Miguel Rodríguez (footballer, born April 2003)
.jpg) Rodríguez with Galicia in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Rodríguez Vidal | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Redondela, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alavés | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Choco | |||
| 2013–2020 | Celta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Celta B | 70 | (20) |
| 2020–2025 | Celta | 26 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Utrecht (loan) | 22 | (7) |
| 2025–2026 | Utrecht | 24 | (3) |
| 2026– | Alavés | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Spain U15 | ||
| 2019 | Spain U16 | 8 | (1) |
| 2019 | Spain U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Spain U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021 | Spain U19 | 5 | (3) |
| 2024 | Galicia | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 November 2021 | |||
Miguel Rodríguez Vidal (born 29 April 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays mainly as a right winger for Deportivo Alavés.
Club career
Born in Redondela, Pontevedra, Galicia, Rodríguez joined RC Celta de Vigo's youth setup in 2013, from CD Choco.[1][2] In 2020, before even having appeared for the reserves, he was called up to make the pre-season with the main squad.[3]
Rodríguez made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 4 October 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Nolito in a 0–2 away loss to CA Osasuna;[4] aged 17 years and 159 days, he became the fourth-youngest to debut for the club, behind Sansón (the second-youngest of the league's history), Iago Bouzón and Santi Mina.[5] He scored his first professional goal on 7 April 2023, netting his team's first in a 2–2 away draw against Sevilla FC.
On 5 July 2024, Rodríguez was loaned to Dutch Eredivisie side FC Utrecht for the 2024–25 season.[6] On 15 April 2025, the purchase option in his loan contract was exercised. He will officially join the club in the summer.[7]
On 27 July 2026, Rodríguez returned to Spain and its top tier, signing a five-year deal with Deportivo Alavés.[8]
Personal life
Rodríguez's younger brother Pedro is also a footballer. A central midfielder, he too represented Choco and Celta as a youth.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 6 March 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celta B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 11 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 32 | 11 | — | — | — | 32 | 11 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 27 | 8 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 28 | 8 | |||
| Total | 70 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 71 | 20 | |||
| Celta | 2020–21 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |||
| Utrecht (loan) | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 25 | 10 | ||
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13[b] | 2 | — | 39 | 5 | ||
| Total | 46 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 64 | 15 | |||
| Career total | 142 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 37 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in 2023 Primera Federación play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Individual
- Eredivisie Player of the Month: April 2025[11]
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: April 2025[12]
References
- ↑ "Miguel Rodríguez, la perla goleadora de la cantera celeste" [Miguel Rodríguez, the goalscoring pearl of the celeste youth setup] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ "La cantera mantiene su pujanza: tres jugadores celestes en la Selección Española Sub-15" [The celeste youth squad keep their strength: three celeste players in the Spanish under-15 national team] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ "Miguel Rodríguez, en la lista de los canteranos más precoces" [Miguel Rodríguez, in the list of the earliest youth players] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ "Osasuna se reencuentra ante un Celta que sigue perdido" [Osasuna reencounter themselves against a Celta which remain lost] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ "Miguel Rodríguez, el cuarto céltico más joven en debutar" [Miguel Rodríguez, the fourth-youngest céltico to debut] (in Spanish). Atlántico. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ "Miguel Rodríguez jugará en el Utrech la próxima temporada" [Miguel Rodríguez will play at Utrecht the following season] (in Spanish). RC Celta Vigo. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ↑ "FC Utrecht houdt Miguel Rodríguez binnenboord". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 15 April 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ↑ "Miguel Rodríguez, talento y desequilibrio para reforzar el ataque albiazul hasta 2031" [Miguel Rodríguez, talent and skill to bolster the white-and-blue attack until 2031] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "Miguel Rodríguez, el futuro del Celta" [Miguel Rodríguez, the future of Celta] (in Spanish). Moi Celeste. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ Miguel Rodríguez at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ↑ "Miguel Rodríguez named Eredivisie player of the month for April". Eredivisie. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ↑ "FC Utrecht dominates Eredivisie Team of the Month". Eredivisie. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
External links
- Miguel Rodríguez at BDFutbol
- Miguel Rodríguez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Miguel Rodríguez at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Redondela
- Men's association football wingers
- La Liga players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda División B players
- RC Celta Fortuna players
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- Deportivo Alavés players
- Eredivisie players
- FC Utrecht players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen