Rodri
Rodri as a Bristol City player in 2019
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Ríos Lozano[1]
Date of birth (1990-06-06) 6 June 1990[1]
Place of birth Soria, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Murcia
Number 9
Youth career
La Motilla
2007–2009 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Sevilla B 52 (28)
2010–2011 Sevilla 7 (1)
2011–2014 Barcelona B 35 (7)
2012–2013 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 11 (1)
2013 → Zaragoza (loan) 12 (2)
2013–2014 → Almería (loan) 27 (8)
2014–2016 1860 Munich 6 (1)
2015–2016 → Valladolid (loan) 34 (4)
2016–2017 Córdoba 40 (11)
2017–2018 Cultural Leonesa 39 (11)
2018–2019 Granada 33 (5)
2019–2020 Bristol City 6 (0)
2020–2021 Oviedo 39 (6)
2022 Logroñés 14 (0)
2022–2023 Ceuta 24 (20)
2023– Murcia 16 (4)
International career
2010–2011 Spain U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2023

Rodrigo Ríos Lozano (born 6 June 1990), commonly known as Rodri, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Real Murcia.

He achieved La Liga totals of 46 games and 11 goals for Sevilla, Zaragoza and Almería, as well as 220 matches and 46 goals in Segunda División for six clubs. Abroad, he played in the second tiers of England for Sheffield Wednesday and Bristol City, and Germany for 1860 Munich.

Club career

Early years

Born in Soria, Castile and León, Rodri grew up in Dos Hermanas, Province of Seville, where he was discovered by Sevilla FC scouts, thus entering the Andalusians' youth ranks. In 2009, he helped the Juvenil side win the Copa del Rey in the category after defeating Athletic Bilbao 3–2 in extra time, with two goals from the player.[2]

Sevilla

Rodri played the vast majority of his first year as a senior with Sevilla Atlético, in the Segunda División B. He was first called to the first team for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League round-of-16 tie against PFC CSKA Moscow, but did not leave the bench. Eventually, on 28 February 2010, he made his debut for the main squad – in La Liga – playing three minutes in a 0–0 home draw with Athletic Bilbao after having replaced Renato;[3] Manolo Jiménez was the club's manager.

Rodri's second game came almost three months later, in the last round of the season, playing the last ten minutes at UD Almería: in the 93rd minute, Frédéric Kanouté passed to Jesús Navas, who crossed the ball to the box. After a failed attempt by Sébastien Squillaci, the youngster scored the 3–2 winner through a bicycle kick. With this victory, Sevilla edged RCD Mallorca for the fourth place, thus returning to the UEFA Champions League;[4] the player's performance was subsequently praised in the local press.[5]

Barcelona

Rodri was acquired by FC Barcelona Atlètic on 16 August 2011, signing a four-year contract.[6] He made his official debut 11 days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home loss against Villarreal CF B in the Segunda División.[7]

Rodri was loaned to Sheffield Wednesday for 2012–13, with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the campaign.[8] He netted in his official debut, a 3–2 home win over Birmingham City in the Football League Championship.[9][10]

On 31 January 2013, Rodri returned to Barcelona, being immediately loaned to Real Zaragoza for the rest of the season and with the Aragonese having the option to extend a further year.[11] He scored the first of his two league goals on 30 March, opening the 1–1 home draw with Real Madrid,[12] but his team eventually suffered relegation as last.

Rodri joined fellow second-division side Almería in a season-long loan on 11 July 2013.[13] He made his debut for them on 19 August, starting and scoring twice but in a 3–2 home loss to Villarreal CF,[14] then proceeded to net five more times in the following 12 matches, including the game's only against Real Valladolid[15] and CA Osasuna.[16]

On 28 November 2013, Rodri suffered an injury in his right ankle,[17] returning to the squad weeks later. However, on 11 December he suffered a sprain in his left ankle,[18] being again sidelined until 22 February of the following year[19] when he played the last 19 minutes of a 0–0 home draw against Málaga CF.[20]

1860 Munich

Late in August 2014, Rodri joined German club TSV 1860 Munich, signing a contract until 2017.[21] He made his 2. Bundesliga debut on 20 September, replacing compatriot Edu Bedia at the hour mark of a 1–1 home draw against FC Ingolstadt 04.[22]

Rodri scored his first goal on 20 March 2015, after an assist by Korbinian Vollmann in a 1–1 draw with VfR Aalen also at the Allianz Arena.[23] On 4 August, he was loaned to Real Valladolid of the Spanish second tier in a season-long deal.[24]

Later career

On 27 July 2016, shortly after cutting ties with TSV by mutual consent,[25] Rodri returned to his homeland and penned a one-year contract with Córdoba CF.[26] He continued competing in the second division in the following seasons, with Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa[27] and Granada CF.[28]

On 16 October 2019, free agent Rodri signed a short-term deal with Bristol City lasting until January 2020, with the option of an extension until 30 June.[29][30] He returned to his homeland shortly after, joining Real Oviedo of division two for six months.[31]

After a shoulder injury in a September 2020 friendly, Rodri missed the first 13 matches of the new season for Oviedo, returning on 24 November away to CD Lugo.[32] After six months without a team, he dropped into the third tier for the first time in 11 years, signing with UD Logroñés of the new Primera Federación for the remainder of the campaign on 31 January 2022.[33]

Having not scored during his spell in La Rioja, Rodri remained in the same league by moving to AD Ceuta FC on 8 November 2022.[34] He scored on his debut as a second-half substitute four days later, the only goal in the first round of the Copa del Rey at CD Utrera;[35] he added another in a 3–2 home win over second-tier UD Ibiza in the next round[36] and then the only one of a defeat of top-flight Elche CF also at the Estadio Alfonso Murube on 3 January, putting the club in the last 16 for the first time in their history.[37] He ended the league season as top scorer with 20 goals from 24 games,[38] including a hat-trick on 26 February in a 3–1 away victory against Pontevedra CF.[39]

International career

Just two days after making his debut with Sevilla's first team, Rodri played for the first time with the Spanish under-21s.[40]

Career statistics

As of 5 July 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sevilla B 2009–10[41] Segunda División B 289———289
2010–11[41] Segunda División B 2419——2[lower-alpha 1]02619
Total 52280000205428
Sevilla 2009–10[41] La Liga 210000—21
2010–11[41] La Liga 5031100091
Total 71311000112
Barcelona B 2011–12[41] Segunda División 357———357
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2012–13[42] Championship 111——1[lower-alpha 2]0121
Zaragoza (loan) 2012–13[41] La Liga 122———122
Almería (loan) 2013–14[41] La Liga 278———278
1860 Munich 2014–15[42] 2. Bundesliga 61———61
Valladolid (loan) 2015–16[41] Segunda División 34410——354
Córdoba 2016–17[41] Segunda División 401131——4312
Cultural Leonesa 2017–18[41] Segunda División 391110——4011
Career total 2637482103027576
  1. ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League Cup

Honours

Sevilla

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rodri". Diario AS. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "El Sevilla, campeón de la Copa del Rey juvenil" [Sevilla, youth King's Cup champions]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 June 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Bilbao boost Euro hopes". ESPN Soccernet. 28 February 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Rodri fires Seviila [sic] into raptures". ESPN Soccernet. 15 May 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  5. ↑ Florido, Eduardo (17 May 2010). "Rodrigo Ríos Lozano nació para héroe" [Rodrigo Ríos Lozano was born to be a hero]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Rodri, refuerzo para el Barça B para las cuatro próximas temporadas" [Rodri, Barça B addition for the next four seasons] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "El Villarreal B torpedea al filial azulgrana" [Villarreal B torpedo azulgrana reserves]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 August 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Barcelona B striker Rodri joins Sheffield Wednesday on loan". BBC Sport. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Sheffield Wed 3–2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday boss Dave Jones praises Rodri debut". BBC Sport. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Rodri joins Real Zaragoza". Marca. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Zaragoza claim surprise Madrid point". ESPN FC. 30 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Rodri llega cedido al Almería por el Barça" [Rodri arrives on loan to Almería from Barça]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 July 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Valiant Villarreal open with win". ESPN FC. 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  15. ↑ Liceras, Ángel (2 November 2013). "Muñiz volvió a decidir" [Muñiz decided again]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  16. ↑ Vázquez, Toni (8 November 2013). "Osasuna 0–1 Almería: Un gol de Rodri que vale tres puntos" [Osasuna 0–1 Almería: Rodri goal is worth three points] (in Spanish). Goal. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  17. ↑ "Rodri se une a las bajas de Corona y Pellerano" [Rodri joins sidelined Corona and Pellerano] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 28 November 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  18. ↑ "Rodri sufre un esguice de grado 2 en su tobillo izquierdo y será baja para los próximos partidos" [Rodri suffers a grade II sprain in his left ankle and will be sidelined for the following matches] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 11 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  19. ↑ "¡Todos disponibles!" [All available!] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  20. ↑ "All square at Almeria". ESPN FC. 22 February 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  21. ↑ "Rodri will für die Löwen treffen" [Rodri wants to score for the Lions] (in German). 1860 Munich. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  22. ↑ "Ingolstadt scheitert an sich selbst" [Ingolstadt defeat themselves] (in German). Kicker. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  23. ↑ "Rodris Premierentor rettet Sechzig einen Zähler" [Rodri's first goal rescues point for the Sixty] (in German). Kicker. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  24. ↑ "El Real Valladolid refuerza su ataque con Rodri" [Real Valladolid bolster attack with Rodri] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  25. ↑ "1860 löst Vertrag mit Rodri auf" [1860 cancel Rodri's contract] (in German). Sport1. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  26. ↑ "Rodri, nuevo futbolista del Córdoba CF" [Rodri, new footballer of Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  27. ↑ "La 'Cultu' ficha a Rodri y sus goles" ['Cultu' sign Rodri and his goals]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 July 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  28. ↑ Terrón, Julio (1 July 2018). "El Granada refuerza su ataque con Rodri" [Granada bolster their offence with Rodri]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  29. ↑ "Rodri: Bristol City sign ex-Barcelona B and Sheffield Wednesday striker". BBC Sport. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  30. ↑ "Bristol City sign former Spain Under-21 striker Rodri on short-term deal". Evening Express. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  31. ↑ "Rodri Ríos signs for Real Oviedo". Real Oviedo. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  32. ↑ Suárez, María (20 November 2020). "Rodri Ríos vuelve a una convocatoria cuatro meses después" [Rodri Ríos returns to a matchday squad after four months]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  33. ↑ "Rodri Ríos, nuevo jugador de la Logroñés" [Rodri Ríos, new Logroñés player] (in Spanish). Grada 3. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  34. ↑ Fraguas, Ángel (8 November 2022). "El exdelantero de la Cultural Rodri Ríos, nuevo fichaje de la AD Ceuta" [Former Cultural forward Rodri Ríos, new AD Ceuta signing]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  35. ↑ Navas, Javier (13 November 2022). "(0–1) Un gol del debutante Rodri le da la clasificación al Ceuta en Utrera en la Copa del Rey" [(0–1) A goal from debutant Rodri puts Ceuta through in the King's Cup in Utrera] (in Spanish). Radio Televisión Ceuta. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  36. ↑ García, Sergio (21 December 2022). "El Ceuta saca los colores al Ibiza y se medirá con un Primera" [Ceuta take Ibiza's scalp and will measure up to a Primera team]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  37. ↑ Mejías, Noelia (4 January 2023). "Un ex del Oviedo protagoniza la mayor sorpresa de la Copa" [A former Oviedo player was the protagonist of the biggest surprise in the Cup] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  38. 1 2 Morcillo, Fernando (27 May 2023). "Rodri Ríos: "Este equipo se merece la permanencia"" [Rodri Ríos: "This team deserves to stay up"]. El Faro de Ceuta (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  39. ↑ Amil, Nieves D. (26 February 2023). "El Pontevedra CF, colista tras caer en Pasarón ante el Ceuta (1–3)" [Pontevedra CF, dead last after falling in Pasarón to Ceuta (1–3)]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  40. ↑ Sevillano, Jesús (2 March 2010). "Rodri debuta con la Sub-21 y Capel cierra la victoria ante Liechtenstein" [Rodri makes Under-21 debut and Capel closes win against Liechtenstein]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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  42. 1 2 Rodri at WorldFootball.net
  43. ↑ Besa, Ramón (19 May 2010). "Ganó el serio, cayó el alegre" [Serious won, playful lost]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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