Rodri

Rodrigo Rios Lozano (born 6 June 1990), commonly known as Rodri, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for UD Logrones.

Club Career

Early years

Born in Soria, Castile and Leon, Rodri grew up in Dos Hermanas, Province of Seville, where he was discovered by Sevilla FC scouts, thus entering the Andalusians' youth ranks. In 2009, he helped the Juvenil side win the Copa del Rey in the category after defeating Athletic Bilbao 3–2 in extra time, with two goals from the player.

Sevilla

Rodri played the vast majority of his first year as a senior with Sevilla Atletico, in the Segunda Division B. He was first called to the first team for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League round-of-16 tie against PFC CSKA Moscow, but did not leave the bench. Eventually, on 28 February 2010, he made his debut for the main squad – in La Liga – playing three minutes in a 0–0 home draw with Athletic Bilbao after having replaced Renato;Manuel Jimenez was the club's manager.

Rodri's second game came almost three months later, in the last round of the season, playing the last ten minutes at UD Almeria: in the 93rd minute, Frederic Kanoute passed to Jesus Navas, who crossed the ball to the box. After a failed attempt by Sebastien Squillaci, the youngster scored the 3–2 winner through a bicycle kick. With this victory, Sevilla edged RCD Mallorca for the fourth place, thus returning to the UEFA Champions League; the player's performance was subsequently praised in the local press.

Barcelona

Rodri was acquired by FC Barcelona B on 16 August 2011, signing a four-year contract. He made his official debut 11 days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home loss against Villarreal CF B in the Segunda Division.

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