

International career

Rodríguez was called up to the Panama under-17 team in 2014,[17] scoring on 3 March 2015 against Haiti in the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[4]

On 14 May 2018, Rodríguez was included in Panama's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the country's first ever FIFA World Cup.[18] Rodríguez made his international debut for Panama on 29 May 2018 in a 0–0 friendly home draw against Northern Ireland.[2] The following day, Rodríguez was included in Panama's final 23-man World Cup squad.[19]

Rodríguez made his World Cup debut in Panama's opening match on 18 June 2018 in a 0–3 loss to Belgium, starting the match before being substituted in the 63rd minute for Ismael Díaz.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2024[2]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chorrillo 2015–16 Liga Panameña 16100161
Istra 1961 2018–19 Prva HNL 811091
Alavés B 2018–19 Tercera División 133133
2019–20 Segunda División B 242242
Total 3750000375
Alavés 2019–20 La Liga 100010
Lugo (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 26500265
Sporting Gijón (loan) 2021–22 Segunda División 35040390
Famalicão 2022–23 Primeira Liga 712110102
2023–24 Primeira Liga 2311000241
Total 3023110343
Red Star Belgrade 2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga 5100100061
Juárez (loan) 2024–25 Liga MX 9090
Career total 167158110100017716
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    International

    As of match played 18 November 2024[21]
    More information National team, Year ...
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Panama 2018100
    201980
    2021142
    202280
    202342
    202493
    Total537
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    Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[21]
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    List of international goals scored by José Luis Rodríguez
    No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    121 July 2021Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida, United States Grenada2–03–12021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
    23–0
    313 October 2023Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao Curaçao2–02–12023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
    420 November 2023Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Costa Rica2–03–1
    56 June 2024Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Guyana2–02–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
    69 June 2024Estadio Nacional, Managua, Nicaragua Montserrat3–13–1
    718 November 2024Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Costa Rica2–12–22024–25 Nations League QF
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