| Monchu | |
| Fullname: | Ramón Rodríguez Jiménez |
| Birth Date: | 13 September 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Palma, Spain |
| Height: | 1.73 m[1] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Aris |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Mallorca |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Barcelona |
| Years1: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Barcelona B |
| Caps1: | 63 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Barcelona |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Girona (loan) |
| Caps3: | 39 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Granada |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Valladolid (loan) |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs6: | Real Valladolid |
| Caps6: | 75 |
| Goals6: | 9 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Aris |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 4 August 2024 |
Ramón Rodríguez Jiménez (born 13 September 1999), commonly known as Monchu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club Aris.[2]
Born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Monchu joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2012, from RCD Mallorca.[3] After progressing through the youth setup, he made his senior debut with the reserves on 15 December 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Oriol Busquets in a 3–1 away loss against Cádiz CF in the Segunda División.[4]
Monchu made his first team debut on 8 August 2020, coming off the bench in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg against SSC Napoli.[5]
On 22 September 2020, Monchu joined Girona FC in the second division on loan for the season, with a buyout clause.[6] He scored his first goal for Girona the following 18 October in a 1–0 home victory against Real Oviedo.[7]
On 16 July 2021, Granada CF announced the singing of Monchu from Barcelona on a free transfer, with Barça reserving a right to 50% of any future sale and a buy-back option.[8] [9] He made his top tier debut on 16 August, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Villarreal CF.
On 1 February 2022, Monchu was loaned to Real Valladolid in the second division, for the remainder of the season.[10]
On 3 August 2024, Monchu became the most expnsive arrival of Aris, with whom he signed a contract running until the summer of 2029.[11] The Spanish midfielder will receive around €800,000 per year, whereas additional bonused have also been predicted.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Barcelona B | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 26 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 29 | 10 | |||||
| Total | 63 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | 66 | 13 | ||||
| Barcelona | 2019–20 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Girona (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Granada | 2021–22 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Real Valladolid (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Real Valladolid | 2022–23 | La Liga | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | Segunda División | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 75 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 77 | 9 | |||||
| Career total | 206 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 218 | 27 | |||
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