Andy Rodríguez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Andrés Rodríguez Gaitán | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Almuñécar, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Logroñés | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2006 | AD Almuñécar 77 | ||
| 2006–2009 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Real Madrid C | 95 | (13) |
| 2012–2014 | Levante B | 74 | (20) |
| 2014–2018 | Ponferradina | 130 | (16) |
| 2018– | Logroñés | 63 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2020 | |||
José Andrés Rodríguez Gaitán, commonly known as Andy (born 30 January 1990), is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Logroñés as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Almuñécar, Granada, Andalusia, Andy finished his graduation at Real Madrid's youth setup, and started playing as a senior with the C-team in the 2009–10 campaign, in Tercera División. On 5 August 2012 he moved to Levante UD, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[1]
On 8 July 2014, after scoring a career-best 11 goals, Andy signed a one-year deal with Segunda División's SD Ponferradina.[2] He played his first match as a professional on 24 August, starting in a 1–0 home win against CD Tenerife.[3]
Andy scored his first professional goal on 13 September 2014, netting his side's second in a 3–1 away win against CD Numancia.[4] He ended the season with six goals, being an ever-present figure as his side finished one point shy of the play-offs.
On 3 July 2018, free agent Andy signed for UD Logroñés in division three,[5] and helped in their first-ever promotion to the second division in 2020.
Personal life
Andy's younger brother Fran is also a footballer. A right back, he too was groomed at Real Madrid.[6]
References
- ^ Andy (Real Madrid C) ficha por el Levante UD y entrena con el primer equipo (Andy (Real Madrid C) signs for Levante UD and trains with the first team) Archived 2014-07-13 at the Wayback Machine; JoinFutbol, 5 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ La Ponferradina presenta a Gaitán (Ponferradina presents Gaitán); Marca, 8 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El gol olímpico de Infante marcó la diferencia (Infante's olympic goal makes the difference); Marca, 24 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ La Ponferradina continúa en racha (Ponferradina keeps on the run); Marca, 13 September 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Andy Rodríguez, nuevo jugador de la Unión Deportiva Logroñés" [Andy Rodríguez, new player of Unión Deportiva Logroñés] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Mou se lleva a Granada a Nacho, Pacheco y Andy" [Mou takes Nacho, Pacheco and Andy to Granada] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
External links
- Andy Rodríguez at BDFutbol
- Andy Rodríguez at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Andy at Soccerway