Ángel Rodríguez (footballer, born 1987)

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

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

Ángel Luis Rodríguez Díaz (born 26 April 1987), known simply as Ángel, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for CD Tenerife.

Ángel

Ángel with Getafe in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Ángel Luis Rodríguez Díaz[1]
Date of birth	(1987-04-26) 26 April 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Tenerife
Number	9
Youth career
	Tenerife
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Tenerife B	17	(2)
2006–2010	Tenerife	103	(16)
2007	→ Real Madrid B (loan)	3	(0)
2008	→ Osasuna B (loan)	17	(4)
2010–2012	Elche	66	(28)
2012–2014	Levante	20	(3)
2013	→ Elche (loan)	15	(4)
2014–2015	Eibar	15	(0)
2015–2017	Zaragoza	74	(32)
2017–2021	Getafe	135	(36)
2021–2023	Mallorca	46	(5)
2023–	Tenerife	52	(11)
International career
2006	Spain U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:52, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Tenerife

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Ángel emerged through the youth ranks of local CD Tenerife, scoring seven Segunda División goals in his first full professional season. He split 2007–08 on loan to Segunda División B teams Real Madrid Castilla and CA Osasuna B.^[2]

Ángel returned to the Canary Islands for 2008–09, being an important attacking element as the club returned to La Liga after a seven-year absence.^[3] He made his debut in the competition on 29 August 2009, in a 1–0 away loss against Real Zaragoza (ten minutes played).^[4] He contributed one goal^[5] in 24 games – all as a substitute – during the campaign, in an eventual relegation.

Elche, Levante and Eibar

In the summer of 2010, Ángel returned to the second division as he signed with Elche CF.^[6] On 23 April 2011, he scored all of his side's goals in a 3–0 home win over SD Huesca,^[7] totalling 29 during his spell at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero,^[8][9] including once in the unsuccessful promotion playoffs against Real Valladolid.^[10]

Ángel joined top-flight team Levante UD on 15 June 2012, agreeing to a 2+1 deal.^[11] He scored twice in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League in the first half of the season^[12][13] but, after seeing playing opportunities limited, returned to former side Elche in January 2013 on loan.^[14]

Levante did not renew his contract after the end of the 2013–14 campaign and on 9 July, Ángel moved to newly promoted SD Eibar on a one-year deal, with an option to extend for a further year.^[15]

Zaragoza

On 13 July 2015, Ángel signed a two-year deal for Zaragoza of the second tier.^[16] In 2016–17, he scored a career-best 21 goals.^[17]

On 7 June 2017, the club announced that they had ceased all negotiations regarding a possible contract renewal after Ángel said that he would rather lose against his former team Tenerife in the last match of the season.^[18]

Getafe

Ángel joined Getafe CF on 6 July 2017, until 2020.^[19] He scored 13 times in his first year, helping them finish eighth in the top tier.^[20]

Mallorca

On 2 July 2021, free agent Ángel signed a two-year contract with RCD Mallorca, newly promoted to the top division.^[21] He was mainly a reserve during his tenure, totalling 11 goals in all competitions.^[22][23]

Tenerife return

On 23 June 2023, Ángel returned to his first club Tenerife on a two-year contract.^[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 May 2022^[25][26][27]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tenerife	2005–06	Segunda División	17	2	0	0	—		—		17	2
	2006–07	Segunda División	29	7	1	1	—		—		30	8
	2008–09	Segunda División	33	6	2	0	—		—		35	6
	2009–10	La Liga	24	1	2	0	—		—		26	1
	Total		103	16	5	1	0	0	0	0	108	17
Real Madrid B (loan)	2007–08	Segunda División B	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
Osasuna B (loan)	2007–08	Segunda División B	17	4	—		—		2[a]	0	19	4
Elche	2010–11	Segunda División	27	15	0	0	—		4[b]	1	31	16
	2011–12	Segunda División	39	13	2	0	—		—		41	13
	Total		66	28	2	0	0	0	4	1	72	29
Levante	2012–13	La Liga	10	1	4	0	6[c]	2	—		20	3
	2013–14	La Liga	10	2	5	0	—		—		15	2
	Total		20	3	9	0	6	2	0	0	35	5
Elche (loan)	2012–13	Segunda División	15	4	0	0	—		—		15	4
Eibar	2014–15	La Liga	15	0	2	0	—		—		17	0
Zaragoza	2015–16	Segunda División	35	11	1	1	—		—		36	12
	2016–17	Segunda División	39	21	0	0	—		—		39	21
	Total		74	32	1	1	0	0	0	0	75	33
Getafe	2017–18	La Liga	33	13	1	0	—		—		34	13
	2018–19	La Liga	37	8	5	5	—		—		42	13
	2019–20	La Liga	32	10	2	1	8[c]	3	—		42	14
	2020–21	La Liga	33	5	2	1	—		—		35	6
	Total		135	36	10	7	8	3	0	0	153	46
Mallorca	2021–22	La Liga	29	4	4	4	—		—		33	8
Career total			477	127	33	13	14	5	6	1	530	146

1. Appearances in relegation playoffs
2. Appearances in promotion playoffs
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Elche

• Segunda División: 2012–13^[28]

Individual

• Segunda División Player of the Month: August 2016^[29]
• Copa del Rey top scorer: 2018–19 (5 goals)^[30]

References

1. "Ángel" (in Spanish). Getafe CF. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
2. ¿Quién es Ángel Rodríguez, futurible del Barcelona? Trayectoria, goles y palmarés (Who is Ángel Rodríguez, linked with Barcelona? Career, goals and honours); Goal, 5 February 2020 (in Spanish)
3. Once años del último ascenso a Primera División (Eleventh anniversary of last promotion to Primera División); Vavel, 13 June 2020 (in Spanish)
4. Real Zaragoza 1–0 Tenerife; ESPN Soccernet, 29 August 2009
5. Tenerife pull off stunning comeback; ESPN Soccernet, 29 November 2009
6. Ángel ficha por el Elche (Ángel signs for Elche); El Diario Montañés, 7 July 2010 (in Spanish)
7. El Elche, con un gran Ángel, se asienta en la zona noble (Elche, with great Ángel, consolidate in top half of table); Diario AS, 23 April 2011 (in Spanish)
8. Duelo goleador: Ángel vs Nino (Scoring duel: Ángel vs Nino); Las Provincias, 28 October 2010 (in Spanish)
9. Ángel, el goleador paciente (Ángel, the patient goal scorer); El País, 6 May 2011 (in Spanish)
10. La fe mueve montañas y se lleva por delante al Valladolid (Faith can move a mountain and steamrolls Valladolid); Marca, 12 June 2011 (in Spanish)
11. El Levante refuerza su ataque con Ángel (Levante bolster attack with Ángel); Marca, 15 June 2012 (in Spanish)
12. Levante through after delivering Helsingborg KO; UEFA, 22 November 2012
13. Hannover finish ahead of last-gasp Levante; UEFA, 6 December 2012
14. El retorno soñado del goleador (The scorer's dream return); La Verdad, 26 February 2013 (in Spanish)
15. Ángel Rodríguez nuevo fichaje armero (Ángel Rodríguez, new armero signing); SD Eibar, 9 July 2014 (in Spanish)
16. Ángel Rodríguez refuerza el ataque del Real Zaragoza (Ángel Rodríguez bolsters Real Zaragoza's attack); Real Zaragoza, 13 July 2015 (in Spanish)
17. De Ángel a demonio (From Angel to demon) Archived 10 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Cadena SER, 8 June 2017 (in Spanish)
18. El Real Zaragoza da por concluidas las negociaciones para la renovación de Ángel (Real Zaragoza conclude Ángel renewal negotiations); Real Zaragoza, 7 June 2017 (in Spanish)
19. Ángel, nuevo azulón (Ángel, new azulón); Getafe CF, 6 July 2017 (in Spanish)
20. Ángel: "Estoy en el momento más dulce de mi carrera" (Ángel: "I'm in the sweetest moment of my career"); Marca, 18 August 2018 (in Spanish)
21. "Ángel Luis Rodríguez signs for RCD Mallorca". RCD Mallorca. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
22. "Ángel Rodríguez decide su futuro" [Ángel Rodríguez decides his future] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
23. "¡Gracias por todo! Ángel Rodríguez" [Thanks for everything! Ángel Rodríguez] (in Spanish). Twitter. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
24. "Ángel Rodríguez regresa a casa" [Ángel Rodríguez returns home] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
25. Ángel at Soccerway
26. Ángel at WorldFootball.net
27. Ángel at FBref.com
28. El Elche, campeón de Segunda (Elche, Segunda champions); Marca, 26 May 2013 (in Spanish)
29. "Ángel Rodríguez, Mejor Jugador de LaLiga 1|2|3 en agosto" [Ángel Rodríguez, Best 1|2|3 League player in August] (in Spanish). La Liga. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
30. ¿Qué fue de los pichichis de las diez últimas Copas del Rey? (What happened to the pichichis of the last ten King's Cups?); Diario AS, 27 January 2020 (in Spanish)

External links

• Ángel at BDFutbol
• Ángel at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Ángel at AS.com (in Spanish)