| Rodri | |
| Full Name: | Rodrigo Sánchez Rodríguez |
| Birth Date: | 16 May 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Tawau, Sabah |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Betis |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthclubs1: | Talayuela |
| Youthclubs2: | Navalmoral |
| Youthyears3: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs3: | Real Madrid |
| Youthyears4: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs4: | → Canillas (loan) |
| Youthyears5: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs5: | Atlético Madrid |
| Youthyears6: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs6: | Espanyol |
| Youthyears7: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs7: | Barcelona |
| Youthyears8: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs8: | Deportivo La Coruña |
| Youthyears9: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs9: | Betis |
| Years1: | 2018–2021 |
| Caps1: | 71 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2020– |
| Caps2: | 96 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2023 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 23:30, 15 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 8 July 2023 |
Rodrigo Sánchez Rodríguez (born 16 May 2000), commonly known as Rodri (pronounced as /es/), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Real Betis. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a winger.
Born in Talayuela, Cáceres, Extremadura, Rodri started his career with CP Talayuela, and subsequently represented EF Navalmoral before joining Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2011. After spending the pre-season with the side, he was loaned to CD Canillas for a year before joining Atlético Madrid in 2012.[1]
In June 2014, after a one-year spell at RCD Espanyol, Rodri joined FC Barcelona's La Masia.[2] After leaving Barça in 2015, he then spent a year at Deportivo de La Coruña before joining Real Betis' youth setup in 2016.
Rodri made his senior debut with the reserves on 26 August 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 Tercera División home win against Conil CF.[3] He scored his first senior goal on 7 October, netting the third in a 8–0 home routing of CD Gerena,[4] and renewed his contract until 2022 the following 27 March.[5]
Rodri made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 7 November 2020, replacing Sergio Canales late into a 5–2 away loss against his former club Barcelona.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Betis B | 2018–19 | Tercera División | 35 | 3 | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Tercera División | 27 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 29 | 6 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 71 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 73 | 10 | |||||
| Betis | 2020–21 | La Liga | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 29 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 96 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 167 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 196 | 17 | |||
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