| Echu | |
| Full Name: | Jesús Rodríguez Ortuño |
| Birth Date: | 11 February 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Almuñécar, Spain |
| Height: | 1.73 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Málaga City |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Granada |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Almería |
| Youthyears3: | 2012–2016 |
| Youthclubs3: | Málaga |
| Youthyears4: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs4: | Real Madrid |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | → El Ejido (loan) |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Rayo Majadahonda (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2023 |
| Caps4: | 69 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Caps5: | 24 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 10:42, 29 July 2024 (UTC) |
Jesús Rodríguez Ortuño (born 11 February 1998), commonly known as Echu, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left winger for Málaga City.
Born in Almuñécar, Granada, Andalusia, Echu joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2016, from Málaga CF. On 17 July 2017, he was loaned to Segunda División B side CD El Ejido for one year.[1]
Echu made his senior debut on 20 August 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 away draw against FC Jumilla. He scored his first senior goal on 24 September 2017 by netting his team's second in a 5–1 home routing of CF Lorca Deportiva,[2] and finished the season with four goals in 32 appearances.
On 16 July 2018, Echu joined Segunda División side CF Rayo Majadahonda also in a temporary deal.[3] He made his professional debut on 13 September, starting in a 2–1 away defeat of UD Las Palmas, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4]
On 20 July 2019, Echu moved to Granada CF, a club he already represented as a youth, and was assigned to the reserves in the third division.[5]