Rayco
Personal information
Full name Rayco Rodríguez Medina
Date of birth (1996-11-24) 24 November 1996
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Amorebieta
Number 17
Youth career
Almenara
Las Palmas
2012–2015 Acodetti
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Betis B 23 (2)
2016–2018 Pobla Mafumet 62 (12)
2016 Gimnàstic 0 (0)
2018–2020 Polvorín 59 (21)
2020–2021 Deportivo B 11 (4)
2021 Deportivo La Coruña 11 (0)
2021–2022 Unionistas 36 (5)
2022– Amorebieta 51 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023

Rayco Rodríguez Medina (born 24 November 1996), known as Rayco Rodríguez or simply Rayco, is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Amorebieta. Mainly a right winger, he can also play as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Rayco represented UD Almenara, UD Las Palmas and Acodetti CF as a youth. On 6 August 2015, after impressing on a trial, he joined Real Betis and was immediately assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[1]

Rayco made his senior debut on 22 August 2015, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Mérida AD.[2] His first goal came on 4 October, but in a 2–4 loss against Real Jaén also at the Ciudad Deportiva Luis del Sol.[3]

On 8 July 2016, Rayco moved to another reserve team, CF Pobla de Mafumet in Tercera División.[4] On 1 December he made his first team debut, coming on as a late substitute for Elvir Maloku in a 0–3 home loss against Deportivo Alavés for the season's Copa del Rey.[5]

On 11 July 2018, free agent Rayco signed a two-year deal with CD Lugo, being assigned to the farm team in the fourth tier.[6] On 31 August 2020, he joined Deportivo de La Coruña's B-team also in division four.[7]

On 2 February 2021, Rayco was definitely promoted to Depor's first team in Primera División RFEF.[8] He continued to appear in that division in the following years, representing Unionistas de Salamanca CF[9] and SD Amorebieta;[10] with the latter, he was a first-choice as the club achieved promotion to Segunda División.

References

  1. ↑ "Rayco, nueva incorporación del Betis B" [Rayco, new addition of Betis B] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "El Betis B empieza con mal pie (0–1)" [Betis B start with a bad foot (0–1)] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Derrota del Betis B ante el Real Jaén (2–4)" [Defeat from Betis B against Real Jaén (2–4)] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Dues noves incorporacions per a l'atac del CF Pobla" [Two new additions for the attack of CF Pobla] (in Catalan). Esports del Camp. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Toquero invita a otra ronda" [Toquero invites to another round] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Gustavo Quezada y Rayco Rodríguez se suman al proyecto del CD Lugo" [Gustavo Quezada and Rayco Rodríguez join the project of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Rayco refuerza el ataque del Fabril" [Rayco bolsters the attack of Fabril] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Rayco incorpórase á disciplina do primeiro equipo" [Rayco joins the first team] (in Galician). Deportivo La Coruña. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Oficial: Rayco, nuevo jugador de Unionistas" [Official: Rayco, new player of Unionistas] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Rayco Rodríguez, nuevo refuerzo de los azules" [Rayco Rodríguez, new addition of the blues] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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