Rodri (footballer, born 1996)

Rodri
Rodri playing for Spain in 2019
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Hernández Cascante
Date of birth (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 16
Youth career
2006–2007 Rayo Majadahonda
2007–2013 Atlético Madrid
2013–2015 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Villarreal B 39 (1)
2015–2018 Villarreal 63 (1)
2018–2019 Atlético Madrid 34 (3)
2019– Manchester City 180 (22)
International career‡
2012 Spain U16 2 (0)
2015 Spain U19 8 (0)
2017 Spain U21 6 (1)
2018– Spain 59 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Championship
Winner2024 Germany
UEFA Nations League
Winner2023 Netherlands
Runner-up2021 Italy
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2017 Poland
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner2015 Greece
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:58, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:53, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

Rodrigo Hernández Cascante (born 22 June 1996), known as Rodri or Rodrigo, is a Spanish professional footballer. He currently plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the Spanish national team. He is considered one of the best defensive midfielders in the world.[3][4][5]

In 2024, he won the Ballon d'Or. This made him the second male Spanish player to win the award after Luis Suárez won it in 1960.[6] He was also the first Manchester City player to win the award.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Villarreal B 2014–15[8] Segunda División B 70————70
2015–16[9] Segunda División B 321———2[c]1342
Total 391———21412
Villarreal 2015–16[9] La Liga 3030—00—60
2016–17[10] La Liga 23040—4[d]1—311
2017–18[11] La Liga 37140—6[d]0—471
Total 631110—101—842
Atlético Madrid 2018–19[12] La Liga 34340—8[e]01[f]0473
Manchester City 2019–20[13] Premier League 35340418[e]01[g]0524
2020–21[14] Premier League 342405010[e]0—532
2021–22[15] Premier League 337200010[e]01[g]0467
2022–23[16] Premier League 362403012[e]21[g]0564
2023–24[17] Premier League 34840008[e]14[h]0509
2024–25[18] Premier League 3000001[e]04[i]080
2025–26[19] Premier League 5000002[e]0—70
Total 1802218012151311027226
Career total 3162733012169414144433
  1. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  6. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  7. 1 2 3 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  8. ↑ One appearance in FA Community Shield, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  9. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 7 September 2025[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain 201840
201970
202061
2021130
202290
202390
202493
202520
Total594
As of match played 7 September 2025
Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rodri goal[20]
List of international goals scored by Rodri
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
117 November 2020La Cartuja, Seville, Spain17 Germany3–06–02020–21 UEFA Nations League A[21]
226 March 2024Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain49 Brazil1–03–3Friendly[22]
33–2
430 June 2024RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany53 Georgia1–14–1UEFA Euro 2024[23]

Honours

Atlético Madrid

Manchester City

Spain U19

Spain U21

Spain

Individual

  • Ballon d'Or: 2024[40]
  • UEFA Champions League Player of the Season: 2022–23[41]
  • UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2022–23[42]
  • Premier League Goal of the Month: November 2021[43]
  • UEFA Nations League Finals Player of the Tournament: 2023[44]
  • UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2015[45]
  • PFA Team of the Year: 2022–23 Premier League,[46] 2023–24 Premier League[47]
  • FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2023[48]
  • IFFHS Men's World Team: 2023,[49] 2024[50]
  • IFFHS Men's UEFA Team: 2024[51]
  • IFFHS World's Best Player: 2024[52]
  • Globe Soccer Awards Best Midfielder of the Year: 2023[53]
  • The Athletic Premier League Player of the Season: 2023–24[54]
  • The Athletic Premier League Team of the Season: 2023–24[54]
  • The Athletic European Men's Team of the Season: 2023–24[55]
  • UEFA European Championship Player of the Tournament: 2024[56]
  • UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2024[57]
  • FIFPRO Men's World 11: 2024[58]
  • The Best FIFA Men's 11: 2024[59]

References

  1. 1 2 "Rodri: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Paul; Jackson, Jamie (4 July 2019). "City's new £62.8m signing Rodri says Manchester may be getting 'more blue'". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Man City: 'Disaster' to 'winning machine' – is Rodri the best in the world?". BBC Sport. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Is Rodri the best Premier League midfielder ever?". Premier League. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Just how important is Rodri to Man City, anyway? Breaking down injured star's impact". ESPN. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ballon d'Or 2024: Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri wins first award". BBC Sport. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Rodrigo becomes first City player to win Ballon d'Or". OneFootball. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Rodri: Matches: 2014–15". BDFutbol. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Rodri: Matches: 2015–16". BDFutbol. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Rodri: Matches: 2016–17". BDFutbol. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  11. ↑ "Rodri: Matches: 2017–18". BDFutbol. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  12. ↑ "Rodri: Matches: 2018–19". BDFutbol. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Rodri in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Rodri in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Rodri in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Rodri in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Rodri in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Rodri in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Rodri in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  20. 1 2 "Rodri: Internationals". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  21. ↑ "Spain vs. Germany 6–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  22. ↑ "Spain vs. Brazil 3–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  23. ↑ "Spain vs. Georgia 4–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  24. ↑ Sanders, Emma (15 August 2018). "Real Madrid 2–4 Atlético Madrid". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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  26. ↑ "Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  27. ↑ McNulty, Phil (1 March 2020). "Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  28. ↑ McNulty, Phil (25 April 2021). "Manchester City 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  29. ↑ Begley, Emlyn (4 August 2019). "Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  30. ↑ McNulty, Phil (10 June 2023). "Manchester City 1–0 Inter Milan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  31. ↑ McNulty, Phil (29 May 2021). "Manchester City 0–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  32. ↑ McNulty, Phil (16 August 2023). "Manchester City 1–1 Sevilla". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  33. ↑ "Manchester City 4–0 Fluminense". BBC Sport. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  34. ↑ "Spain see off Russia for seventh Under-19 crown". UEFA. 19 July 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  35. ↑ "Under-21 2017 – History – Spain". UEFA. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  36. ↑ "Under-21 2017 – History – Matches". UEFA. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  37. ↑ UEFA.com. "Spain 2–1 England | UEFA EURO 2024 Final". UEFA. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  38. ↑ Smith, Emma (18 June 2023). "Spain win Nations League final on penalties". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  39. ↑ "France beat Spain to win Nations League". UEFA. 10 October 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  40. ↑ Lowe, Sid (29 October 2024). "Rodri's Ballon d'Or is an act of justice for an unsung category of footballer". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  41. ↑ "Rodri named 2022/23 UEFA Champions League Player of the Season". UEFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  42. ↑ "2022/23 UEFA Champions League Team of the Season". UEFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  43. ↑ "Stunning Rodri strike wins Budweiser Goal of the Month". Premier League. 10 December 2021. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  44. ↑ "Rodri named 2023 UEFA Nations League Player of the Finals". UEFA. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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  46. ↑ "Erling Haaland: Manchester City forward wins PFA men's Player of the Year award". BBC Sport. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  47. ↑ "PFA Premier League Team of the Year". Professional Footballers' Association. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  48. ↑ "Rodri wins adidas Golden Ball as City reign". FIFA. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  49. ↑ "IFFHS MEN'S WORLD TEAM 2023". IFFHS. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  50. ↑ "IFFHS WORLD TEAMS 2024". IFFHS. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  51. ↑ "IFFHS CONTINENTAL TEAMS 2024 – UEFA MEN". IFFHS. 15 January 2025.
  52. ↑ "RODRI, MEN'S WORLD BEST PLAYER". IFFHS. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  53. ↑ "Rodrigo (Best Midfielder)". Globe Soccer Awards. 19 January 2024. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024.
  54. 1 2 "The Athletic's end-of-season awards, 2023–24: Men's football". The Athletic. 21 May 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  55. ↑ "Athletic End-of-Season Awards 2023–24 (Men)". The New York Times. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  56. ↑ "Rodri named EURO 2024 Player of the Tournament". UEFA. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  57. ↑ "UEFA EURO 2024 Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  58. ↑ "Who is in the 2024 FIFPRO Men's World 11?". fifpro.org. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  59. ↑ "Five Real Madrid stars named in The Best FIFA Men's 11". fifa.com. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

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