Mikel Rodríguez

Mikel Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Mikel Rodríguez Ulacia
Date of birth (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002
Place of birth Getaria, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Alavés
Number 18
Youth career
Antiguoko
2020–2021 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Real Sociedad C 18 (4)
2021–2022 → Pasaia (loan) 32 (4)
2023–2026 Real Sociedad B 85 (8)
2026– Alavés 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2026

Mikel Rodríguez Ulacia (born 3 April 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Deportivo Alavés.

Career

Born in Getaria, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Rodríguez joined Real Sociedad's youth sides in 2020, from Antiguoko. In 2021, after finishing his formation, he was loaned to Tercera División RFEF side Pasaia KE, for one year.

Back to the Txuri-urdin in July 2022, Rodríguez was assigned to the C-team in Segunda Federación, and was promoted to the reserves in the following year.[1] On 24 January 2024, he renewed his contract until 2025.[2]

Rodríguez became a first-choice for Sanse during the 2024–25 season, and further extended his link until 2027 on 22 January 2025.[3] He scored a career-best seven goals in 36 appearances overall during the campaign, as the club achieved promotion to Segunda División.[4]

Rodríguez made his professional debut on 17 August 2025, starting in a 1–0 home win over Real Zaragoza.[5] He scored his first goal in the second level on 21 September, but in a 2–1 loss at SD Eibar.

On 16 July 2026, Rodríguez signed a five-year contract with La Liga side Deportivo Alavés.[6] He made his top tier debut on 15 August, replacing Denis Suárez and scoring his team's third in a 3–0 home win over Getafe CF.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "A por otro ilusionante curso" [For another hopeful campaign] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Renueva hasta 2025" [Renews until 2025] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Renueva hasta 2027" [Renews until 2027] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Los 26 héroes del ascenso: la plantilla del Sanse, que jugará en Segunda, uno a uno" [The 26 heroes of promotion: the squad of Sanse, which will play in Segunda, one by one] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "El Sanse regresa con golazo y victoria en Anoeta a costa del Zaragoza" [Sanse return with a great goal and a win at Anoeta at the expense of Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Mikel Rodríguez refuerza el centro del campo albiazul" [Mikel Rodríguez bolsters the white-and-blue centre of midfield] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 16 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Mariano decide volver" [Mariano decides to return] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
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