Andy_Rodríguez
Andy Rodríguez
Spanish footballer
José Andrés Rodríguez Gaitán, commonly known as Andy (born 30 January 1990), is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Cartagena.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Andrés Rodríguez Gaitán | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Almuñécar, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cartagena | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2006 | AD Almuñécar 77 | ||
| 2006–2009 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Real Madrid C | 95 | (13) |
| 2012–2014 | Levante B | 74 | (20) |
| 2014–2018 | Ponferradina | 130 | (16) |
| 2018–2021 | Logroñés | 102 | (20) |
| 2021–2024 | Burgos | 56 | (1) |
| 2024– | Cartagena | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2023 | |||
Born in Almuñécar, Granada, Andalusia, Andy finished his graduation at Real Madrid's youth setup, and started playing as a senior with the C-team in the 2009–10 campaign, in Tercera División. On 5 August 2012 he moved to Levante UD, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[1]
On 8 July 2014, after scoring a career-best 11 goals, Andy signed a one-year deal with Segunda División's SD Ponferradina.[2] He played his first match as a professional on 24 August, starting in a 1–0 home win against CD Tenerife.[3]
Andy scored his first professional goal on 13 September 2014, netting his side's second in a 3–1 away win against CD Numancia.[4] He ended the season with six goals, being an ever-present figure as his side finished one point shy of the play-offs.
On 3 July 2018, free agent Andy signed for UD Logroñés in division three,[5] and helped in their first-ever promotion to the second division in 2020. On 3 July 2021, after the club's relegation, he moved to Burgos CF also in the second tier.[6]
On 3 January 2024, Andy left the Burgaleses on a mutual agreement,[7] and signed a short-term deal with fellow second division team FC Cartagena just hours later.[8]
Andy's younger brother Fran is also a footballer. A right back, he too was trained at Real Madrid.[9]
- Andy (Real Madrid C) ficha por el Levante UD y entrena con el primer equipo (Andy (Real Madrid C) signs for Levante UD and trains with the first team) Archived 2014-07-13 at the Wayback Machine; JoinFutbol, 5 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- La Ponferradina presenta a Gaitán (Ponferradina presents Gaitán); Marca, 8 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- El gol olímpico de Infante marcó la diferencia (Infante's olympic goal makes the difference); Marca, 24 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- La Ponferradina continúa en racha (Ponferradina keeps on the run); Marca, 13 September 2014 (in Spanish)
- "Andy Rodríguez, nuevo jugador de la Unión Deportiva Logroñés" [Andy Rodríguez, new player of Unión Deportiva Logroñés] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- "Andy, primer refuerzo del Burgos" [Andy, first addition of Burgos] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- "El Burgos CF y Andy Rodríguez separan sus caminos de mutuo acuerdo" [Burgos CF and Andy Rodríguez split ways on a mutual agreement] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- "Andy Rodríguez, centrocampista de mucha calidad y con un gran golpeo de balón, refuerza al Efesé" [Andy Rodríguez, central midfielder of a lot of quality and with a great shooting, bolsters the Efesé] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- "Mou se lleva a Granada a Nacho, Pacheco y Andy" [Mou takes Nacho, Pacheco and Andy to Granada] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- Andy Rodríguez at BDFutbol
- Andy Rodríguez at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Andy Rodríguez at Soccerway