Rodrigo "Rodri" Mendoza Martínez-Moyá (born 15 March 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Elche CF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Mendoza Martínez-Moyá[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 2005[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Molina de Segura, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Elche | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Altorreal | |||
| San Miguel | |||
| 2017–2019 | Ranero | ||
| 2019–2022 | Elche | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Elche B | 22 | (1) |
| 2022– | Elche | 35 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Spain U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2022 | Spain U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2024– | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:37, 8 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Molina de Segura, Region of Murcia, Mendoza represented EF Altorreal, EF San Miguel and Ranero CF as a youth before joining Elche CF's youth categories in 2019.[2][3] He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves on 16 October 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 Tercera División RFEF away routing of UD Benigànim.[4]
Mendoza made his first team debut on 12 November 2022, replacing Josan in a 3–0 away win over CD L'Alcora, for the season's Copa del Rey.[5][6] Twelve days later, he renewed his contract with the club until 2026.[7]
Mendoza featured in the first team pre-season in 2023, being promoted to the main squad by manager Sebastián Beccacece.[8] He made his professional debut on 30 September of that year, replacing Fidel in a 0–0 Segunda División home draw against Levante UD.[9][10]
International career
editMendoza represented Spain at under-17[11] and under-18 levels.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b "Rodri Mendoza" (in Spanish). Elche CF. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "El talento que viene: Rodrigo Mendoza (Elche CF)" [The upcoming talent: Rodrigo Mendoza (Elche CF)]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). esportbase media. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Rodrigo Mendoza, el ajedrecista de Altorreal" [Rodrigo Mendoza, the chess player of Altorreal] (in Spanish). Elche Directo. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "El Elche Ilicitano CF golea en Benigànim" [Elche Ilicitano CF thrash in Benigànim] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "El Elche olvida las penas de la liga con la Copa" [Elche forget their league sentences with the Cup] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Rodri Mendoza debuta con el Elche CF" [Rodri Mendoza debuts with Elche CF] (in Spanish). Rookie Soccer. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "El Elche ata a Rodrigo Mendoza hasta 2026" [Elche tie up Rodrigo Mendoza until 2026] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Rodri Mendoza se ha ganado la confianza de BKCC en el Elche" [Rodri Mendoza has won the trust of BKCC at Elche] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "El Elche perdona al Levante en un intenso derbi" [Elche forgive Levante in an intense derby] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "San Román y Rodri Mendoza, los últimos de la lista de Beccacece en el Elche" [San Román and Rodri Mendoza, the last ones of Beccacece's list at Elche] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "CANTERA | Rodrigo Mendoza, convocado de nuevo con España Sub-17" [YOUTH SETUP | Rodrigo Mendoza, called up again with Spain U17] (in Spanish). Noticias Elche. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Rodri Mendoza, 135 minutos, un gol y campeón con la Sub-18 en Turquía" [Rodri Mendoza, 135 minutes, one goal and champion with the under-18s in Turkey] (in Spanish). TeleElx. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
External links
edit- Rodri Mendoza at BDFutbol
- Rodri Mendoza at Soccerway