José Rodríguez (footballer, born 1994)

For other people named José Rodríguez, see José Rodríguez (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

José Rodríguez Martínez (born 16 December 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

José Rodríguez

Rodríguez playing for Deportivo in 2014
Personal information
Full name	José Rodríguez Martínez[1]
Date of birth	(1994-12-16) 16 December 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Villajoyosa, Spain[1]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Youth career
2002–2007	Villajoyosa
2007–2009	Hércules
2009–2012	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Real Madrid B	61	(4)
2012–2015	Real Madrid	1	(0)
2014–2015	→ Deportivo La Coruña (loan)	25	(2)
2015–2016	Galatasaray	14	(0)
2016–2019	Mainz 05	2	(0)
2017	→ Málaga (loan)	6	(0)
2017–2018	→ Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan)	19	(2)
2018–2019	→ Fortuna Sittard (loan)	24	(2)
2019–2020	Málaga	0	(0)
2020	→ Fuenlabrada (loan)	14	(1)
2020–2022	Maccabi Haifa	56	(1)
2022–2023	Union SG	9	(0)
2023–2024	Hapoel Tel Aviv	12	(0)
2024	Adana Demirspor	7	(0)
International career
2010	Spain U17	5	(1)
2013	Spain U19	8	(1)
2013	Spain U20	1	(0)
2015	Spain U21	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2024

He began his career at Real Madrid, where he played mostly in the reserves, and was loaned to Deportivo before being sold to Galatasaray. He subsequently represented Mainz 05 (where he had loan spells with Málaga, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Fortuna Sittard), and Málaga (also being loaned to Fuenlabrada). He joined Maccabi Haifa in 2020.

Rodríguez represented Spain up to under-21 level.

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Villajoyosa, Alicante, Valencian Community of Romani descent,^[2] Rodríguez played for three clubs as a youth, finishing his youth career with Real Madrid who he joined at the age of 14. He made his senior debut three years later, with Real Madrid Castilla in the Segunda División.^[3]

On 30 October 2012, Rodríguez was called up to the first team for the first time, as manager José Mourinho picked him for a match against CD Alcoyano in that season's Copa del Rey;^[4] he came on as a substitute at half-time, and scored the third goal in a 4–1 away win.^[5][6]

Rodríguez made his La Liga debut on 1 December 2012, playing the last minute of a 2–0 victory over Atlético Madrid.^[7] Three days later, he became the youngest player ever to appear for Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League match at 17 years and 354 days, when he replaced Kaká in the 4–1 group stage defeat of AFC Ajax.^[8]

In 2013–14, Rodríguez made 37 appearances and scored four times as Castilla were relegated to Segunda División B. He was booked 14 times during the campaign, being sent off on 15 February 2014 in a 3–1 win over FC Barcelona B at the Alfredo di Stéfano Stadium.^[9]

On 22 July 2014, Rodríguez joined Deportivo de La Coruña in a season-long loan deal.^[10] He played 27 competitive games, with his side narrowly avoiding relegation; his first top-flight goals came in 2–2 draws against Rayo Vallecano and Granada CF, both at home.^[11][12]

Galatasaray

Rodríguez signed for Galatasaray SK in the summer of 2015, after agreeing to a four-year contract.^[13] Unused in the Süper Lig opener at Sivasspor on 15 August, he made his debut nine days later by starting in a 1–2 loss to Osmanlıspor at the Türk Telekom Arena.^[14]

Mainz

On 29 June 2016, Rodríguez moved to 1. FSV Mainz 05 on a four-year deal.^[15] He was sent off a mere five minutes into his German Bundesliga debut, after a dangerous challenge on FC Augsburg's Dominik Kohr in an eventual 1–3 home defeat.^[16]

On the very last day of the 2017 January transfer window, Rodríguez was loaned to Málaga CF until June.^[17] He was again ejected in his second appearance, being booked twice in an eventual 2–1 home win against UD Las Palmas.^[18]

Rodríguez left on loan for a third time in August 2018, joining Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard.^[19]

Málaga return

On 18 August 2019, Rodríguez returned to Málaga after agreeing to a three-year contract.^[20] However, due to the club's financial problems, he was not registered for the first half of the campaign,^[21] and was subsequently loaned to fellow second-tier CF Fuenlabrada the following 30 January.^[22]

Maccabi Haifa

Rodríguez returned to the Israeli Premier League on 10 September 2020, after he signed with Maccabi Haifa F.C. on a yearly salary of €270,000.^[23] On 1 March 2021, his cousin died in Spain aged 29 from COVID-19 complications, and it was decided that the team's players would wear black armbands in the next match in her memory.^[24] He scored the winning goal two days later, a powerful long-range volley in a 2–1 victory over Hapoel Tel Aviv FC, which earned him praise from Israeli pundits^[24] as well as Spanish media.^[25][26]

Union Saint-Gilloise

Rodriguez joined Belgian Pro League side Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in summer 2022.^[27][28] On 15 February 2023, he terminated his two-year contract by mutual consent.^[29]

International career

Rodríguez captained Spain at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Lithuania. In the semi-final against France, he scored a penalty kick to open a 2–1 defeat after extra time.^[30]

Career statistics

As of 1 June 2022^[31][32][1]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Madrid B	2012–13	Segunda División	24	0	—		—		—		24	0
	2013–14	Segunda División	37	4	—		—		—		37	4
	Total		61	4	—		—		—		61	4
Real Madrid	2012–13	La Liga	1	0	2	1	1[a]	0	—		4	1
	2013–14	La Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		1	0	2	1	1	0	—		4	1
Deportivo (loan)	2014–15	La Liga	25	2	2	0	—		—		27	2
Galatasaray	2015–16	Süper Lig	14	0	6	0	3[a]	0	0	0	23	0
Mainz 05	2016–17	Bundesliga	2	0	2	0	1[b]	0	—		5	0
Málaga (loan)	2016–17	La Liga	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan)	2017–18	Israeli Premier League	19	2	1	0	—		2[c]	0	22	2
Fortuna Sittard (loan)	2018–19	Eredivisie	24	2	4	0	—		—		28	2
Fuenlabrada	2019–20	Segunda División	14	1	0	0	—		—		14	1
Maccabi Haifa	2020–21	Israeli Premier League	29	1	4	0	3[b]	0	—		36	1
	2021–22	Israeli Premier League	27	0	5	0	6[d]	0	2[e]	0	40	0
	Total		56	1	9	0	9	0	2	0	76	1
Union Saint-Gilloise	2022–23	Belgian Pro League	9	0	1	0	3[b]	0	—		13	0
	Total		9	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	13	0
Hapoel Tel Aviv	2023–24	Israeli Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			231	12	23	1	17	0	4	0	279	13

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in Toto Cup
4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. One appearance in Israeli Super Cup, one appearance in Toto Cup

Honours

Galatasaray

• Turkish Cup: 2015–16^[31]

Maccabi Tel Aviv

• Toto Cup: 2017–18^[33]

Maccabi Haifa

• Israeli Premier League: 2020–21, 2021–22^[31]
• Toto Cup: 2021–22^[31]
• Israel Super Cup: 2021^[31]

References

1. José Rodríguez at WorldFootball.net
2. José Rodríguez Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Perarnau Magazine, 18 June 2012 (in Spanish)
3. José Rodríguez: “We're playing very well at home and winning the matches” Archived 1 February 2013 at archive.today; Real Madrid CF, 14 September 2012
4. Mourinho calls up 17 players for the debut in the Copa del Rey Archived 1 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Real Madrid CF, 30 October 2012
5. José Rodríguez made his debut on Real Madrid with a goal Archived 4 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Real Madrid CF, 31 October 2012
6. José Rodríguez: “Mourinho told me to stay calm and play like I do in my usual team” Archived 6 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Real Madrid CF, 31 October 2012
7. 2–0: Ronaldo and Özil decide the derby; Real Madrid CF, 1 December 2012
8. José Rodríguez becomes the youngest player in Real Madrid’s history to play in the European Cup Archived 8 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Real Madrid CF, 4 December 2012
9. "3–1. La intensidad del Castilla desmonta el orden del Barcelona B" [3–1. Castilla's intensity dismantles Barcelona B's order]. La Información (in Spanish). 15 February 2014. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
10. José Rodríguez, nuevo jugador del Deportivo (José Rodríguez, new player of Deportivo); Deportivo La Coruña, 22 July 2014 (in Spanish)
11. Malagón, Manuel (31 August 2014). "Ba destruye lo que crean Aquino y Bueno" [Ba destroys what Aquino and Bueno create]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2016.
12. Villalobos, Fran (25 January 2015). "Un punto de mejora con Abel" [Point of improvement under Abel]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2016.
13. Galatasaray'dan Jose Rodriguez sürprizi! (Jose Rodriguez a surprise for Galatasaray!); NTV, 27 July 2015 (in Turkish)
14. "Galatasaray 1–2 Osmanlıspor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 25 August 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
15. ""Hoch veranlagt": Mainz 05 verpflichtet José Rodriguez" ["Highly-rated": Mainz 05 acquire José Rodriguez] (in German). Kicker. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
16. "Mainz greift durch: Geldstrafe für Rotsünder Rodriguez" [Mainz get tough: money penalty for red fiend Rodriguez] (in German). T-Online. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
17. Gallot, Chloe (31 January 2017). "Robin Quaison arrives while José Rodriguez leaves 1. FSV Mainz 05". Vavel. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
18. Rincón, Jaime (20 February 2017). "El Málaga vuelve a sonreír" [Málaga smile again]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2017.
19. "Fortuna haalt Spanjaard met Real Madrid-verleden naar Sittard" [Fortuna bring Spaniard with Real Madrid past to Sittard] (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
20. "The second signing already knows the house: José Rodríguez". Málaga CF. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
21. "José Rodríguez: "Mi idea es quedarme si me inscriben"" [José Rodríguez: "My idea is to stay if they register me"] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 22 October 2019. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
22. "José Rodríguez, loaned out to CF Fuenlabrada". Málaga CF. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
23. Ben Dor, Doron (10 September 2020). "עכשיו זה רשמי: חוסה רודריגס חתם במכבי חיפה" [Now it's official: José Rodríguez signed with Maccabi Haifa] (in Hebrew). One. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
24. Weiss, Shlomo (4 March 2021). "מכבי חיפה: "הניצחון הכי משמעותי העונה". דוניו צפוי להיעדר בשבת - וואלה! ספורט" [Maccabi Haifa: "The most significant victory this season". Donyoh expected to be absent on Saturday] (in Hebrew). Walla!. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
25. "José Rodríguez lleva unos meses en Israel y ya tiene al país a sus pies por golazos como éste" [José Rodríguez has been in Israel for a few months and already has country at his feet with wonder goals like this one]. Marca (in Spanish). 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
26. Emergui, Sal (9 June 2021). "José Rodríguez, jugador del Maccabi Haifa: "La gente habla de Israel desde la ignorancia"" [José Rodríguez, Maccabi Haifa player: "People talk about Israel from an ignorance standpoint"]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2021.
27. "L'Union recrute l'Espagnol José Rodriguez" [Union sign Spain's José Rodriguez] (in French). BX1. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
28. Miller, Vincent (7 September 2022). "José Rodriguez, du Real Madrid à l'Union Saint-Gilloise: "Avec Ancelotti, j'ai perdu la confiance que Mourinho m'avait donnée"" [José Rodriguez, from Real Madrid to Union Saint-Gilloise: "With Ancelotti, I lost the confidence that Mourinho had given me"]. Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
29. "L'Union SG et José Rodriguez se séparent d'un commun accord" [Union SG and José Rodriguez separate by mutual agreement] (in French). Union Saint-Gilloise. 15 February 2023. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
30. "A mishap condemns Spain in extra time (1–2)". Royal Spanish Football Federation. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
31. "José Rodríguez". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
32. "José Rodríguez". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
33. "בפעם החמישית: מכבי ת"א זכתה בגביע הטוטו" [For the fifth time: Maccabi Tel Aviv won the Toto Cup] (in Hebrew). One. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.

External links

• José Rodríguez at BDFutbol
• José Rodríguez at AS.com (in Spanish)
• José Rodríguez at FBref.com